Coffee by Numbers
1: Illy is the number one European imported coffee brand in North America
1. Illy coffee is made up of a single perfect blend of 100% Arabica beans
2: Research labs sponsored by illy – Aroma lab and Sensory lab
2: Years in which illy coffee is fresh if unopened (250 gm can)
3: Generations of the Illy family producing the finest coffee
4: Certifications for high quality standards, environment and pressurization
4: Building blocks to great coffee - Michela, Macinadosatore, Maccina, Mano (blend, grinder-doser, machine, hand of the preparer)
5-8: Minutes it takes to brew drip coffee
6: Number of Universities illy partners with to continue to research coffee (Trieste, Udine, Florence, Milan, Budapest and Manchester)
7: Grams of coffee to make an espresso
9: Coffee-growing regions around the world where illy gets its handpicked Arabica beans
13: Number of independent chemical and physical variables when prepared correctly
25-30: Seconds it takes to brew a cup of espresso
30: ML is the proper portion of an espresso
30: Illy buys directly from growers paying at least a 30 percent premium above the regular market price
50: Approximate number of coffee beans it takes to produce one cup of espresso (and only I bean to spoil it)
80: Countries grow coffee
100: Buying directly from the farmer, we know where 100% of our beans come from
114: Quality control steps before any can of illy is every packaged, opened or served
140: Countries around the world sell illy coffee
150: Espressamente illy coffee bars throughout Europe and Asia
1,500: Chemical substances (800 volatile and 700 soluble) that coffee is comprised of
1520: Number of green beans per second that are checked for defects in one of our factory’s four sorting machines.
1713: First botanical description of coffee; “Jasminum arabicanum”
1933: Illycaffe founded by Francesco Illy in Trieste, Italy
1935: Francesco Illy created the first breakthrough automatic espresso machine that substituted compressed air for steam; he called it the “Illeta”
1989: Architect Mattheo Thun designed a special cup for illy that has a profound effect on the quality of the coffee
1991: Illy implemented its first quality award and incentive program for coffee growers in Brazil (first year illy presented the Brazil Prize for quality coffee)
1992: The year marked the creation of the first illy cup collection, an international who's who of artists have graced illy cups with their original designs including Jeff Koons, James Rosenquist, Robert Rauschenberg, David Byrne, Louise Bourgeois;
Italians Marco Lodola, Sandro Chia, Michelangelo Pistoletto and the legendary filmmakers, Federico Fellini and Francis Ford Coppola
2005: Andrea Illy becomes Chairman of illycaffè S.p.A, a title previously held by his father and grandfather
2005: Galleria illy opened in New York City for three months
2006: Beauty Has A Taste Exhibit opened at the Time Warner Center in New York City
2007: Illy’s Push Button House, a sustainable home built within a standard industrial shipping container, opens to the public at the Time Warner Center in New York City
2008: Illy celebrates its 75th anniversary
5,000: Students have attended illy’s University of Coffee
50,000: Number of the finest restaurants and coffee bars that serve illy
6,000,000: Cups of illy coffee are served per day
