A great family business, a history of passion for coffee Established in 1895 in Turin, Lavazza has been owned by the Lavazza family for four generations. In sixth place in the world roaster ranking, the Group currently operates in more than 90 countries through subsidiaries and distributors. Lavazza employs a total of about 3,000 people — after the Carte Noire acquisition — with a turnover of €1.5 billion (2015). Lavazza invented the concept of blending — or in other words the art of com binning different types of coffee from different geographical areas — in its early years and this continues to be a distinctive feature of most of its products.