Antica Tostatura Triestina

What Antica Tostatura Triestina does

Antica Tostatura Triestina S.R.L. is a privately held Italian specialty coffee roaster founded in 1995 and headquartered in Sgonico, near Trieste. The company produces and sells green and wood-roasted coffees using a proprietary beechwood-fired roasting technique developed in Trieste in the 18th century, applying customized roasting curves for each single origin to extract distinct aromatic profiles. The product portfolio includes eight named blends (Buonissimo, Nessun Dorma, Risvegli, Nabucco, Decaffeinato, Sinfonia, Figaro, Rigoletto), an Organic Bio line, and a 2023-launched Specialty Coffees single-origin range rated to SCA guidelines, offered across whole-bean, ground, Nespresso-compatible capsule, FAP capsule, and ESE pod formats, with branded accessories (Moka maker, grinders, cups) completing the assortment.

The business operates a hybrid go-to-market combining direct-to-consumer e-commerce through attcaffe.com (multilingual: Italian, English, Spanish, French) with a HORECA B2B channel serving hotels, restaurants, cafes, and bars, and a wholesale/distribution layer spanning at least seven countries (USA, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Spain). Pricing is unit-based in Euros with €40-45 for 1Kg beans and €10-11 for 250g bags, supplemented by accessories ranging from €9 to €70. The company holds no disclosed funding, operates without external institutional investment, and wholly owns a Spanish subsidiary (Café Antica Triestina España SL) that functions as a regional hub for Iberian operations.

The company's competitive positioning rests on heritage brand authenticity (cited by the New York Times as serving the best espresso in New York), process-based differentiation (wood vs. industrial roasting), format breadth across all major Italian brewing modalities, and a 90% renewable-energy production facility installed for ESG positioning. Strategic activity in 2023-2024 has focused on launching the single-origin specialty category, formalizing the Spanish subsidiary, and extending international distributor coverage.

Name

Antica Tostatura Triestina

Legal name

Antica Tostatura Triestina S.R.L.

Website

https://attcaffe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Antica Tostatura Triestina is a privately held Italian specialty coffee roaster founded in 1995, producing wood-roasted coffees using a heritage beechwood technique and serving both DTC consumers via its multilingual e-commerce platform and HORECA clients across at least seven countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Roasted Coffee

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920), Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee Blending & Flavoring (AFAFADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Coffee & Tea Retail (Beans, Leaves, Accessories) (CRAHAGAI), Single-Serve Coffee (Pods, Capsules) (CRADAHAH), Coffee, Espresso & Tea Appliances Retail (CRACADAC)

Keywords

• Wood roasted coffee
• Specialty coffee blends
• Espresso capsules
• Italian coffee roasting
• HORECA coffee supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Sgonico

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Direct E-commerce Sales: The company sells directly to consumers through their own e-commerce platform, offering coffee products in various formats (whole beans, ground, capsules, ESE pods) with worldwide shipping. Revenue is generated through individual transactions with free shipping for orders over €50.
2. HORECA Line (B2B): The company supplies refined wood-roasted coffee blends designed specifically for the HORECA (Hotels, Restaurants, Cafes) sector, serving professional clients who value traditional Italian coffee craftsmanship.
3. Wholesale/Distribution: Products are distributed internationally through a network of distributors across multiple countries including USA, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, and Spain.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Antica Tostatura Triestina roasts and sells specialty coffee using a traditional beechwood wood-firing technique developed in Trieste in the 18th century. Its portfolio includes eight named coffee blends plus an organic single-origin line and a SCA-rated specialty single-origin line, offered across multiple formats including whole beans, ground coffee (espresso, Moka, filter), Nespresso-compatible capsules, FAP capsules, and ESE pods. The company sells to individual consumers worldwide via its own e-commerce platform and to professional hospitality clients through a dedicated HORECA line and an international distributor network.

