Nespresso Time Line

Question 1

What year was Nespresso formed & how many employees did they have?

Answer 1

1986
5 employees

Question 2

What countries did Nespresso first launched at? What were the capsules that was introduced?

Answer 2

Japan
Switzerland
Italy

Flavors: capriccio, cosi, bolero (volluto) and decaffeinato

Question 3

What year did Nespresso Club formed?

Answer 3

1989 in Switzerland with Turmix (machine partner)

-first consumer mailing is produced with a member-get-member offer.

Question 4

Signature Square Chocolate is launched in what year?

Answer 4

1999

Question 5

When was Nespresso Professional launched?

Answer 5

1999
business-to-business line

Question 6

When was the first Nespresso boutique opened and where?

Answer 6

Year: 2000, Paris

Question 7

When was the Nespresso first launched in US?

Answer 7

1990

Question 8

What OL milk feature machine was first launched?

Answer 8

Year: 2007

Lattissima machine

first Nespresso flagship boutique in Paris on the prestigious Champs-Elysees.

Question 9

What is Ecolaboration?
Who is the sustainable ambassador?
What does ASI stand for?

Answer 9

• embedding sustainability with 3 commitments for coffee sourcing, capsule recycling, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Renowned explorer Mike Horn becomes Nespresso sustainability ambassador.

Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI), the first sustainable metal standard for the industry.

Question 10

When was Kazzar introduced?

Where was the 200th Nespresso boutique opened?

Answer 10

Year: 2010
Kazaar, the first blend composed of a majority of robusta gourmet coffees, is introduced as a limited edition.

The 200th Nespresso boutique opens in Shanghai.

215 boutiques are open by the end of the year.

Question 11

Four new machines OL launched in a year (2011)

Answer 11

For the first time, we launch four machines in one year:

PIXIE, an innovative and ecological machine;
Zenius and Aguila, two machines bringing enhanced functionalities to out of home consumers;

Lattissima+ for easier preparation of milk-based coffee recipes.

Question 12

What is Sustainability Advisory Board ?

Answer 12

Year2013
Nespresso Sustainability Advisory Board, bringing together leading experts and thought leaders in the area of sustainability to advance Nespresso’s long term sustainability strategy.

introduce Kazaar and Dharkan, two coffees with unsurpassed intensity (became permanent)

Question 13

AAA Sustainability is formed in what year ?

Answer 13

2003

Question 14

When was Vertuo first launched?

Answer 14

Year:2014

Question 15

Where are production/factory ?

Answer 15

1st

2nd Avenches
Ramont (third location), achieve
LEED® Gold certification.

Question 16

What’s the first coffee exported from Sudan?

Answer 16

Suluja-ti South Sudan limited edition revival coffee, the first coffee exported from South Sudan in 40 years.

Question 17

What two countries did we export coffees from in 2016 where regions are under threat?

Answer 17

2016: Cuba, Columbia

We are the first company in 50 years to export coffee from Cuba to the USA through the launch of our limited edition coffee Cafecito de Cuba.

The limited edition Aurora de la Paz coffee from Colombia launches thanks to our work with Colombian coffee farmers from the Caquetá region to restore coffee farming following decades of civil conflict.

Question 18

Our recycling program is in how many countries?

Answer 18

44 countries

Question 19

What is the Positive Cup strategy?

Answer 19

2020 sustainability vision, with ambitious targets for coffee sourcing and social welfare, climate change and aluminum sourcing and recycling

-supported by a CHF 500 million investment.

Question 20

Who are our machine trade partners and what year was this established?

Answer 20

2017, DeLonghi and Breville

Question 22

When did Reviving Origin platform started?

Answer 22

2019
Lauched the first 3 reviving origin (Zimbawe, Esperanza de Columbia, and Cafecito de Cuba)

Question 23

When was the first e-commerce ?

Answer 23

1998

Question 24

What Swedish start up did we partner with to build bicycle using recycle capsules?

Answer 24

Velosophy

Question 25

Which capsule is the first on the market made from 80% recycled aluminum?

Answer 25

Master Ogrin of Columbia

Question 26

Second year of reviving origin, which coffee was launched?

Answer 26

Uganda & Congo
2020