Name

Nimex

Legal name

Nimex S.r.l.

Website

https://nimex.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Roasting and Distribution

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Serve Coffee (Pods, Capsules) (CRADAHAH)

Keywords

• Coffee roasting
• Espresso capsules
• Compostable coffee pods
• Private label coffee
• HoReCa coffee supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Canzo

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. B2C Coffee Product Sales: Direct sales of roasted coffee, capsules, and cialde to individual consumers through the e-commerce platform and potentially retail points.
2. HoReCa Supplies: B2B supply of coffee blends, capsules, and cialde to bars, restaurants, and hotels with equipment loans and maintenance services.
3. Private Label Manufacturing: Co-packaging services for distributors who want to sell coffee products under their own brand name, providing exclusive products with customer logos.
4. Merchandising and Accessories: Sale of coffee-related merchandise for bars, businesses, and HoReCa establishments including cups, napkins, sugar packets, and furniture accessories.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nimex S.r.l. is an Italian coffee roaster based in Canzo (Como) that produces and sells roasted coffee in multiple formats — whole bean, ground, ESE 44mm paper pods (cialde), and single-serve capsules compatible with Nespresso®, Dolce Gusto®, and A Modo Mio® systems — under its own Nimex and Caffè Verani brands plus a Private Label program for distributors. The company also supplies the professional HoReCa sector (bars, restaurants, hotels) with weekly direct sales visits, equipment loan agreements (comodato d'uso), on-site maintenance, and free barista training, while serving individual consumers through its own e-commerce platform. In late 2018, after about six years of R&D, Nimex launched a 100% compostable eco-friendly capsule and pod line.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Caffè in Capsule Compatibili (Compatible Espresso Capsules) Single-serve coffee capsules compatible with Nespresso®, Dolce Gusto®, and A Modo Mio® home espresso systems. Sold in multiple blend variants including Armonico, Cremoso, Dek, Roma, Opera, Arabica Nero, Bar Rossa, Napoli Oro, Ciok, Ginseng, Nocciolino, Orzo, Te al Limone, Intenso, and specialty flavors. Packaged under protective nitrogen atmosphere to preserve aroma. Targeted at individual consumers and small businesses purchasing through the Nimex e-commerce store.
• Cialde Cartafiltro ESE 44 mm (ESE 44mm Paper Filter Pods) ESE (Easy Serving Espresso) 44mm paper filter pods filled with roasted coffee, a traditional serving format for home espresso machines. Available in blends including Arabica, Bar, Dek, Napoli, and compostable variants. Targeted at consumers seeking a traditional moka-quality alternative at home.
• Miscele di Caffè (Coffee Blends — Whole Bean and Ground) Roasted coffee blends (including Pregiata Miscela Artigianale in Grani or Macinato Moka) sold in 500g packaging as whole bean or pre-ground coffee. Targeted at consumers and HoReCa buyers who use moka pots, espresso machines, or batch brewers. Bulk 1kg HoReCa blends also available (Gran Selezione, Mexico Oro, Super Bar, Decaffeinato, El Rico, Nilo Rosso, Nilo Oro).
• Linea Eco-Friendly — Capsule e Cialde 100% Compostabili (100% Compostable Capsule and Pod Line) 100% compostable capsules and cialde developed through six years of R&D into eco-compatible packaging materials. Launched in late 2018 across compostable Nespresso-compatible capsules (Dek, Perla Nera, Roma, Armonico, Cremoso, Opera) and compostable ESE 44mm cialde (Arabica, Bar, Dek, Napoli). Targeted at environmentally conscious consumers and the HoReCa sector.
• Servizio Private Label (Private Label Co-Packing) Contract co-packing service that allows coffee distributors and resellers to sell roasted coffee, capsules, and cialde under their own brand name with Nimex-produced quality and 24-hour quotation turnaround. Includes access to eco-compatible and biological coffee lines for partner branding. Targeted at coffee distributors seeking differentiated branded offerings without their own manufacturing capability.
