Italian Coffee Company

What Italian Coffee Company does

Italian Coffee Company is an Iraq-based, Erbil-headquartered e-commerce retailer specializing in coffee products, professional café equipment, and complementary food-service consumables. The company operates a single digital storefront at italiancoffee-co.com offering 353+ SKUs across 23 catalog pages, covering coffee beans, ground coffee, capsules, instant coffee, syrups, purees, frappes, professional espresso machines, water filtration systems, cleaning supplies, vegan milk, pastries, water, tea, and adjacent food categories such as pasta, burrata and mozzarella, and sweets. The catalog is anchored by brand-supply partnerships with Lavazza, Monin, and Najjar and extended with Nuova Simonelli, BWT, Alpro, Bridor, Sanpellegrino, Acqua Panna, Saeco, Puly Caff, and others, totaling 22+ premium international and regional brands.

Name

Italian Coffee Company

Legal name

Italian Coffee Company

Website

https://italiancoffee-co.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Italian Coffee Company is an Iraq-based e-commerce retailer headquartered in Erbil that sells branded coffee products, professional café equipment, and food-service supplies to cafes, hotels, restaurants, and individual consumers through a single multilingual online storefront.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Coffee and Foodservice Retail

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Coffee & Tea Retail (Beans, Leaves, Accessories) (CRAHAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee, Espresso & Tea Appliances Retail (CRACADAC), Coffee, Tea & Cocoa Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAD)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee retail
• Coffee equipment supply
• Online coffee store
• Café supplies distribution
• Espresso machine sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Erbil, Ankawa

HQ country

Iraq

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Direct online retail of coffee products and accessories through e-commerce website. Customers purchase products at listed prices with transaction processing at checkout. Revenue generated through one-time product purchases with no subscription component visible.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Italian Coffee Company operates an e-commerce platform based in Erbil, Iraq that sells branded coffee products, beverages, professional café equipment, and foodservice supplies directly to customers across Iraq. The catalog spans coffee beans, ground coffee, capsules, instant coffee, syrups, purees, plant-based milks, espresso and slush machines, water filtration, cleaning products, tea, pastries, water, and frappes, drawing on brands such as Lavazza, Monin, Najjar, Nuova Simonelli, Alpro, Bridor, BWT, and Puly Caff. Orders are processed online with shipping within Iraq, free delivery above $100, and a 30-day return policy.

Product overview

Italian Coffee Company is an e-commerce platform specializing in coffee products and professional café equipment operating in Iraq. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of products organized into multiple categories: Coffee products including whole beans, ground coffee, capsules, and instant coffee from brands like Lavazza and Najjar; Beverage ingredients including syrups, purees, frappe powders, and vegan milk alternatives from Monin and Alpro; Professional equipment including espresso machines, slush/ice cream makers, and chocolate dispensers from Nuova Simonelli and other manufacturers; Bakery and pastry products from Bridor; Water and sparkling beverages from Sanpellegrino and Acqua Panna; and Maintenance supplies including cleaners, descales, and water filters from Puly and BWT. The store operates as a multi-brand e-commerce platform enabling customers to purchase products across these categories with free shipping on orders over $100 and a 30-day return policy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• LavazzacoreOthersPrimary coffee brand partner offering wide range of Lavazza products including espresso capsules, coffee beans, ground coffee. Major brand portfolio featuring 20+ capsule varieties and multiple roast profiles.
• MonincoreOthersSyrup and puree brand partner providing coffee syrups, fruit purees, and beverage accessories. Products include flavored syrups (caramel, chocolate, hazelnut) and MONIN branded purees.
• NajjarcoreOthersRegional coffee brand specializing in Lebanese/Turkish style coffee products including Najjar Raqwa capsules, ground coffee with cardamom, and double capsule formats.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Nespresso: Global premium capsule coffee brand operating direct e-commerce and club models; competes with Italian Coffee's capsule category and has the scale to launch its own localized storefront in emerging markets like Iraq.
• Blue Bottle Coffee: Specialty coffee brand with a strong direct e-commerce channel for beans, capsules, and equipment; a much larger incumbent whose online assortment and brand-led approach compete for the same premium-at-home consumer.
• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Established specialty coffee brand with direct online sales of beans, capsules, and equipment plus a wholesale program to cafés and restaurants, mirroring Italian Coffee's B2C + B2B dual-channel approach.
• Keurig: North American single-serve coffee and capsule incumbent with a large direct e-commerce presence and broad machine-plus-consumables ecosystem; a useful comparable for Italian Coffee's capsule, machine, and accessory categories.

Direct peers

• Trade Coffee: US-based online specialty coffee retailer selling curated beans and equipment via a direct e-commerce storefront, closely mirroring Italian Coffee's online-only retail model across beans, capsules, and accessories.
• Counter Culture Coffee: Specialty coffee roaster selling beans, equipment, and subscription services through its own e-commerce site to both home consumers and wholesale customers—a model and customer mix directly comparable to Italian Coffee.

Regional players

• Café Najjar: Lebanese/Middle Eastern regional coffee brand (Najjar) that is itself stocked by Italian Coffee; operates across MENA with both retail and foodservice channels, making it a relevant regional comparison in the same Turkish/Arabic coffee segment.

Others

• Nuova Simonelli: Italian professional espresso machine manufacturer whose commercial equipment (e.g., Appia Life) is sold through Italian Coffee to Iraqi cafes; directly comparable as a principal equipment supplier and category anchor.
• Monin: Global syrup and puree brand whose products dominate Italian Coffee's flavoring categories; comparable as a key brand partner whose direct distribution could threaten Italian Coffee's intermediary position.
• Lavazza: Italian premium coffee brand that is one of Italian Coffee's core brand partners. Lavazza operates its own global e-commerce and HoReCa channels, making it both a supplier and a potential direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/italian-coffee-company

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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