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IllyIl"ly (?), adv. [A word not fully approved, but sometimes used for the adverb ill.]
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illy
For the French commune, see Illy, Ardennes. For the Australian hip hop artist, see Illy (rapper).
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| Type | Coffee Products |
|---|---|
| Industry | Coffee |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Headquarters | Trieste, Italy |
| Key people | Andrea Illy, chairman and ceo |
| Products | Coffee, Espresso Machines |
| Employees | 700 approx |
| Website | www.illy.com |
illycaffè is a brand of coffee produced in Trieste, Italy. illy produces only one blend in three roast variations: normal, dark roast, and decaffeinated. The blend is packaged as whole beans, pre-ground coffee, E.S.E. pods, or iperEspresso Capsules.
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Coffee
The illy coffees are blended from arabica beans from multiple sources. The grounds are packaged in steel canisters and pressurized with an inert gas rather than air. The illy decaffeination method involves the coffee beans being first steamed for 30 minutes and then repeatedly rinsed with either methylene chloride (Dichloromethane/DCM) or ethyl acetate for about 10 hours. The solvent is then drained away and the beans steamed for an additional 10 hours to remove any residual solvent.[citation needed]
History
The history of illycaffè is inextricably linked to the lives of the company's founder, Francesco Illy, and his family. Born in Temesvár, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (since 1920 Timişoara, Romania), Francesco later came to Trieste during World War I as an officer in the army. After the war, he remained in the city, which had recently come under Italian rule, and in 1933 set up a business[1] in the cocoa and coffee sector, eventually deciding to concentrate exclusively on coffee. From the beginning, Francesco Illy was interested in espresso coffee. In 1935, he invented[2] the first automatic coffee machine which substituted compressed air for steam: the illetta, the predecessor of today's espresso machines.
He also devised a new packaging system for preserving coffee in which the cans were filled with inert gases instead of air pressurization. illy coffee was soon "exported" outside the immediate Trieste area, and was eventually sold all over Italy.
After the Second World War, control of the company passed to Ernesto Illy (1925–2008), son of the founder, who started a research laboratory that soon became the source of numerous new inventions and patents. It was Ernesto, a scientist and researcher, who established cooperation agreements with universities and research centres, and who promoted premium coffee around the globe. His son, Andrea Illy is currently the chairman and CEO,[1] and his sister Anna Illy and brother Riccardo Illy are on the board.
The Illy brand is available in many countries though with significant price differences depending on import duty rates.
Company
An Illy espresso machine.
Currently, illycaffè S.p.A. is a large international company, selling its coffee-related products in approximately 131 countries worldwide. The illy group is made up of several companies located in North America, France, Germany, Spain and Benelux. The group employs approximately 700 people throughout these six locations.
Since the end of the 1980s, illy has not purchased green coffee from the international commodity markets, but directly from the source. illycaffé exclusively purchases coffee of the Arabica species, in particular from Brazil, the largest producer worldwide, but also from Colombia, India, and countries in Africa and Central America.
illy was featured prominently in the 2006 documentary Black Gold, in reference to its marketing of coffee from Ethiopia.
Illy’s University of Coffee offers free training for growers. In Brazil, a nine-month program (one week per month) includes 360 hours of lectures. Illy buys between 10 and 30% of University of Coffee-trained growers' yield at a premium price, but doesn't require that growers enter into an exclusive contract.[3]
illy is the world’s first company to receive the prestigious Responsible Supply Chain Process (RSCP) certification of sustainability awarded by DNV (Det Norske Veritas). [4][5]
Trieste Science Prize
Since 2004, illycaffè has been funding the Trieste Science Prize under which two prizes of $50,000 each are given to science researchers from the developing world.
illy issimo
On 22 May 2009, in partnership with The Coca-Cola Company, illy launched a line of coffee-flavoured energy drinks called illy issimo. On November 9, 2009, AirTran Airways became the first small regional airline to serve illy issimo to passengers on board flights. illy issimo is available in five flavours as of 16 May 2011: Caffe, Caffe No Sugar, Cappuccino, Mochaccino, and Latte Macchiato. [6]
References
- ^ a b Crisis in a Coffee Cup
- ^ Coffeehouses as Fashion Boutiques
- ^ "Why Illycaffe Doesn't Sell Fair Trade Coffee". http://www.fastcompany.com. http://www.fastcompany.com/1706189/why-andrea-illy-doesnt-sell-fair-trade-coffee. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "illy is the world’s first coffee with the DNV sustainability certification". http://www.espressocasa.co.nz. http://www.espressocasa.co.nz/site/sustainability.php. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ "The story behind a cup of coffee". http://www.dnv.com. http://www.dnv.com/resources/publications/dnv_forum/2011/forum_2_2011/thestorybehindacupofcoffee.asp. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ "illy issimo Gives Coffee Lovers Two New Tastes of Lower Calorie Decadence Anytime, Anywhere". http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com. http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/dynamic/press_center/2011/05/lower-calorie-decadence-anytime-anywhere.html. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
