D’Amore Gourmet Beverages and Food Products traces its roots back to the late 1800’s, to a family cafe located in Bellagio, Northern Italy. The cafe was known for its pan-roasted coffee, served fresh by proprietress Madelena Cavanna, the Grandmother of actor and founder of Caffe D'Amore, Paul Comi [772].

D'Amore began in Pasadena, California in 1969. It introduced to the world the first Flavored Cappuccino - Caffe D’Amore® Original Mocha, better known as the “Coffee of Love.” Company founder Paul Comi would soon team up with company CEO Chris Julias, and together, they would grow the company into a thriving business, far beyond the small Italian cafe. Today, the California based (but Bellagio, Italy inspired) Caffe D'Amore brings the charm and taste of traditional European heritage to the modern world, over one hundred years later.

Today, Caffe D'Amore is a thriving multi-million dollar producer. Its corporate headquarters and distribution center are based in Monrovia, California. The headquarters houses an extensive 60,000 square-foot production facility, training center, and shipping department. The company sells products on a wholesale, food service, business and consumer retail basis. Caffe D'Amore products can be found in many different distribution locations around the world.

With the addition of company Vice President, Tak Lam, who joined Caffe D'Amore in the early 1990's, the company has grown its international presence to over 50 countries and continues to expand rapidly.

For over three decades, Caffe D’ Amore has maintained a reputation for excellence within the specialty gourmet industry. Food service partners includes well known companies such as the Disneyland Resorts, Bed Bath & Beyond, Williams-Sonoma, the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Seattle's Best Coffee, Starbucks, Books-A-Million, and many others.

Products:

Bellagio Coffee:

The process of producing Bellagio coffee starts with the careful blending of choice coffee beans, which are selected from the finest growing areas around the world. Roasters, trained in the "Artisan" manner, roast daily in small batches by hand, to achieve the best product possible.

Bellagio Sipping Chocolate:

Bellagio chocolatiers create the sipping chocolate in a European style, which commands a longer refining period than traditional American or English methods. Produced in this fashion, the European method produces a richer, better tasting product.

With today's focus on a more healthy lifestyle, Caffe D'Amore never uses trans fats or hydrogenated oils in their products.

Products Include:

The Bellagio line of coffees, gourmet cocoas and mocha, and sipping chocolates;Frappe Freeze ice blended smoothies and coffee drinks, including their latest addition Roboosto Energy Drink;Chai Serenity and Chai Amore Teas;Ivy Cottage Healthy Brownies and Premium Scones;Botanica Teas and Supplements; andLatin and classic blend coffees.

Sponsorship:

Bellagio Caffe Primo Coffee has been chosen as the Official Coffee Sponsor of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade for 2008.

Sponsor of Mc Donald's Camp Ronald Mc Donald for Good Times and Frappe 4 Kids, a non-coffee product line specifically made for kids. For the past 12 years, Caffe D'Amore has been a sponsor of the non-profit organization located in Southern California, which provides cost-free medically supported camp experiences for children with cancer, and their families.

External links

• Official Website