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]

References

  1. ^ "Monodor". Monodor.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Cover Story : Eric Favre" (PDF). Mocoffee.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Anyone for coffee? The story behind the coffee capsule". Wipo.int. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. ^ "A life encapsulated: Eric Favre Nespresso coffee capsule inventor | Global Coffee Report". Gcrmag.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Nespresso Inventor Eric Favre to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at GCR Leaders Symposium | Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine". Dailycoffeenews.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.


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