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Nov 2024
17m 28s

Business Daily meets: Giuseppe Lavazza

Bbc World Service
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We speak to the great-grandson of the Italian coffee legend, about growing a family business into a global brand, balancing tradition with innovation, and even a light-hearted clash with Emily in Paris.

(Picture: Giuseppe Lavazza at the company's coffee production and training facility in Turin, Italy. Credit: Getty Images)

Presented and produced by Leanna Byrne

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