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# Lavazza warnings on expensive espresso cups

Consumer tolerance for soaring coffee prices is at breaking point, the chief executive of Italian coffee roaster Lavazza has...

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 apr 12, 2025

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Financial Times (Daily / UK)

**Lavazza warns £4 espressos are testing consumer tolerance to the limit, as margins shrink**

Consumer tolerance for soaring coffee prices is at breaking point, the chief executive of Italian coffee roaster Lavazza has warned as he blamed the growing cost of the commodity on speculation in financial markets. Interview to Antonio Baravalle, Lavazza’s ceo.

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