Roasting premium coffee and tea for the hospitality and retail sectors since 1862 – with roasting plants in Vienna and Vicenza.

JULIUS MEINL 1862 GmbH

Vienna (Headquarters, Roasting Plant) · Vicenza (Roasting Plant) · Ratingen (Sales DE) · Lyon · Dubai · Shanghai · Istanbul · Budapest · Prague · Bratislava · Piotrkówek Mały · Tg. Secuiesc · SamoborNew on Amplifa

1862Founded

over 1,000Employees worldwide (Group)

70+Countries with distribution

14,000 tCoffee roasted per year

approx. €210 millionGroup revenue (2022)

About Julius Meinl

Julius Meinl is an Austrian family business in its fifth generation, headquartered in Vienna-Ottakring, and is one of the oldest coffee giants in the world. The company roasts around 14,000 tonnes of coffee annually in two roasting plants: at its original site on Julius Meinl-Gasse (Vienna roast) and in Vicenza, northern Italy (dark Italian roast, since 2005). The portfolio includes whole beans, small-batch roasted blends and single origins, tea, home-compostable coffee capsules (INSPRESSO) as well as porcelain, coffee machines and accessories for the hospitality industry. In addition to production, Julius Meinl offers barista training at its own Coffee and Tea Academy in Vienna, technical machine service and POS branding. Core markets are Austria, Italy and Central and Eastern Europe; via subsidiaries and distribution partners, products are delivered to more than 70 countries. Customers include around 50,000 hospitality businesses (hotels, restaurants, cafés, bakeries) as well as the retail trade.

Site: Vienna
Processes: Coffee roasting (Vienna roast), Coffee roasting (dark Italian roast), Roasting with proprietary gentle roasting process (no bean contact with coal gases), Filling/packaging of coffee and tea, Production of coffee capsules (home-compostable), Barista training and courses (Coffee and Tea Academy in Vienna), Maintenance and service of coffee machines (technical on-site service), Branding & communication material for POS
Materials: Green coffee beans, Tea (e.g. Assam, organic- and Rainforest Alliance-certified), Porcelain (Premium China Range: cups, saucers, glasses), Green Coffee, Tea (including Assam), Porcelain, Home-Compostable Capsule Material
Certificates: Organic & Fairtrade (Dually certified coffee line The Originals BIO Fairtrade), Rainforest Alliance Certified (Organic Assam Tea), Global Coffee Platform (GCP) recognized sustainability standards, EcoVadis Rating (available to B2B customers), Organic & Fairtrade (The Originals BIO Fairtrade), Rainforest Alliance Certified, Global Coffee Platform (GCP), EcoVadis Rating
Founded: 1862
Employees: over 1,000 (Group)
Industries: HoReCa (Hotels, Restaurants, Cafés, Bakeries), Hospitality/Tourism, Retail

01
Procurement of green coffee (GCP-recognized sustainability programmes)
02
Roasting (Vienna or Italian roast)
03
Refining/Blending (blends, single origins)
04
Filling and Packaging (beans, ground, capsules)
05
Distribution via country subsidiaries and partners
06
Service: barista training, machine maintenance, POS branding

Roast Aromas and Products

GRÜN

Green Coffee

Raw coffee from countries of origin, from 2026 sourced entirely through GCP-recognized sustainability programmes.

TEE

Tea (including Assam)

Organic and Rainforest Alliance-certified Assam as well as other tea varieties (East meets West, Tea on the Rocks).

PORZ

Porcelain

Premium China range (cups, saucers, glasses) by designer Matteo Thun.

KAPS

Home-Compostable Capsule Material

Material for the home-compostable INSPRESSO capsule line offered since 2022.

Locations

Vienna

Headquarters with roasting plant (Vienna roast)

Lot size: Small-batch roasting
Materials: Green coffee, tea

Roasting plant

Vicenza (Altavilla Vicentina)

Roasting plant for dark Italian roasts (since 2005)

Materials: Green coffee

Roasting plant

Ratingen

Sales Julius Meinl Deutschland GmbH

Products

**Espresso (Premium Coffee)**Roasting · HoReCa

**Coffee Packaging (Red Cup)**Filling/Packaging · Retail and Hospitality

**Coffee Capsules (INSPRESSO)**Capsule Production · Retail

**Laid Table with Porcelain and Equipment**Porcelain Range · HoReCa

Inside the production

Training and Service Support for Hospitality Teams

Industries

HoReCa (Hotels, Restaurants, Cafés, Bakeries)Hospitality/TourismRetail

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Coffee roasting (Vienna roast)Heat treatment	–	–	–	Small batches (small-lot roasted blends)	Coffee beans (green coffee)
Coffee roasting (dark Italian roast)Heat treatment	–	–	–	–	Coffee beans (green coffee)
Roasting with proprietary gentle roasting process (no bean contact with coal gases)Heat treatment	–	–	–	–	Coffee beans
Filling/packaging of coffee and teaAssembly	–	–	–	–	Coffee, Tea
Production of coffee capsules (home-compostable)Assembly	–	–	–	–	Coffee, home-compostable capsule material

3 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
Roasting plant (roastery)	–	–	–	–	Vienna, Julius Meinl-Gasse (Austria)
Roasting plant (roastery)	–	–	–	2005	Vicenza (northern Italy)
Roaster with catalytic exhaust afterburning	–	–	–	–	–

Additional services

Barista training and courses (Coffee and Tea Academy in Vienna)Maintenance and service of coffee machines (technical on-site service)Branding & communication material for POSCoffee machines, grinders, cups and equipment (incl. custom-branded accessories)Cleaning products (partnership with Cafetto)Personalised sales support for HoReCaWater treatment and water hardness consulting

Reference customers

over 40,000 respectively 50,000 customers worldwide (HoReCa)

Quality and Sustainability

Julius Meinl relies on GCP-recognized sustainability standards for green coffee purchasing, dual-certified lines (Organic & Fairtrade) and Rainforest Alliance-certified teas. An EcoVadis rating is available to B2B customers; roasters are equipped with catalytic exhaust afterburning.

Evidence	Vienna	Vicenza
Organic & Fairtrade (The Originals BIO Fairtrade)
Rainforest Alliance Certified
Global Coffee Platform (GCP)
EcoVadis Rating