Company Values
Ethics and Passion: Ethics seen as building long term value through transparency, honesty and respect of others; Passion for excellence seen as love for beauty and for work well done.
Strategy
"To offer perfection in the cup every time it is served”
This is achieved by using an excellent coffee and being attentive to how it is prepared served and to the surroundings.
Founded in 1933 by Francesco Illy, the company produces and sells worldwide a single blend of premium quality espresso coffee made of nine varieties of pure Arabica. The unmistakable and invariable illy taste and aroma, enjoyed cup after cup anywhere, all over the world, are the results of a perfect balance of beans coming from South America, Central America, India, and Africa.
The company mission to offers its customers the best coffee as possible results not only in excellence in the area of production but also in the extension of this challenge to include the achievement of a perfect cup of coffee, whatever technique is used to prepare it.