JDA Software is the leading supply chain software provider powering today’s digital transformations. Additionally, in 2017 the Group amplified its distribution reach with the acquisition of France’s Espresso Service Proximité, Italy’s Nims and in 2018 Lavazza acquired the Australian Blue Pod Coffee Co. Petersburg, Russia.Īs the company continues on a strategic globalization path, the Lavazza Group has acquired local jewels in key markets such as France’s Carte Noire (2015), Denmark’s Merrild (2016) and North America’s Kicking Horse Coffee (2017). Lavazza has been able to develop its brand awareness through important partnerships perfectly in tune with its brand internationalization strategy, such as those in the world of sport with the Grand Slam tennis tournaments, and those in fields of art and culture with prestigious museums like New York’s Guggenheim Museum, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection Venice, and The Hermitage State Museum in St. Lavazza operates in all business segments: at home, away-from-home and office coffee service, always with a focus on innovation in consumption technologies and systems. It was the first Italian business to offer capsule espresso systems. The company also has over 25 years’ experience in production and sale of portioned coffee systems and products. Lavazza invented the concept of blending - or in other words the art of combining different types of coffee from different geographical areas - in its early years and this continues to be a distinctive feature of most of its products. Lavazza employs a total of about 3,000 people with a turnover of more than €2.0 billion in 2017. Among the world’s most important roasters, the Group currently operates in more than 90 countries through subsidiaries and distributors, exporting 63% of its production.
Tweet this: Lavazza Brews an Innovative Supply Chain with JDA Įstablished in 1895 in Turin, the Italian roaster has been owned by the Lavazza family for four generations.
“We choose JDA as a partner to support the innovation of our production planning process for a number of reasons: the breadth, depth and agility of their solution that can easily integrated in our ERP, their strong expertise in the supply chain domain, the strong references that JDA were able to share with us and the unique competences of the project management team that will support the implementation.”
Today, having a flexible and integrated supply chain is a must to achieve these goals and to be competitive,” said Patrizia Tedesco, Group CIO, Lavazza. We look at our business processes in a holistic way as an enabler to support our customers’ satisfaction and organic growth. “Innovation and passion are qualities we inherited from our founder Luigi Lavazza, stemming from our 120-year history. To support its vision and growth strategy, Lavazza has selected several JDA supply chain solutions, including JDA® Enterprise Supply Planning and JDA® Sequencing, to help it build one globally synchronized plan that senses and responses profitability and quickly to supply and demand volatility across the 90 countries in which it operates. Lavazza is a global player facing the challenges of operating on a worldwide scale with a strong focus on organic growth, globalization, brand strengthening, and further expansion of its operating margin and profitability.