Jump to navigation Jump to search Coffee brand owned by Nestlé S. Not to be confused with Nepresso. This article’s lead section may be too nespresso pod holder to adequately summarize the key points.

Nespresso, is an operating unit of the Nestlé Group, based in Lausanne, Switzerland. In 1975 Eric Favre, an employee of Nestlé, noticed that a coffee bar near the Pantheon in Rome, Italy had a disproportionately large number of customers. The pod containing the coffee was sealed, keeping it fresh. In use it ensured greater aeration, like the repeated pumping Favre had noticed.

In operation, a sharp-pointed spout would pierce the capsule and inject pressurised hot water, forcing the foil against a spiked plate which burst it inwards, letting the espresso flow out of the spout. The base of a first-generation Nespresso machine capsule holder. As well as the raised squares which controls capsule rupture points, the holes between the squares through which the espresso exits the holder are also visible. The system was patented by Nestlé in 1976. It was introduced to the Swiss market, looking like large traditional commercial espresso machines, initially without significant success. Nespresso first tested its new concept in Japan in 1986, and rolled it out to consumers in Switzerland, France, Italy and Japan the same year. In later years there was friction between Favre—who came up with the concept and developed the first machines—and Gaillard, who made the machine a commercial success.