Lavazza reports 15.7% revenue growth to US$4.52B in 2025 despite global coffee market decline
Lavazza posts strong 2025 growth driven by North America, despite declining global coffee demand, rising green bean prices, and ongoing geopolitical and supply chain challenges.
ITALY – Italian coffee group Lavazza has reported a 15.7% increase in annual turnover to €3.9 billion (US$4.52 billion) for 2025, despite facing rising green bean costs and a contraction in global coffee demand.
The company said growth was supported by strong performance in key markets, particularly North America, where sales rose by 27% despite the introduction of import tariffs during the year.
Lavazza highlighted ongoing challenges across the coffee value chain, including volatile green bean prices, climate change impacts, logistical disruptions, and geopolitical uncertainty.
These factors have contributed to a decline in the global coffee market, which contracted by 3.5% over the 2023–2024 period, with volumes falling a further 2.4% in 2025.
Lavazza Group CEO Antonio Baravalle said the company remains focused on maintaining quality and long-term investment priorities.
“Against this backdrop, our priority remains to maintain discipline and focus, protecting our people, our brands, and our ability to continue investing in the long term, at the same time ensuring the consistent positioning and high quality standards that have always characterised the relationship of trust we have had with our consumers,” he said.
Core profit increased by 8.8% to €340 million (US$393 million), while net profit rose to €92 million (US$106 million), compared to €82 million in 2024. EBITDA also grew by 8.8% to €340 million, with a margin of 8.8%, slightly lower than 9.3% recorded in the previous year.
Operating profit (EBIT) reached €157 million (US$181 million), up from €130 million in 2024. The group’s net financial position improved to negative €432 million (US-$499 million) from negative €511 million, reflecting stronger cash generation.
Lavazza attributed its resilience to diversification across both channels and geographies. The company operates across at-home and out-of-home consumption channels, including retail, horeca, office coffee services, vending, and e-commerce platforms.
Its presence in more than 140 countries has also supported growth, particularly in North America, where revenues increased by 26.9%, driven mainly by retail and e-commerce channels.
Looking ahead, Baravalle said the company expects continued uncertainty. “Looking ahead to 2026 and beyond, the key word remains agility, understood as the ability to respond to the context effectively and promptly. Indeed, these first months have been marked by further serious geopolitical tensions, which will also impact on companies’ operating costs. Therefore, true stability currently appears very far off,” he said.
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