Eric Favre Explained

Eric Favre is a Swiss engineer, best known for inventing the Nespresso system in 1976, the first single-serve coffee container.

Favre graduated from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne[1] and joined Nestle in 1975.[2]

In 1976, Favre, an employee of Nestlé, invented, patented and introduced the Nespresso system.[3] Favre was the first president of Nespresso.[4]

In 1991, Favre launched Monodor (Now renamed as MOCOFFEE), a new patented capsule system that did not use aluminium. The patents are used under license by Lavazza and Migros.[5]

In 2014, Favre received a Coffee Leaders Lifetime Achievement Award at the GCR Leaders Symposium in Singapore.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Monodor . Monodor.com . 20 February 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305094853/http://monodor.com/pages/societe_familiale_profile.asp?id=3 . 5 March 2016 .
  2. Web site: Cover Story : Eric Favre . PDF . Mocoffee.com . 20 February 2016.
  3. Web site: Anyone for coffee? The story behind the coffee capsule . Wipo.int . 20 February 2016.
  4. Web site: A life encapsulated: Eric Favre Nespresso coffee capsule inventor | Global Coffee Report . Gcrmag.com . 20 February 2016.
  5. Web site: Nespresso Inventor Eric Favre to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at GCR Leaders Symposium | Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine . Dailycoffeenews.com . 20 February 2016.

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