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About Espresso World Ltd:

We have the benefit of experience in the coffee market, which makes us confident that we can offer you the perfect coffee solution for your home or office. We are an official distributor of Lavazza BLUE and Espresso Point coffee capsules and machines in the United Kingdom. We take great pride in what we do and our aim is to ensure that whatever it takes, we will not fail you as our customer. If you love coffee, we can deliver Italy’s favourite coffee straight to your door...

What we offer is simple! As long as you purchase 200 capsules a month, we will give you a Lavazza BLUE or Espresso Point machine. In addition, we will provide free of charge service and repair. We also guarantee free and prompt delivery of all our coffee capsules.

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For more information about us or our services, just give us a call on 020 7394 0497 or email us on info@espresso-world.co.uk. We look forward to hearing from you.




All About Lavazza:

8 Lavazza Facts
Lavazza Q&A

Lavazza, Italy's most popular and one of the world's most well-known coffee brands.

Lavazza came into being as a small family enterprise in Turin in 1895, when Luigi Lavazza opened up a "Droghe e Coloniali" shop. The company is now led by the family's third and fourth generation.

"I believe that the main elements have been product quality and the ability to innovate. The Lavazza brand is enjoying increased popularity, at home and abroad, thanks to communication efforts that, although managing to remain fresh over time, have maintained the central idea of coffee as not merely a drink, but as a creative and alluring product. On the other hand, creativity, innovation, and solid knowledge of our industry and our markets are values on which our success have been built for 110 years. The first revolution was introduced by our founder, Luigi, with his idea of blending coffees from different origins and sources, in a delicate and skilled play of balance and proportion, scents and flavours, obtaining a drink with an unprecedented, harmonious taste. Then in the 1970s, Lavazza was the first to introduce vacuum-sealed aluminium foil coffee packaging." 

What foreign markets are you betting on?

"After consolidating our supremacy in Italy's household market, in the 1980s we took more decisive aim at international expansion. The first Lavazza subsidiaries were established in Paris and Frankfurt, while 1988 saw the birth of the North American subsidiary in New York, and of the Austrian one in Vienna. We opened the Group's fifth foreign subsidiary in London in the 1990s. The sixth subsidiary, Barcelona's Lavazza Espana, was established in 1998. Again in Spain, a chain of coffee shops was purchased and developed, and now boasts nearly one hundred "Caffè di Roma" points of sale. In recent years, foreign growth has featured the purchase of some local roasters specializing in the café sector in France, and of a London-area distributor of coffee for bars. Important commercial successes have also been achieved in Poland, Bulgaria, Israel, and Australia, where Lavazza is one of the leading brands".

What role has quality research played?

"Lavazza products are based on the raw material - coffee - that the Group imports through rigorous selection from major producing countries: Brazil and Colombia in South America, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Honduras in Central America, Uganda in Africa, and Indonesia and Vietnam in Asia. With our selective approach and the direct contacts developed over so many years of hard work with producing countries, we can put out a great variety of blends and a wide range of products to satisfy all tastes and budgets, while ensuring excellent quality standards at all times. And the entire process, from bean selection to packaging the finished product, is subjected to a rigorous quality assurance protocol, which has earned us the quality system certification in accordance with ISO 9001 regulations. But quality must be built from the very origin, and nowadays it cannot be considered outside of a broader vision rewarding sustainability - of our product and of work for everyone in the coffee industry. This is why we have launched ¡Tierra! - a project aimed at allowing the small producing communities in Honduras, Colombia, and Peru to raise the quality of their coffees and guarantee the proper use of natural resources, in order to be more competitive on the market, ensure adequate sustainability for production, and at the same time improve their own social conditions."

All About Lavazza BLUE:

Lavazza BLUE is the new product line from the coffee-producing company Luigi Lavazza S.p.A.. It is the brand name for one of the coffee capsule machine systems invented and designed by the Lavazza Group.

The BLUE in Lavazza BLUE is an abbreviation that stands for:

B for Best;
L for Lavazza;
U for Ultimate;
E for Espresso

The other system we have on offer at the moment is called Lavazza Espresso Point. In the Lavazza BLUE system, the ground coffee is separately vacuum-packed in aromatically-sealed plastic pods. With one capsule the user can brew one cup of espresso/coffee (or tea). For preparing a drink with the capsules one must use a machine that is especially designed for that specific capsule system. Several machines with different water tank capacities and functions as well as a wide selection of different coffee and tea variations for the capsule system are available.

The Lavazza BLUE Machines 

The most popular Lavazza BLUE machines are LB 1000, LB 2000 and LB 2200. There is also a range of Lavazza BLUE vending machines used in large offices, such as the fully-automatic Colibri.

Of the three mentioned machines the LB 1000 and LB 2000 got average capacity and the LB 2200 is the biggest one. The size of the water tank and the number of features as well as the grade of automation of capsule insertion/removal and of the brewing process are the main differences between the models.

