Emilio Lavazza, who died in February 2010, ran a company which was associated with what product?
Emilio Lavazza Emilio Lavazza Emilio Lavazza (1932 – 2010) was an Italian businessman. Known as, "Mr. Espresso," he shaped the way how many Italians drink their coffee and dedicated half of his lifetime to provide quality coffee globally. Lavazza served as the Chief and President of the Lavazza company. He served as President of Lavazza from 1979 until 2008.Throughout his lifetime, he had received much recognition such as, Honorary President prior to retiring his position in the Lavazza company. In 2010, Lavazza died due to a severe heart attack in Turin, Italy. The Lavazza company, today, is the sixth biggest coffee roaster
Emilio Lavazza Italiana Industrie Prodotti Alimentari and was honored with the title of "Calivere del Lavoro" by the Italian President in 1991. In 2001, Lavazza further expanded the company in Portugal to reinforce the idea of internationalism. Furthermore, in 2015, the Lavazza company faced inconsistent fluctuations in their shares, which resulted in the Keurig company to buy half of the shares that are worth $624 million. The Lavazza company has a home beverage maker share that is worth approximately 6.6% and in February, the shares' value dropped 7.8%. Keurig purchased 5.2 million shares with a 3% discount because of the stock's declining