• Servizio HoReCa (HoReCa Supply, Equipment Loan, Maintenance, Barista Training) Professional coffee supply service for bars, restaurants, hotels, and catering businesses combining roasted coffee, capsules, and cialde supply with weekly direct sales visits, equipment loans (comodato d'uso), on-site maintenance, and free bi-monthly barista training on cappuccino and latte art. Five exclusive 1kg blends offered for the professional sector. Targeted at Italy-based HoReCa businesses with no binding multi-year contracts.
• Accessori e Merchandising HoReCa (HoReCa Accessories and Merchandising) Coffee-related accessories and merchandising for bars, businesses, and HoReCa establishments including branded cups, napkins, sugar packets, hermetic storage jars, vintage coffee cup sets, and furniture accessories used to create the bar/coffee atmosphere. Sold alongside coffee supplies to enhance the professional coffee experience.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free barista training (cappuccino and latte art) every two months for HoReCa clients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Espressamente Caffè ( Cristian Zoccarato)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 14 September 2019Collaboration with Espressamente Caffè retail store owned by Cristian Zoccarato for community event participation. Nimex provides coffee products for tasting events while the store serves as local venue partner for the Ama la Musica Ama le Donne awareness event in Erba.
• Windsurfing Center StintinominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2019Partnership between Windsurfing Center Stintino (founded 1986 by Roberto Tavazzi and Gianpaolo Unali) and Torrefazione Nimex Alberto Verani Caffè. The collaboration includes limited edition coffee blends and upcoming eco-compatible and biological product lines, connected by shared passion for Sardinia and active lifestyle.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Caffè Vergnano: Italian family-owned roaster founded in 1882, producing coffee beans, ground coffee, capsules, and pods with both B2C retail and HoReCa channels. Closely comparable heritage narrative, capsule offering, and direct-to-consumer e-commerce presence.
• Costadoro: Turin-based Italian coffee roaster focused on premium blends, capsules, and HoReCa supply. Comparable in scale and product range to Nimex, with similar reliance on Italian direct sales and traditional roasting positioning.
• Kimbo: Naples-based Italian coffee roaster with comparable product range (beans, ground, capsules, pods) and strong presence in the Italian HoReCa channel. Similar mid-scale family/heritage positioning with multi-format single-serve offerings.
• Pellini Caffè: Verona-based Italian coffee roaster with a comparable product mix (beans, ground, capsules, pods) and export footprint. Competes in the same mid-tier Italian single-serve segment as Nimex with overlapping B2B and B2C channels.
• Caffè Trucillo: Salerno-based Italian coffee roaster with a multi-format portfolio (beans, ground, capsules, pods) including Nespresso-compatible capsules. Comparable mid-tier competitor in Italian single-serve coffee with overlapping HoReCa and retail channels.
• Caffè Borbone: Italian coffee roaster and one of the leading producers of Nespresso-compatible and A Modo Mio-compatible capsules in Italy. Direct competitor in the single-serve capsule market with overlapping product formats, private label services, and HoReCa distribution.
• GIMOKA: Italian coffee company specializing in private label capsule and pod production for retail and foodservice brands. Directly comparable to Nimex's private label co-packing business with strong capsule manufacturing capability for multiple compatible systems.

Broad incumbents

• Bialetti: Iconic Italian coffee brand (moka pots, ground coffee, capsules) and owner of the Bialetti single-serve system. Competes broadly with Nimex in Italian coffee and capsule retail, though at larger scale and with stronger consumer brand recognition.
• Lavazza: Italy's largest coffee company and owner of the A Modo Mio system. Overlaps with Nimex across beans, ground, capsules, and HoReCa, but operates at vastly greater scale, owns its proprietary single-serve platform, and competes as the dominant national incumbent.

Emerging players

• Mokasirs (Caffè Diemme): Italian specialty and traditional coffee roaster (Padova-based) with a smaller operational footprint but comparable focus on quality beans, traditional roasting, and HoReCa supply. Useful smaller-scale reference point for Nimex's specialty/heritage positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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