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Coffee capsules give modern consumers the option to easily brew high-quality, espresso-style coffee in a range of places – whether they’re at home, in the office, or visiting hotels. Today, there’s a huge selection of coffee pods and capsules on the market, but one of the most popular formats is the Nespresso original line capsule. Nespresso launched in the late 1980s, and i...

First introduced in 1986, Nespresso original line coffee capsules are incredibly popular. Similarly, you can find the machines that brew these capsules in homes, offices, and hotels around the world. But after their patents expired and more competitors emerged, Nespresso launched the Vertuo capsules in 2014. Vertuo capsules are larger than original line coffee pods and have ...

Coffee pods and capsules are incredibly popular around the world. So popular that approximately 350,000 plastic coffee capsules end up in landfills every year. We also know how important convenience is – it’s now a top priority for coffee consumers. But historically, convenience has come at the expense of environmental responsibility. In recent years, however, we’ve seen thi...

At modern hotels, customers and guests don’t just want good coffee – they expect it. Hotel operators, in particular, need to stay abreast of coffee trends – like hotel coffee pods – to ensure they serve high-quality brews both in-room and at hotel restaurants and cafés. For more discerning guests who may be accustomed to specialty coffee, excellent hotel coffee can leave a l...

Coffee capsules are incredibly convenient and easy to use. This is why many businesses buy in bulk. Similarly, retail customers also stock up to ensure they never run out. Each coffee capsule contains between five and seven grams of pre-ground coffee on average. But given how susceptible pre-ground coffee is to losing its freshness, it's important to ask: how long do coffee ...

Coffee pods and coffee capsules are single-serve coffee formats. They’re easy to use, simple to clean – and they brew coffee quickly. However, many people are unaware of how much coffee each capsule contains. As a result, some users might try to use them more than once in an attempt to extract more than one beverage from the capsule. In recent years, some third-party manufac...