Lavazza in talks with UK retailers as coffee bean costs jump 80%

Lavazza said it had seen an 80% average increase in the cost of green beans in a year. Photograph: François Lenoir/Reuters

The coffee maker Lavazza says it is is in talks with retailers about how to manage its soaring costs as almost a third of UK businesses predict they are likely to increase the price of their goods or services next month.

Pietro Mazzà the UK general manager of Lavazza, said the cost of a 1kg bag of whole Lavazza beans had increased by £2 in the past 14-16 months to about £12 as the price of green beans and components for equipment rose.