Lavazza grows by 15% in 2025 and doubles revenues in ten years
Raw material increases and tariffs of the Trump administration weigh heavily - CEO Baravalle: 'We accelerate the plan to increase production capacity in the US'
A year of growing revenues, by 15.7%, in value and not in volume, with the price of raw materials rising sharply from 2021. The Lavazza Group is close to 4 billion in revenues in 2025 (3.9 billion), double the result of 2016, the year of the acquisition of the French Carte Noire, followed by Merrild (Denmark) and Kicking Horse Coffee (Canada). "The economic environment remains characterised by an unprecedented level of complexity for the global coffee supply chain," the Group wrote in a note.
The context and results
From January 2021 until early 2025, Arabica coffee has risen by +230% and Robusta quality by +325%. Raw material price dynamics reduced margins - Ebitda margin of 8.8% compared to 9.3% in 2024 - but the group's efforts on cost management and efficiency ensured an Ebitda of 340 million, +8.8% compared to 312 million in 2024, Ebit of 157 million, compared to 130 million in 2024, and cash generation that improved profit, from 82 to 92 million last year, and the net financial position, negative at 432 million compared to 511 million a year earlier.
"In this scenario, our priority remains to maintain discipline and focus, protecting our People, our Brands and the ability to continue to invest over the long term, while preserving the consistency of positioning and high quality standards that have always characterised the pact of trust with our consumers," highlights CEO Antonio Baravalle.
After declining by -3.5% in volume over the two-year period 2023-2024, volumes fell further by 2.4% in 2025. To this already difficult context, last year was added the dynamics linked to the tariffs imposed by the United States, which further impacted the dynamics of the sector and the supply chain, "contributing to increasing uncertainty and cost pressures, with effects that are reflected throughout the supply chain and on industrial and logistical planning choices," the Lavazza press release highlights.
The push from the US
The Group is accelerating the process, which has already begun, of expanding its production capacity in the United States, particularly in the West Chester, Pennsylvania, plant, which today guarantees coverage of 50% of the American market's needs. The North American market, in particular, recorded an increase in turnover of +26.9%, driven mainly by Retail and E-Commerce.
