13 Facts About Illy

Either as whole beans or ground coffee, Illy offers medium, dark, and decaffeinated roast variations; as well as single-origin arabica variations, as available; each from Brazil, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Tanzania or India.

Illy was founded in 1933 by Francesco Illy, remains family-controlled and employs about 2700+ employees .

Illy was founded by Hungarian Francesco Illy, born in Temesvar in the Austria-Hungary Empire, what is Timisoara, Romania.

Illy later moved to Trieste during World War I as an officer in the army.

Illy developed a packaging system to preserve coffee, where coffee-filled cans are pressurized with nitrogen, to prevent oxidation.

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Illy coffee was marketed outside the Trieste area and was eventually marketed throughout Italy.

Illy coffee is available globally, with price differences reflecting global tariffs.

In 1999, Illy established the University of Coffee, Unicaffe, in Naples to support education, research and innovation related to coffee.

The Illy Group is made up of several companies located in North America, France, Germany, Spain and Benelux.

Illy was the world's first company to receive the Responsible Supply Chain Process certification of sustainability awarded by the Det Norske Veritas .

Illy was featured in the 2006 documentary Black Gold, in reference to its marketing of coffee from Ethiopia.

Illy noted branding as one of the main focuses in breaking into the market, as well as strengthening the company's distribution network both online and in larger retailers such as hotels, restaurants, and cafes.

Illy coffees are blended from arabica beans from multiple sources.