Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. is an Italian

Italy

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 manufacturer of coffee

Coffee

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 products. Founded in Turin

Turin

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 in 1895 by Luigi Lavazza

Luigi Lavazza

Luigi Lavazza was an Italian businessman. He was the founder, in 1895, of the Lavazza coffee company in Turin.-Biography:Lavazza was born in Murisengo, a small city in the province of Turin ....

, it was initially run from a small grocery store at Via San Tommaso 10. The business of Lavazza S.p.A. is currently administered by the third and fourth generation of the Lavazza family.
Lavazza imports coffee from around the world. Countries include Brazil and Colombia in South America

South America

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, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Honduras in Central America

Central America

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, Uganda in Africa

Africa

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, Indonesia and Vietnam in Asia

Asia

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 and the United States and Mexico in North America

North America

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