Lavazza GroupEstablished in 1895 in Turin, the Italian coffee company has been owned by the Lavazza family for four generations. Among the world?s most important roasters, the Group currently operates in more than 140 countries through subsidiaries and distributors. Companies that form part of the Lavazza Group include France?s Carte Noire and ESP (acquired in 2016 and 2017 respectively), Denmark?s Merrild (2015), North America?s Kicking Horse Coffee (2017), Italy?s Nims (2017), and the business of Australia?s Blue Pod Coffee Co (2018). At the end of 2018, following an acquisition, the Lavazza Professional Business Unit was created, which includes the leading Office Coffee Service (OCS) systems Flavia and Vending brand Klix.