Amid a continuingly unstable global environment for the coffee industry, the Lavazza Group closed 2025 with growing results and signs of industrial resilience, despite unprecedented pressure on raw material costs. The Board of Directors approved the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, highlighting revenues of €3,9 billion, up 15,7% compared to the previous year. This figure comes amidst a context marked by extreme volatility and a global decline in volumes.
Weighing on the sector is a combination of factors that the group calls a "perfect storm": climate change in producing countries, geopolitical tensions, logistical challenges, and speculative commodity dynamics. From 2021 to the first months of 2025, coffee prices recorded significant increases, with Arabica growing 230% and Robusta 325%. Against this backdrop, the global market also continued to decline: after a 3,5% decline between 2023 and 2024, volumes are projected to decline by a further 2,4% in 2025.
"The environment remains extremely volatile and difficult to predict; the storm is not over yet," explained CEO Antonio Baravalle, while emphasizing the group's ability to close the year with improving financial indicators. EBITDA reached €340 million (+8,8%), while EBIT rose to €157 million compared to €130 million in 2024. Net profit also increased, reaching €92 million compared to €82 million the previous year. The net financial position also improved, reaching a negative €432 million but down from a negative €511 million in 2024, thanks to cash generation.
On the operational front, Lavazza continued its efficiency drive, with interventions in the supply chain, working capital, and product portfolio rationalization, while maintaining high quality standards and long-term investments. Diversification, both by channel and geographical area, is among the key factors for resilience. The group serves all major segments—from home consumption to the HoReCa sector, office coffee service, and vending—with an increasingly omnichannel approach, integrated with e-commerce.
Geographically, the company's presence in over 140 countries helps offset the challenges of mature European markets, where volumes are declining. Growth was recorded in North America (+26,9%), driven primarily by retail and digital channels. However, certain regions, such as Germany, the Balkans, Poland, and France, remain under pressure. Development continues in Asia, with a particular focus on China through the partnership with Yum China, both in the retail channel and in the coffee shop network.
2025, the group's 130th anniversary, also marks a significant step forward in innovation with the launch of the Tablì system, based on a 100% coffee-based, wrapper-free tab, introducing a new paradigm in the single-serve segment. At the same time, the integration of ESG principles across the entire supply chain continues, with initiatives focused on environmental sustainability, inclusion, and employee well-being. These include the Global Parental Policy, which introduces at least eight weeks of paid parental leave for all parents within the group. By 2025, the group's global workforce will exceed 5.800, while incentive systems tied to company results continue to distribute the value generated, with bonuses of up to €4.000 at Italian sites. Looking ahead to 2026, the group identifies agility as the strategic lever for navigating a context that remains uncertain and characterized by new geopolitical tensions. The stated goal is to continue investing in quality, innovation, and digital transformation to strengthen the competitiveness and resilience of the supply chain.
