Illy (Switzerland)
| Illycafé AG | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1939 |
| Seat |
Thalwil Switzerland
|
| management | Riccardo Seitz ( Chairman of the Board of Directors ) Erich Isler (Director) |
| Number of employees | 30th |
| sales | CHF 10,000,000 |
| Branch | Food manufacturer |
| Website | www.illycafe.ch |
| Status: 2005 | |
Illycafé is a coffee roaster operating in Switzerland based in Thalwil . In terms of the amount of roasted coffee, the company, which is located in the premium segment, is the eighth largest roaster in Switzerland . According to her own statements, Illy, as a real pioneer, "made a significant contribution to the spread of an 'espresso culture" ".
Companies
The company employs around 30 people, a third of whom work in the field and are represented in all parts of the country. It is active in the trade and refinement of green coffee. Illy only processes Havelaar - or Utz - certified coffee beans. The annually roasted amount of coffee is around 600 tons, which is mainly supplied to the catering industry in the domestic market. In addition, Illy also supplies private customers and abroad on a smaller scale. The main export countries are the USA , Germany , South Korea , Singapore , Israel and Spain . The increasing foreign sales in 2005 amounted to around 10%.
Brands
As a former subsidiary of Illycaffè (Trieste), Illycafé (Thalwil) holds the rights to the Illy brand for Switzerland. Outside of Switzerland, the coffee is sold under the brand names Bel Etage and Bon Sol .
history
Carlo Seitz from Basel founded the Swiss company Illy Café in 1939 together with Francesco Illy and Roberto Hausbrandt (the owner of the Hausbrandt coffee brand at the time ) from Trieste . The beginning was tough and at the beginning of the Second World War production had to be interrupted. From 1950 onwards, coffee production picked up again. The two partners later left the management of the company, while Seitz made Illy one of the finest addresses on the Swiss coffee market. He had acquired the knowledge and skills for this in the coffee country of Italy. The Swiss coffee pioneer died in 2007 at the age of 98. His son Riccardo Seitz continues the company in the second generation.
The connection with the Italian Illycaffè was dissolved in 1967 when Ernesto Illy sold the shares in the company. The Seitz family has been the sole owner of Illy Café and their rights to the Illy brand in Switzerland since 1969. The Italian Illy Caffè is sold in Switzerland under the name Amici .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Illycafé AG ( Memento of the original from January 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Internet excerpt, Commercial Register of the Canton of Zurich, accessed on February 29, 2012.
- ↑ a b c d The Swiss Illy label: Ernesto's sore point. In: Balance . September 29, 2004.
- ↑ Facts, facts, Switzerland and coffee. ( Memento of the original from September 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 298 kB) In: Crema Magazin. 7/2011, pp. 48-51.
- ↑ Coffee headquarters Switzerland
- ↑ a b Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Illy Café: Guardian of good taste. In: Handelszeitung . February 16, 2005.
- ↑ Francesco Illy: The theme of life is: «Enjoyment». In: Handelszeitung . May 10, 2006.
