Illy Coffee is one of the most renowned names in Italian coffee, known for their premium espresso and single-serve pods of exceptional quality. They offer options that cater to every type of coffee drinker including whole bean, ground coffee and K-Cups – and family ownership and operation are based out of Trieste, Italy with sustainable paper pods as well as training programs dedicated to providing knowledge to professionals as well as consumers (1).

Are the beans from Illy coffee certified organic? While Illy caffe has stringent standards when selecting coffee beans, they don’t specifically look for organic certified ones. Instead they rely on their eight decades of experience to select high quality farmers who pay fair wages. Their Thanks 4 The Coffee Project helps coffee farmer communities while the company itself has achieved Benefit Corporation status and carbon neutral status (2). Their selections of whole bean, ground and K-Cup options suit any palate and budget and their roast levels range from medium dark.