The Italians developed the first commercial espresso machine.

A Japanese chemist first designed soluble coffee.

Achilles Gaggia perfected a machine with high pressure extraction to produce thick layer of cream.

Soluble coffee took off, Nescafe in partnership with the Brazilian government collaborated to solve the coffee surplus problem!

By the twenty first century coffee had become the worlds most popular beverage. We now consume in excess of 400 billion cups a year and coffee is now only second to oil in the world’s commodity market.