Starting as a small artisan coffee roaster, the company grew at a great rate: from a million pods a year to two million podsa month in less than 14 years. A range of products fit for a multinational company, but with the quality of an Italian artisan coffee roaster.Gian Luca Venturelli Coffee Roasting Company was founded in 1996 on the shores of Lake Garda (at Padenghe sul Garda),thanks to the passion and enterprise spirit of Gian Luca Venturelli. The company grew rapidly, first at its facility in Roncadelle (Brescia) where, besides the equipment for roasting and grinding the coffee, innovative plant was installed for packaging the pods in paper, allowing the company to specialize in a way that would later prove to be a winner.The company expanded further in 2004, moving to its new headquarters at Carpenedolo (Brescia), a short distance away from the other company, still run by Gian Luca Venturelli.2010 saw a further expansion with the opening of a new factory building: the solution of coffee pre-measured in paper pods was offered not only for use at home (retail channel) or in the office (vending channel), but especially for serving quality coffee in restaurants with the maximum practicalityin spite of the large number of cups per day (horeca channel).Their ease of use and the supporting product marketing have made Lucaffe pods particularly well-loved abroad.New "Lucaffetterias" and new "Lucaffe shops" are springing up with increasing frequency in several countries. These businesses are run with enthusiasm and satisfaction by people who know that they are offering quality products.