Whois & Analysis for illy.com

Illycaffè (branded as illy) is an Italian coffee roasting company that specializes in the production of espresso.

The company was founded by Francesco Illy in 1933 and was later led and expanded by his son Ernesto Illy.

Today, Andrea Illy is the Chairman, representing the third generation of family leadership, and Massimiliano Pogliani is the CEO.

As of 31 December 2015, the company has 1,177 employees, 8.6% more than 2014.

The company is present in 140 countries.

At the end of 2015, the company's revenues totaled $437.1 million, an 11.8% increase over 2014.

Illy produces one blend in three roast variations, those being normal, dark roast, and decaffeinated.

In addition, illy offers Monoarabica, single-origin arabica beans from six different countries: Brazil, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Colombia, Costa Rica, and India.

Seasonally, the company offers Idillyum, a low-caffeine arabica that is grown in the rich, volcanic soils of El Salvador.

Espresso is coffee brewed by forcing a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans.

Espresso is generally thicker than coffee brewed by other methods, has a higher concentration of suspended and dissolved solids, and has crema on top (a foam with a creamy consistency).

As a result of the pressurized brewing process, the flavors and chemicals in a typical cup of espresso are very concentrated.

Espresso is also the base for other drinks such as a caffè latte, cappuccino, caffè macchiato, caffè mocha, flat white, or caffè Americano.

A single-serve coffee container is a method for coffee brewing that prepares only enough coffee for a single portion.

Italian cuisine is the culinary typical or originating from Italy.

It has developed through centuries of social and political changes, with roots stretching to antiquity.

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, which are the seeds of berries from the Coffea plant.

The genus Coffea is native to tropical Africa, and Madagascar, the Comoros, Mauritius and Réunion in the Indian Ocean.

The plant was exported from Africa to countries around the world and coffee plants are now cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in the equatorial regions of the Americas, Southeast Asia, India, and Africa.

The two most commonly grown are the highly regarded arabica, and the less sophisticated but stronger and more hardy robusta.

Once ripe, coffee berries are picked, processed, and dried.

Dried coffee seeds (referred to as beans) are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.

Roasted beans are ground and brewed with near boiling water to produce coffee as a beverage.