Bialetti
Bialetti is an Italian brand founded by Alfonso Bialetti that makes coffee machines, cookware and small kitchen appliances. The brand is owned by Bialetti Industries.
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Owner | Bialetti Industries |
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Country | Italy |
Introduced | 1933 |
Markets | Moka Express Cookware Kitchenware |
Website | www |
History
Alfonso Bialetti first acquired his metal-working skills by working for a decade in the French aluminium industry.[1] By 1919 he had established his own metal and machine workshop in Crusinallo (his native Piedmont) to make aluminium products: this was the foundation of the Bialetti company.[1][2] He transformed his workshop – Alfonso Bialetti & C. Fonderia in Conchiglia – into a studio for design and production.[2] In 1933, Bialetti founded the brand and focused on manufacturing moka pots. The company was later operated by his son Renato Bialetti.[3]
After a period of crisis in the 1970s and 1980s, Bialetti merged with Rondine Italia in 1993[4] and founded a new company named Bialetti Industrie S.p.A., based in Brescia.[5]
Francesco Ranzoni acts as both President and CEO of the company.[6]
At the end of 2015, the company's income statement registers a total revenue of 172.4 million of euro, 6.9% more than 2014 (Euro 161.2 million).[7]
See also
- Cimbali
- De'Longhi
- Elektra (espresso machines)
- Faema
- FrancisFrancis
- Gaggia
- La Marzocco
- Rancilio
- Saeco
- List of Italian companies
References
- Schnapp, Jeffrey T. "The Romance of Caffeine and Aluminum" Critical Inquiry, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2001. Retrieved on 2005-10-27. doi:10.1086/449039
- "History: 1919 - The Origins of Bialetti". Bialetti Industrie S.p.A.. Retrieved on 2005-10-27
- Grimes, William (20 February 2016). "Renato Bialetti, the Mr. Coffee of Italy, Dies at 93". nytimes.com. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- "Rondine si beve il caffè dell'"omino" Bialetti". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 31 July 1993.
- Mancini, Giovanna (18 January 2016). "Bialetti takes the road of foreign markets with Home&Coffee flagship stores". italy24.ilsole24ore.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- "Francesco-Ranzoni-Presidente.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Relazione Finanziaria Annuale 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 22 October 2016.
External links
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