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Kimbo

Naples · Italy

Neapolitan espresso, roasted coffee, and classic Kimbo blends

Why it belongs in ORBIS

Naples espresso roaster founded by the Rubino brothers, who began roasting coffee in their father's bakery in the 1950s; the Kimbo name and red-tin branding date to 1971.

Kimbo's own site anchors its identity to a single blend, the Antica Miscela, dated to 1963 and still sold in the brand's recognizable red tin — the company's own tagline calls it 'the coffee of Naples.' The business is run by the Rubino family, referenced on the site via a dedicated 'family story' page, and operates from Via Bernini in Naples. Kimbo frames quality control as starting at sourcing — 'la qualità inizia dalla scelta delle materie prime,' quality begins with the choice of raw materials — and extends that positioning through Sapiente, a specialty-grade line marketed under the label 'Master Roasters from Napoli,' distinct from the mainstream bar blends. The catalog spans whole bean, ground, moka-format, and capsule coffee compatible with multiple machine systems, plus compostable pod options. What separates Kimbo from Naples' many café-facing roasters is scale paired with a fixed identity: rather than diversifying into unrelated categories, the company has stayed inside one city's dark-roast bar tradition for six decades, selling the same red-tin blend that supplies much of the city's own espresso bars.

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