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Daniel Clarke, Commercial Director, UK &
Ireland, La Cimbali reflects on his career in
coffee and provides insight into the world’s
largest coffee machine manufacturer.
'It’s hard to believe that I have already clocked
up twenty-five years in the coffee industry,
eighteen of which have been with La Cimbali,
the multi-award winning designer
manufacturer of professional coffee machines.
Those years have gone by in a flash. I love the
industry. It’s vibrant, fast-paced and certainly
keeps everyone on their toes, me included.'
The Cimbali
back story The Cimbali name is synonymous with traditional
Italian craftsmanship combined with modern
manufacturing techniques and the company holds
The brand heritage dates back to 1912 when Mr. numerous patents for innovative technologies that
Giuseppe Cimbali founded a copper processing deliver quality and consistency across the coffee menu.
business in Milan to serve the emerging ‘café culture’
industry. Today La Cimbali exports to one hundred countries
worldwide via a network of over seven hundred
From the Cimbali Rapida in 1930, to the Superbar distributors.
superautomatic in the 1960s, and, more recently, the MAY/JUNE. 2023 | ISSUE 30
technically advanced, M200 series, La Cimbali has Cimbali remains a family business and is part of the
always been at the forefront of innovation within the Gruppo Cimbali group of companies which includes the
industry. Faema; Slayer; Casadio and Hemerson brands.
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