Product overview

Antica Tostatura Triestina is a specialty coffee company founded in 1995 in Trieste, Italy, specializing in high-quality coffee roasted exclusively with beechwood (tostato a legna) using an 18th-century technique. The product portfolio centers on wood-roasted coffee blends and single-origin specialty coffees, offered across multiple formats: whole beans (250g and 1Kg bags), ground coffee (espresso, Moka, and filter preparations in 250g bags and tins), capsules (Nespresso® compatible and FAP format), and ESE pods — all under the brand's named blend lines (Buonissimo, Nessun Dorma, Risvegli, Nabucco, Decaffeinato, Sinfonia, Figaro, Rigoletto) plus an Organic Bio sub-brand. The company also sells complementary accessories including an ATT Moka coffee maker, wooden and professional manual coffee grinders, branded cups, and paper espresso cups. Specialty single-origin coffees, launched recently, represent the latest product line, combining wood roasting with single-variety beans from specific regions, rated by the SCA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nessun Dorma: A refined blend with sweet and soft taste of hazelnut enriched with notes of cocoa, floral scents and citrus.
• Risvegli
• Nabucco
• Decaffeinato
• Buonissimo
• Sinfonia
• Figaro
• Rigoletto
• Organic Bio
• Specialty Coffees

Products and services

• Miscele Coffee Beans 1Kg Bags Whole wood-roasted coffee beans in 1Kg bags spanning eight blends, sold through the attcaffe.com online shop and HORECA channels. Targeted at home consumers, espresso bars, and restaurants seeking Italian heritage blends.
• Miscele Coffee Beans 250g Bags Wood-roasted whole coffee beans in 250g retail bags in four blends. Aimed at home consumers seeking a smaller pack size.
• Ground Coffee 250g Tins (Moka) Refined wood-roasted coffee blends ground for Moka preparation, packaged in 250g tins across three blends. Targeted at Italian home consumers who use stovetop Moka pots.
• Moka Ground Coffee Bags 250g Wood-roasted coffee blends ground for Moka preparation in 250g bags across four blends. Targeted at home consumers using Moka pots.
• Espresso Ground Coffee Bags 250g Wood-roasted coffee blends ground specifically for espresso machines in 250g bags across two blends. Targeted at home espresso machine users.
• Filter Ground Coffee 250g Bags (Sinfonia) Wood-roasted Sinfonia blend ground for filter coffee preparation in 250g bags. Targeted at home consumers who brew pour-over or drip filter coffee.
• Nespresso® Compatible Capsules Wood-roasted coffee in capsules compatible with Nespresso® machines, sold in packs of 10 across six blends including a single-origin Guatemala. Targeted at home consumers seeking capsule convenience.
• FAP Espresso Capsules Wood-roasted coffee capsules in FAP format for use with FAP espresso systems, in four blends. Targeted at professional and home FAP system users.
• ESE Pods (Cialde ESE) Wood-roasted coffee in ESE (Easy Serving Espresso) pod format, sold in 150-pod packs across four blends. Targeted at home and small-office ESE machine users.
• Specialty Coffees (Single-Origin) Exclusive line of five single-origin specialty coffees combining wood roasting with single-variety beans from specific regions, rated by SCA guidelines. Targeted at specialty coffee enthusiasts seeking documented single-origin flavor profiles.
• Organic Bio Coffee Organic certified coffee produced without pesticides, fertilizers, additives, or herbicides, available across whole beans, Moka ground, and Nespresso-compatible capsules. Targeted at health- and environmentally-conscious consumers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of company energy consumption covered by renewable solar power

