Jun 16, 2025 (MarketLine via COMTEX) --
According to Italian dairy Corriere della Sera, Lavazza is exploring a deal that would see it retain a majority stake.
Lavazza is reportedly weighing up joining forces with fellow family-owned coffee group Dallmayr.
According to Italian dairy Corriere della Sera, Lavazza is exploring a deal that would see its owners retain a majority stake in the combined business.
Lavazza has hired Goldman Sachs to advise on the deliberations, the publication added.
Just Drinks has approached Lavazza and Dallmayr for comment.
Turin-based Lavazza, owned by the Lavazza family, sells coffee under its namesake brand and labels including Carte Noire. The company, which has more than 5,500 employees, has eight manufacturing plants across five countries.
In 2024, Lavazza generated revenue of ae3.35bn ($3.38bn), up 9.1% on a year earlier.
EBIT stood at ae130m, versus ae97m the year previous. The company reported an EBITDA of ae312m, which it said marked an increase of 18.6% on 2023. Net profit grew 20.6% to ae82m.
When Lavazza reported its 2024 financial results in April, it said the year was aEURoecharacterised by another sharp increase in the cost of the coffee pricesaEUR, which had led to falling sales volumes. The prices of arabica and robusta jumped more than 70%, the company said. It noted there had been aEURoeextremely high quotationsaEUR for arabica and robusta in the first months of 2025.
aEURoe2025 opened with a still very complex trajectory: not only an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, but also further record increases in raw material prices, compounded by the current issue of tariffs in the United States,aEUR CEO Antonio Baravalle said at the time. He cited Germany as one of LavazzaaEUR(TM)s aEURoefocusaEUR markets in its efforts to aEURoeconsolidate [our] omnichannel leadership in EuropeaEUR.
Dallmayr markets coffee under brands including Prodomo, Capsa and Crema daEUR(TM)Oro. The company sells into the retail and foodservice channels, including major German grocers including Rewe. It also has a vending and office division.
The group, which has 4,800 staff, generated revenue of ae1.2bn in 2024.
Last year, Lavazza struck a deal that is set to give the company the option to buy control of vending-machine operator IVS Group.
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