WHY KIMBO?
LET’S START WITH ITS ITALIAN ORIGIN, FROM NAPOLI
Kimbo is the No.1 Neapolitan brand, the Ambassador, in Italy and Worldwide, of a unique, authentic coffee heritage. This is exclusivley connected with Naples, the Italian city well known for its costumes entrenched into deep-rooted local traditionsthat coffee is proudly part of, so much so that the culture of Neapoletan coffee has been listed in Italy’s national inventory of the agri-food Italian heritage. Neapolitan roasting is one of the main features of our coffee and Kimbo has mastered this ability to its most intense levels to guarantee the perfect roasting point for all coffee tastes.
We are pleased to announce that SWBeans Limited has become the official distributor for KIMBO in the South West region. This partnership enables us to offer a distinguished selection of KIMBO's perfectly balanced Italian roast coffee, aimed at enhancing your coffee experience. Each cup a sophisticated blend of rich flavours and enticing aromas, reminiscent the authentic Italian coffee tradition. We invite you to explore the exceptional quality of KIMBO coffee and appreciate the standards it upholds in the world of coffee.
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The Kimbo Story -
The Italian Dream
THE FOUNDERS
In the 1960s , the Rubino brothers seized the opportunity offered by new packaging techniques, with a revolutionary vacuum-packed can, meaning authentic traditional Neapolitan coffee could be brought everywhere. With this, Cafè do Brasil SpA, now Kimbo SpA, was born. Quickly Kimbo became one of the most important European coffee roasters.
The coffee became famous throughout Italy and then worldwide under the Kimbo brand.
THE BIRTH AND EVOLUTION
Kimbo SpA is the company founded by the Rubino brothers in 1963, which gave rise to the Kimbo brand itself, a name that evokes the exotic lands where coffee beans originate. In 1994, it achieved second place in the Italian packaged coffee retail market, a position it maintains today. Its growing success is certainly due to rigorous loyalty, tradition, and qualitative excellence, but also to a strong communications presence and investment in corporate infrastructure.
Hospitality Customers
Retail Customers
The Kimbo Story -
The Italian Dream
THE FOUNDERS
In the 1960s , the Rubino brothers seized the opportunity offered by new packaging techniques, with a revolutionary vacuum-packed can, meaning authentic traditional Neapolitan coffee could be brought everywhere. With this, Cafè do Brasil SpA, now Kimbo SpA, was born. Quickly Kimbo became one of the most important European coffee roasters.
The coffee became famous throughout Italy and then worldwide under the Kimbo brand.
THE BIRTH AND EVOLUTION
Kimbo SpA is the company founded by the Rubino brothers in 1963, which gave rise to the Kimbo brand itself, a name that evokes the exotic lands where coffee beans originate. In 1994, it achieved second place in the Italian packaged coffee retail market, a position it maintains today. Its growing success is certainly due to rigorous loyalty, tradition, and qualitative excellence, but also to a strong communications presence and investment in corporate infrastructure.
Hospitality Customers
Retail Customers
Selection
There are two main coffee varieties: Arabica , intense and sweet, and Robusta , with a spicier and bitter aroma. Kimbo experts select the best green coffees of the two main varieties on site and immediately send the samples to the plant in Naples, where a team of experts perform product and chemical tests. Then it's time for the tasters , who give the green light to the raw material using their sense of smell and taste buds.
Roasting
Once the coffee batches have passed the tests, they are stored and sent to the roasting plant. The coffee is heated to a temperature of 160° to 250°C for 8 to 12 minutes. Roasting takes place in three phases: drying to eliminate moisture, roasting itself, and cooling to room temperature. It is during this phase that the coffee acquires its aroma. More or less intense roasting determines its colour and flavour. The experience of the Kimbo team is therefore essential in determining the ideal temperature and duration each time, monitoring the process in real time.
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Blending is the most important step.
Each batch of coffee is selected and qualified based on its
sensory profile, and each blend must combine the various prized qualities of different origins to achieve the ideal result: a perfect balance of flavour and consistent quality.
Here, the human element is crucial.
Packaging
The final phase, essential for maintaining quality.
Whole beans are processed in a protective atmosphere, while ground coffee is vacuum-packed as soon as it's made. Time stands still inside: so when you open it, you can enjoy the aroma and flavour of freshly roasted coffee.