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Tricolor Importers (USA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized US distributor for Antica Tostatura Triestina products, located at 540 Colfax Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470, USA. Phone: +1 973-616-5565.
• Kobricks Coffee Company, Inc. (USA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS-based specialty coffee distribution partner, located at 693 Luis Marin Blvd, Jersey City, USA.
• Kaffeezentrale DE GmbH (Germany)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman market distributor located at Bessemer Strasse 85, 44793 Bochum, Germany. Website: www.kaffeezentrale.de
• For People S.R.O. (Czech Republic)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCzech Republic distributor located at Sulova 1356/5, 156 00 Praha 5, Zbraslav. Phone: +420.257.217.535
• Golden Bridge S.R.O. (Slovakia)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSlovakia distributor located at Svatoondrejska 11/5, 94501 Komárno.
• Evino D.O.O. (Slovenia)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSlovenian distributor located at Šmartinska cesta 53, SI-1000 Ljubljana. Phone: +386 1 401 80 00
• ATT Caffe Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd Sti (Turkey)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTurkish market distributor located at Karanfil Sk. 7B Goztepe, Kadikoy, 34730 Istanbul. Phone: +902165671567
• Café Antica Triestina España SL (Spain)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpanish subsidiary and regional hub located at Atenas 1 Loc 121, Las Rozas de Madrid, 28290, Spain. Contacts: [email protected], [email protected]. Phone: +34 614 48 50 96

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• illycaffè: Premium Italian espresso brand selling beans, ground, capsules (iperEspresso) and single-origin offerings through retail and HORECA worldwide. Directly comparable premium positioning and Italian heritage, but at much larger scale and with a fully owned capsule platform rather than third-party compatible formats.
• Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group (Segafredo Zanetti): Global Italian coffee group owning Segafredo and Boncafé, selling beans, ground and capsule formats across retail and HORECA. Comparable as a large Italian roaster with multi-country distribution, though operating at industrial scale and across more mass-market tiers.
• Lavazza: Italy's largest coffee roaster, selling espresso blends, capsules and ground coffee globally through retail, foodservice and B2B. Comparable as a fellow Italian coffee brand, though far larger, more industrial, and present across price tiers that Antica Tostatura Triestina does not address.

Direct peers

• Pellini Caffè: Verona-based Italian coffee roaster offering blends and single-origin coffees in beans, ground, capsule and pod formats via retail and HORECA, with international distributors. Comparable as a similarly scaled premium Italian roaster pursuing a parallel blend-plus-single-origin strategy.
• Caffè Vergnano: Italian heritage coffee roaster founded in 1882, selling blends, capsules (Espresso Point and A Modo Mio compatible) and pods via retail and foodservice, plus a chain of branded cafés. Comparable as a similarly sized Italian specialty roaster with overlapping capsule/pod formats and HORECA focus.
• Kimbo Caffè: Naples-based Italian coffee roaster selling beans, ground, pods and capsules via retail, e-commerce and HORECA across Europe. Comparable on size band, Italian heritage, and a portfolio that mirrors ATT's mix of beans, ground, capsules and pods for both consumer and foodservice customers.
• Hausbrandt Trieste 1892: Trieste-based Italian coffee roaster with strong HORECA presence in Italy and export markets, selling beans, ground, pods and capsules. Particularly close peer given shared Triestine heritage, similar premium positioning, and overlap with ATT's HORECA-led international distribution model.
• Costadoro Caffè: Turin-based premium Italian espresso roaster selling blends and single-origin coffees through e-commerce, retail and HORECA in Italy and abroad. Comparable premium positioning and similar mid-market scale, though with a stronger domestic retail presence than ATT.

Others

• Bialetti Industrie: Italian household name for Moka coffee makers and related accessories, with a growing espresso coffee offering under the Bialetti and Caffè Borbone-adjacent ecosystem. Adjacent peer because ATT also sells a branded Moka coffee maker, manual grinders and coffee cups, putting it in the same Italian at-home coffee ritual category.

Emerging players

• Blasini Caffè: Italian specialty coffee brand with a Triestine heritage angle, referenced on the subject company's own website as an affiliated brand. Highly comparable craft positioning, though smaller and more niche than ATT.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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