illycaffè, the super-premium coffee company from Trieste, Italy, announced it is extending its offering through a partnership with Reliant Coffee Services based in South Florida, specifically to meet growing demand for illy's 100% Arabica blend in sectors including luxury auto dealerships, residential buildings, Class-A offices, and hotels.
Reliant Coffee Services offers hospitality-grade consumer-facing automatic machines that transform bean-to-cup with barista-quality levels.
According to the announcement, illy tapped Reliant Coffee Services for its technological strength in providing a portfolio of sleek automatic machines in addition to reliable technical support and services for an array of locations and customers, which is essential to ensuring illy's quality beans are transformed into the perfect, fresh cup of coffee to enjoy.
Reliant Coffee commenced operations in 2017 and has offices in Florida and Chicago. Through its extensive distribution network, it services several markets throughout the U.S. including New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Houston.
"The opportunity to partner with illy creates new opportunities for Reliant across a portfolio of industry sectors, who are looking for a super-premium product and a brand that is known for beautiful aesthetics, superior quality, and sustainability credentials," Marko Askic, director of business development for Reliant Coffee LLC, said in the announcement.
"Premium lifestyle destinations such as auto dealerships are recognizing the opportunity to support a first-class customer experience through illy coffee," Jack Edwards, president of illy caffè North America, added in the announcement. "Consumers continue to raise the bar when it comes to expectations including their coffee, and we continue to grow our leadership position by providing solutions and products for wide spectrum of hospitality environments."