The LB 1000, LB 2000 and LB 2200 were designed by Pininfarina, a famous Italian design company. The fact that Lavazza contracted this famous design company to shape these machines, shows how much the company emphasizes the aspect of doing everything with a certain style.

The Coffee Blends and Teas

Lavazza produces many different kinds of coffee and tea capsules to meet the taste preferences of not only Italian but also international customers.

The capsule itself is made of plastic and its specific shape is especially adjusted to the coffee machines. The contents of the pod are vacuum-packed and aromatically-sealed. The foil on the top allows the machine to easily pierce it and the water to flow in the pod. The bottom is a bit dented inwards and also gets pierced in the capsule holder mechanism which makes it possible for the water to pass through the ground coffee and exit the capsule.

Coffee blends: The main difference between the different coffee blends is the amount of Arabica and Robusta ground coffee, the origin as well as the way of processing and roasting the coffee beans for the ground coffee. The amount of total coffee in each capsule is 7 to 8g.

The different coffee blends in overview (name, blend, origin & type of drink):

Teas: The teas that are available for the Lavazza BLUE system are sold under the brand name of Lavazza BLUE Di piú. A milk drink, a malt coffee from barley and a vegetable bouillon are also sold under that brand name.

The Lavazza BLUE Di piú  products in overview (name, type of drink):

How Lavazza BLUE works

The coffee capsule is inserted/brought in position in the machine, the way the insertion process works differs from machine to machine. The vending machines do not require the insertion because they are fully automatic. The upper foil of the capsule and the bottom get pierced in several places. The brewing process starts. The preheated water from the attached water-tank gets pumped through the pod with high pressure, entering the ground coffee through the previously made holes in the upper foil and after flowing through the ground coffee exits the capsule through the bottom. The pressure with which the hot water is being pumped through the pod depends on the machine-type. The way the user can decide if he wants to drink a smaller portion/short coffee or a bigger portion/long coffee also depend on the type of machine. There are different coffee blends that are suited for different coffee styles. After use, the capsule is either being ejected in an intern capsule reservoir of the machine or has to be taken out manually by the user.

All About Espresso

8 Espresso Facts:
Espresso Roast

Espresso is not a specific bean or roast level; it is a method of making coffee. Any bean or roasting level can be used to produce authentic espresso.

In Italy, the birth country of espresso, roast levels can vary quite a bit. In Southern Italy, a darker roast is often preferred, but the further north one goes in the country, the trend moves towards lighter roasts.

Popularity of Espresso

Espresso is the main type of coffee in most of southern Europe, notably Italy, France, Portugal, and Spain. It is also popular throughout much of the rest of Europe and in Israel, Argentina, Brazil, and Cuba, and many parts of North America. In Australia and New Zealand, espresso accounts for nearly all of the commercial cafe, coffeehouse and restaurant coffee business.

In the United States, Tampa's and Miami's influx of Cuban refugees brought their love of espresso with them although espresso consumption was limited largely to the Cuban community; see cafe con leche. Cities with large Italian-American populations like San Francisco, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Chicago have long traditions of espresso drinking, with the North Beach area in San Francisco being perhaps the most well known. In addition to the Italian style of coffee, these chains typically offer variations and innovations by adding syrups, whipped cream, flavour extracts, soy milk, and different spices to their drinks.

Espresso has become increasingly popular in recent years, in regions where coffee has traditionally been prepared in other ways. In northern Europe (Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark), specialty coffee chains have emerged, selling various sorts of espresso from street corners and high streets. Europeans have embraced espresso as one of their favorite drinks. Many companies now have espresso machines, to be used free of charge by their employees.

Home espresso machines have increased in popularity with the general rise of interest in espresso. Today, a wide range of home espresso equipment can be found in specialist kitchen and appliance stores, online vendors, and department stores.

The Etymology of Espresso

The origin of the term "espresso" is the subject of considerable debate. Although some Anglo-American dictionaries simply refer to "pressed-out" (rooted in the Latin origin of the word), "espresso,” much like the English word "express," conveys the sense of "just for you" and "quickly," both of which can be related to the method of espresso preparation.

"The words express, expres and espresso each have several meanings in English, French and Italian. The first meaning is to do with the idea of 'expressing' or squeezing the flavour from the coffee using the pressure of the steam. The second meaning is to do with speed, as in a train. Finally there is the notion of doing something 'expressly' for a person... The first Bezzera and Pavoni espresso machines in 1906 took forty-five seconds to make a cup of coffee, one at a time, expressly for you." (Bersten. 1993. Coffee Floats Tea Sinks: Through History and Technology to a Complete Understanding. p. 99)

Expresso is the form used in France, Spain (expreso), and Portugal. In the United States and Canada, both espresso and expresso are used.

26 Variations of Espresso