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Luciano Delpozzo Joins Middleby as President of the Middleby Coffee Solutions Group
Nov. 13, 2024
The Middleby Coffee Solutions Group consists of Middleby coffee brands Concordia, featuring automatic bean-to-cup brewing technology, Synesso, a semi-automatic espresso machine, JoeTap, nitro brew and Bloomfield traditional coffee brewing.
“Luciano brings a deep knowledge and a broad perspective of the global coffee market to the Middleby Coffee Solutions Group. He has a true passion for coffee and a long track record of successfully launching transformative solutions into the marketplace. A proven effective leader, Luciano understands the North American and European coffee landscape from his long-time engagement with customers, trends and products,” said Korey Kohl, President of Middleby Beverage. “The coffee equipment market shows continued potential for worldwide expansion which will provide many future opportunities for our coffee products. worldwide. As the café culture continues to gain momentum in new global locations, we are also seeing an evolution of the North American and western coffee culture. I am confident under Luciano’s leadership Middleby Coffee will be well positioned to capitalize on these trends, strategically penetrate new markets and expand our customer base with our coffee innovation.”
Mr. Delpozzo previously held leadership positions at Unox, Franke, and Esmach-Bongard, part of the Ali Group. In these previous roles within the foodservice industry, he was able to grow business through the addition of new geographic markets, the launch of innovative products and by delivering operational excellence. At Franke, he built his expertise in the automative coffee market and worked with large chain customers. Mr. Delpozzo has a deep understanding of the European and North American coffee landscape including consumer habits, equipment manufacturers and roasters.