History of Krups
Founded by Robert Krups the company is a German appliance manufacturer. The company began in 1846 manufacturing precision scales and mainly industrial balances near Solingen in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. This was the company’s main product for the next 110 years.
It wasn’t until 1961 that Krups produced it’s first coffee machine the F468. It was so popular you can still buy one today.
In 1991 Kups partnered with Nestle to make the Nespresso machine. It uses a process invented at Nestle to brew expresso using capsules containing ground coffee. It was patented and you can still get the Nespresso machines today.
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