Who owns Lavazza (South Africa)?
Lavazza (South Africa) is made and sold by AVI (South Africa, JSE: AVI) under licence; AVI does not own the name.[1] The Lavazza name is owned by Lavazza.
Evidence: AVI — Integrated Annual Report June 2025, AVI Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- AVI Limited reported
- Headquarters
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Category
- Beverages › Coffee, tea & hot drinks › Coffee
- Parent ticker
- JSE: AVI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Lavazza (South Africa)
AVI's Entyce Beverages division sells Lavazza coffee in South Africa, where it lists the brand in its beverages category next to its own Five Roses and Frisco. AVI identifies Lavazza as a key third-party brand held under licence and names non-renewal of such licences as a business risk. The Lavazza name belongs to the Italian Lavazza group.
Ownership timeline of Lavazza (South Africa)
Where Lavazza (South Africa) sits in AVI
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by AVI
AVI controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in coffee, and who owns them
The 67 brands in coffee on Brandtree belong to 34 owners. The largest is Keurig Dr Pepper, with 10.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Douwe Egberts | Keurig Dr Pepper | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Café Caribe | Coffee Holding | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Café Barão | Melitta | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Nescafé | Nestlé | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Ah Huat | Power Root | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Barcaffè | Atlantic Grupa | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
| Carte Noire | Lavazza | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Boyds | Royal Cup | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: AVI
AVI is a publicly listed company headquartered in South Africa.
AVI is a South African branded consumer goods company with a primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, more than 50 brands and turnover of R16.02 billion in its 2025 financial year. It is organised into Entyce Beverages (tea, coffee and creamer), Snackworks (biscuits and snacks), I&J (frozen seafood), Indigo Brands (personal care) and a footwear and apparel business. Most of its core brands are its own, but it holds Lavazza coffee and the Lacoste, Gant and Eden Park fashion brands under licence.
🇮🇹 Lavazza (South Africa) and other Italian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 212 brands that began in Italy. 88 of them (42%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Lavazza (South Africa) among them.
- Aperol — Campari Group 🇳🇱
- Birra Moretti — Heineken 🇳🇱
- Birrificio del Ducato — Duvel Moortgat 🇧🇪
- Caffè Corsini — Melitta 🇩🇪
- Lavazza — Lavazza 🇮🇹
- Martini — Bacardi 🇧🇲
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Lavazza (South Africa)?
AVI makes and sells Lavazza (South Africa) under a licensing agreement.
Does AVI own Lavazza (South Africa)?
No. AVI holds a licence to make and sell Lavazza (South Africa), which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Lavazza (South Africa) come from?
Lavazza (South Africa) originated in Italy.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] AVI — Integrated Annual Report June 2025 — AVI Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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