Our story

Since 1946, an Italian story of coffee

Torrefazione Contemporanea

From a small family business to a structured and recognized roastery, our journey is made of experience, research, technology, and a passion for quality.

Every step has contributed to building what Cellini is today: a Contemporary Italian Roastery capable of combining tradition, expertise, and vision.

  • 1946

The First Roastery

The Pieri family opens Torrefazione Columbia in Livorno, a small family business founded with a clear objective: to offer quality coffee, carefully crafted at every stage of the process.

From the very beginning, Columbia has distinguished itself through its attention to raw materials, artisanal expertise, and pursuit of taste. This is the start of a story that will take Cellini coffee far beyond the confines of the roastery.

  • 1973

Production growth

The business grows and inaugurates a new facility in Livorno, marking the transition from a traditional artisan roastery to a modern production reality.

This is a fundamental milestone: the company's philosophy takes shape more and more clearly, combining the value of traditional roasting with a more structured, technological, and controlled production process.

  • 1990

New skills, new perspectives

The company expands with the acquisition of important historic Italian coffee businesses, enriching its heritage of experience, know-how, and coffee roasting culture.

This is a time of significant evolution: different skills come together, the group strengthens, and a broader vision takes shape, capable of looking at the Italian and international markets with greater awareness.

  • 1996

Cellini is born

Cellini Caffè was born from the merger of histories, expertise, and historic brands.

The new brand embodies the company's production philosophy: quality, Italian identity, technical expertise, and a focus on the professional world. In just a few years, Cellini crossed national borders, bringing the Italian espresso experience to Europe.

A new identity, built on deep roots.

  • 2005

A new plant is born in Genoa

A new plant, equipped with advanced technologies to support coffee processing, is being established.

Modern machinery, controlled processes, and specialized expertise allow us to keep the tradition of slow roasting alive, while simultaneously ensuring precision, continuity, and quality control.

  • Today

Torrefazione Italiana Contemporanea

Today, Cellini is a Contemporary Italian Roastery: a dynamic, solid, and future-oriented company that continues to invest in quality, training, research, and coffee culture.

Our blends are designed to accompany the daily ritual of coffee at home, in coffee shops, and in professional settings, always maintaining the same commitment: to offer an authentic, recognizable, and uncompromising experience.

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Our story continues in every cup

Every Cellini blend carries a part of this journey: careful selection, slow roasting, control at every stage and the passion of those who work every day to transform coffee into an experience.