Mattoni 1873 customer story

About the customer

Mattoni 1873 is the leading non-alcoholic beverage company in Central Europe, with roots going back to 1873 in Karlovy Vary. A family-owned group operating across eight countries, its portfolio spans well-known Czech brands alongside internationally licensed ones. With teams working across borders throughout the region, English is a shared working language that supports collaboration across the group’s markets.

The challenge

For an international group like Mattoni, offering language development is straightforward to want but harder to make stick. Employees are spread across countries, roles, and proficiency levels, and any solution offered as a company-wide benefit has to work for all of them – self-motivated learners and hesitant beginners alike – without adding scheduling overhead for the training team. Mattoni wanted a tool that people would actually adopt and keep using, not one that launched with enthusiasm and quietly went unused.

Why Talkpal

Talkpal earned its place because employees genuinely engage with it. The format is built around real conversation practice rather than passive exercises, and it adapts to each person’s level and pace, so it stays useful whether someone is brushing up or starting out. Because it’s available on web and mobile with no class to schedule, people fit practice into their own routines – which is exactly what turns a training offering into a habit. Mattoni also built an internal community around it, giving employees a shared space to stay motivated.

“Talkpal has quickly become one of our most popular development tools. Employees appreciate the flexibility, ease of use, and opportunity to practice real-life conversations. It makes language learning accessible, engaging, and effective for people across our organization.” – Jana Vojáčková — Jana Vojáčková, Senior Talent Management & Learning Lead, Mattoni 1873

The outcome

The clearest measure of Talkpal’s value at Mattoni is what happened at renewal: the company continued the program for a second year, and many employees actively requested to keep their access. For a development benefit, that kind of sustained, voluntary demand is the strongest signal there is – it means the tool didn’t just get rolled out, it got used.