About
Our history
1943. Italy, barely, tried to get out of a war that had weakened the economy and left rubble everywhere. Catanzaro and Calabria had paid a high price to the cause of the World War and the future seemed anything but rosy.With the impoverished people who could only rely on their desire for redemption, the chances that someone would give life to an increasingly solid and loved business, seemed very few.
But, almost as if it were a fable, those times so hard and uncertain were the best soil on which Guglielmo’s coffee could grow and take root. Thanks to the passion, the heart and the desire to show that the future could be brilliant that Guglielmo Papaleo lavished, day by day, in building his dream.
The Founder
Papaleo Guglielmo started his passion for coffee in his first shop in 1939, growing into a major company over the years!
80+ Years
With our surpass of our 80th Anniversary, we are one of the oldest Coffee companies still trading to date!
UK Operations
Our UK Operations began in 2004. We where among the first to take Caffe Guglielmo out of Italy!
Our production
Caffè Guglielmo was born looking at the wonderful sea of Calabria, in a factory of over 10,000 square meters overlooking the picturesque Gulf of Squillace, in the exclusive Copanello, a few kilometers from the capital of the Calabria region, Catanzaro.
Guglielmo Caffè is today one of the biggest entrepreneurial companies in the South. Roasting offers an image halfway between avant-garde and tradition. It is not a common company but a large family and represents an extraordinary example of efficiency and production capacity thanks to the daily commitment of about 60 employees between the production department and the administrative area.
In order to stay close to our customers, we decided to look at both consumer markets and then sell our coffee both in the domestic sector and the Ho.Re.Ca.
In 80 years of history, we have developed a specific know-how of which we are particularly proud. It is made of ancient knowledge but always updated by the new methodologies: the right mix of tradition and innovation turns into a great attention for the end customer, to whom we always want to guarantee the highest quality standards and the maintenance of those costs. organoleptic requirements that make a cup of Guglielmo coffee unique and easily recognizable.
The production offers a choice of six lines of coffee, ground and beans: 5 Stars, Classic Espresso, Gold Espresso, Extra Bar, Coffee Shop and the Silver can, to which are added those related to Decaffeinated, Organic and Coffee Capsules and Pods.
