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Coffee Giant Lavazza Sees 45% Net Profit Growth in 2019

By Branislav Pekic
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Coffee Giant Lavazza Sees 45% Net Profit Growth in 2019

Italian coffee giant Gruppo Lavazza closed 2019 with a net profit of €127.4 million, the company has said.

This is a 45% increase on the previous year, when the Turin-based company posted a profit of €87.9 million.

Revenues rose 18% to €2.2 billion, of which 70% was generated from foreign sales.

Sales Performance

The positive performance resulted from the integration of the Lavazza Professional business and a 3.9% growth in volume sales, with the company posting double-digit growth in North America (+15.2%), Northern Europe (+13%) and Eastern Europe (+23%), mainly in Russia and Poland.

EBITDA for the year stood at €290.6 million (+47%), with an EBITDA margin of 13.2% (up from 10.6% the previous year).

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In 2019, Gruppo Lavazza saw organic growth across all its channels, particularly in Single Serve (+5.2% in volume) and Roast & Ground (+3.8%).

Lavazza also entered the 'ready-to-drink' segment, which is growing at a global level, through a partnership with PepsiCo. After launching in the UK, the Lavazza ready-to-drink will be introduced in other European markets this year.

Coronavirus Challenge

However, the coffee group is finding it difficult to forecast hat will happen in the coming months, in light of the coronavirus emergency.

“We are tackling this unprecedented situation of uncertainty with a proactive, concrete approach and from a position of strength, driven by the positive performance in the recent financial year and from the group's solid capital structure," commented CEO Antonio Baravalle.

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Following the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, the group immediately took all the necessary measures to ensure maximum safety for employees, customers, suppliers and consumers.

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