Filicori Zecchini, over a century of good coffee. From Bologna, since 1919.

1930s advertising painting: a girl offering a coffee and a bottle of Brasilia liqueur.

FILICORI ZECCHINI

Over a hundred years of good coffee

Bologna, Italy, 1919

At the end of the First World War, Aldo Filicori and Luigi Zecchini decided to start a business in Bologna that covered, under their watchful and expert eye, the entire coffee chain, from importing the beans to preparing the espresso. Around that small cup a whole world of values soon grew up, which still today combines craft passion with technological innovation to create unmistakable products.

Aldo Filicori and Luigi Zecchini, the founding partners, photographed in the mid-20th century.

1919

Aldo Filicori and Luigi Zecchini back in 1919 started a store in the center of Bologna to sell coffee. They put all their love for good, quality things into it, searched for the best raw materials and, starting with the green bean, studied the secret to perfect roasting. Thus they began to produce an extraordinary coffee that is unique in the world.

1933

Thanks to a historic agreement Filicori Zecchini becomes the "official purveyor" of the Italian royal house, but war looms and coffee production also comes to an abrupt halt.

Taking part in a trade fair in the 1960s.

1959

Apriamo uno stabilimento in via Dozza, nella prima periferia di Bologna, con sistemi produttivi più avanzati. Qui avviene la tostatura e la vendita al pubblico in un outlet e, per la prima volta, anche in una caffetteria.

Giovanni Filicori looking with satisfaction at a coffee bean.

1964

Giovanni, figlio di Aldo, prende le redini dell’azienda di famiglia, trasformando una piccola realtà economica in una vera e propria industria: è lui, infatti, a fare quegli importanti investimenti che introducono nuove tecnologie e che instaura preziosi rapporti commerciali con i più importanti produttori di caffè in Brasile, India e Guatemala.

Coffee storage silos at the Filicori Zecchini production plant.

1983 - 1989

First exports abroad mark further evolution of Filicori Zecchini. Inauguration of the new headquarters. A new season of great success begins for the company. The third generation, Constance Filicori and Luigi Zecchini Jr, join the team to show new enthusiasm for the years to come.

1995

We continue to do the job we do best with passion: selecting and roasting the world's best coffees. It is also a year that marks a new record for Filicori Zecchini after the great burst of freshness that began in 1989: in fact, we roasted more than 250,000 kilos of green coffee in 12 months.

Filicori Zecchini logos from 1919 to today.

The Filicori Zecchini brand over time.

Graphic design throughout the 20th century

Modbar group head extracting an espresso.

2001

The Espresso Laboratory is born. Filicori Zecchini is one of the first Italian coffee roasters to invest in training its customers. It offers coffee training solutions that combine passion and expertise and help the coffee shop grow.

Filicori Zecchini Coffee Boutique in Doha, Qatar.

2009

We open our first coffee shop under the name Filicori Zecchini. The franchise concept, developed in Bologna, has expanded to 20 different locations such as Bucharest, Prague, Vienna, etc. We also began our global expansion to markets such as the Middle East, Canada and the United States.

Filicori Zecchini green coffee warehouse.

2014

Più di 1 milione di chili di caffè tostati: questo è il prestigioso successo che l'azienda ottiene a 95 anni dalla sua fondazione.

Award ceremony of the prize contest held for the Filicori Zecchini Centenary.

2019

Ottobre 2019, Filicori Zecchini decide di festeggiare i 100 anni con un evento speciale che tutti ricorderanno e custodiranno negli anni a venire. Abbiamo pensato che il modo migliore per celebrare un secolo di buon caffè fosse quello di coinvolgere i nostri clienti in un concorso di caffè, che è stata un'occasione per tutti di mettersi alla prova, ma anche un grande momento di formazione e di conoscenza della cultura del caffè.

Espresso being extracted into official white Filicori Zecchini cups.

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