illy: brands it owns and its ownership tree
illy is a family-owned company headquartered in Trieste, Italy that owns 1 consumer brand.[1]
illycaffè was founded in Trieste in 1933 by a Hungarian immigrant who invented the first automatic espresso machine and a method of packing coffee under inert gas that preserved it. The Illy family still controls the company, and it sells a single blend rather than a range.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- illycaffè S.p.A.
- Type
- family-owned company · see all family-owned company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇮🇹 Trieste, Italy
- Founded
- 1933
- Wikidata
- Q1240985
- Website
- www.illy.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
illy in numbers
- illy owns 1 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is beverages with 1 brands.[1]
Everything illy owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
illy in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 815600972EDA1C13CC50
- Registered name
- ILLYCAFFE' S.P.A. (IT)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 30 December 2025
- Parent
- None named: its parent has not been disclosed publicly.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Frequently asked questions
What brands does illy own?
illy owns 1 consumer brands tracked here, including illy.
Is illy an Italian company?
Yes. illy is headquartered in Trieste, Italy and was founded in 1933.
Who owns illy?
illy is privately held. illycaffè was founded in Trieste in 1933 by a Hungarian immigrant who invented the first automatic espresso machine and a method of packing coffee under inert gas that preserved it.
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] illycaffè — the company — illycaffè S.p.A., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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