Caffè Borbone

Caffè Borbone is an Italian coffee brand whose story, according to its official website, begins in Naples. The company identifies its coffee with Neapolitan espresso tradition and describes the brand as having been founded in 1997 as a brand of Aromatika Srl. The official site also refers to Caffè Borbone Srl, but the supplied information does not establish its current ownership structure or corporate relationship to Aromatika Srl. The brand serves coffee in several formats for different preparation preferences and machines. Its range includes ESE 44 mm paper pods, capsules compatible with selected third-party systems, coffee for moka pots, and coffee machines. The website presents BLUE, GOLD, RED, and BLACK blends among its ESE paper-pod offerings, and also features the Don Carlo range of compostable capsules compatible with Lavazza A Modo Mio machines. Compatibility references describe functional use with specified machines and do not indicate an affiliation with the third-party trademark owners. Caffè Borbone emphasizes product choice and accessibility: its site describes coffee for different tastes and preparation methods, from espresso to moka. It also highlights environmental attributes of some products. The company says certain pods, capsules, and infusion or instant-beverage products are industrially compostable and CIC-certified. Its product information explains disposal guidance for pods and packaging, and describes compostable capsule options. These claims apply to the product types identified by the brand and should not be generalized to every item in its catalogue. The official website offers products and customer-care information through its online storefront, including shipping terms for Italy and international orders. The supplied pages do not provide enough evidence to specify the brand’s headquarters, current executive team, ownership, or a complete list of countries where it operates. Its present commercial focus, as represented in the evidence, is packaged coffee and related preparation products rooted in the brand’s stated Neapolitan coffee identity.

Caffè Borbone’s official account places the beginning of its history in Naples, where coffee is described as a daily ritual and part of local tradition. The brand presents its identity through the idea of authentic espresso associated with Neapolitan coffee culture. The supplied official homepage states that Caffè Borbone was founded in Naples in 1997 as a brand of Aromatika Srl. The evidence does not name an individual founder, provide a fuller account of the company’s early development, or establish the present relationship between Aromatika Srl and Caffè Borbone Srl, which is named elsewhere on the official site. The brand’s official product pages show an offering built around serving coffee through multiple methods. These include ESE 44 mm paper pods, capsules for selected compatible machines, and coffee for moka pots. Its online storefront also lists coffee machines, including the Bluemoon machine for ESE 44 mm pods. The catalogue’s ESE pod blends include BLUE, GOLD, RED, and BLACK. The World Borbone page frames the range as coffee for different preferences, inviting customers to choose among pods, capsules, and moka preparation and to select a blend compatible with their machine. A notable strand of the brand’s product communication concerns compostability. Caffè Borbone says it was the first company to make a completely compostable paper-filter pod; this is the company’s own claim. Its product pages state that its pods carry CIC certification and explain that used pods can be disposed of with food waste. The site also describes compostable capsules, including the Don Carlo biopolymer range compatible with Lavazza A Modo Mio machines, and notes that Don Carlo Gold Blend capsules are now produced exclusively in a compostable version. The official history page further identifies certain compostable pods, capsules, and products for infusions and instant beverages as industrially compostable and CIC-certified. These environmental claims refer to specified product types and are not evidence that all packaging or products are compostable. The brand’s current presentation combines its stated Neapolitan heritage with a broad choice of formats, machine compatibility information, and online retail. The official English-language storefront shows product selection, promotions, payment options, shipping information, and customer-care contacts. The supplied evidence does not document further dated milestones, international expansion history, changes in ownership, public listing, or named executives, so these details cannot be added reliably.

• 1997

  Caffè Borbone founded in Naples

An Italian coffee brand rooted in the Neapolitan espresso tradition, offering multiple coffee formats and highlighting compostable options for selected products.

• ESE 44 mm paper pods

  Coffee pods offered in BLUE, GOLD, RED, and BLACK blends; the official site describes its pods as CIC-certified for compostability.

• Don Carlo compostable capsules

  A biopolymer compostable capsule range, including capsules compatible with Lavazza A Modo Mio machines.

• Bluemoon coffee machine

  An espresso machine for ESE 44 mm pods, presented on the official site as featuring updated design, functions, and energy efficiency.

1. 1Caffè Borbonecaffeborbone.com
2. 2The History of Caffè Borbone | Dal 1997caffeborbone.com
3. 3I Nostri Products: Pods and Capsules | Caffè Borbonecaffeborbone.com
4. 4World Borbone: History, Products and Values | Caffè Borbonecaffeborbone.com