A brief list of some of the major coffee machine manufacturers.
Arrarex - Mid 1950 - Milan - famous for the caravel - known as the VAM
(Vetraria Ambrosiana Milano) .
This machine was created in mid to late 1950's 1960 by Dr Emilio Salati of Milan.
The design of the machine is an absolute masterpiece, tastefully blending elements of
Dr Salati created the Caravel for one specific purpose: to produce small
shots of perfect espresso.
Bellezza - 1975 - Heinz Berberich founded Berberich Kaffeemaschinen in Ketsch, Germany.
Bezzera - It was in 1901 when Luigi Bezzera patented the first espresso coffee machine
introducing a new way of drinking coffee, starting the Italian Espresso Coffee culture.
Luigi Bezzera (born in the 19th century; died in the 20th century)
was an Italian mechanic and innovator.
He is the inventor of the first removable portafilter espresso machine,
In 1901, the first patented espresso machine was invented by Luigi Bezzera,
who almost immediately sold his patent to Desiderio Pavoni
(whose name is synonymous with Italian-built espresso machines to this day)
BFC - Brutti Fullin Costruzioni - 1998
all of BFC's coffee machine components are manufactured at the
Scomigo di Conegliano factory in Italy.
Breville - Founded in Sydney, Australia in 1932 by Bill O'Brien and Harry Norville,
who combined their two surnames to form the company name.
The company originally manufactured radios.
During World War II, it made mine detectors.
Also known as Sage in the UK
Cafelat - Hong Kong - Famous for the Cafelat Robot Lever machine.
The founder of Cafelat is Paul Pratt.
Cafelat’s design is due to the involvement of Danish artist and designer Karina Mencke.
Cafello - China - (Tutto)
Casadio - Bologna Italy 1950 (part of the Cimbali group).
Nello Casadio was born on January 1, 1907.
closely related to Bologna is the choice of the company's trademark:
the neptune with the trident, a famous sculpture by Giambologna that, in 1950,
became the official symbol of the Casadio company
De'Longhi - Founded in 1902 in Treviso, Italy.
ECM - Espresso Coffee machines (Monteriva)
The original company ECM was founded in 1995 by Friedrich Berenbruch in Milan.
Wolfgang Hauck founded ECM GmbH in 1996
All of their machines and grinders are developed and designed in Germany
and produced in Germany and Italy.
Elektra. Founded in Treviso Italy in 1947.
El Rocio - Korea -
Expobar - Spain - 1985
Faema - 1945 - Milan - the "Factory Electro Mechanical and Associated Equipment"
("Fabbrica Apparecchiature Elettro Meccaniche e Affini” - FAEMA).
In the 1950s, Faema began with horizontal boiler, lever piston machines,
which were typical of the time. ... In 1961, however, Faema released the E61
(part of the Cimbali group)
Flair - California, USA - lever machines
Francio - UK - 1962 - Fracino are the leaders in dual fuel espresso coffee machines producing commercial machines that can run from LPG gas , Electricity or
a combination of both.
Futurmat - Spain 1978 eg Rimini
Gaggia - Founded in 1938 in Milan, Italy.
The Gaggia S.p. A company was purchased in 1999 by fellow Italian competitor
Saeco International Group, which in turn was purchased by Dutch manufacturer
Philips in 2009.
Isomac - 1977 - Monteriva - founded by Giovanni Fontana
The company is now owned by Pavoni
Izzo - founded in Naples, under the shadow of the famous Mt Vesuvius, in 1979 by Vincenzo Izzo
Jura Elektroapparate - Founded in 1931 in Switzerland.
KEES VAN DER WESTEN - Espresso machines built by eye in The Netherlands.
1984 - founded
High precision, high performance. Unique design. Sculpture meets coffee
La Marzocco - Founded in 1927 in Florence, Italy.
They specialize in high-end espresso machines.
La Pavoni - Founded in 1905 in Milan, Italy
aquired by Smeg in 2019
La Cimbali - 1930 - Italy .
With more than 900 employees worldwide, Cimbali Group currently comprises
six primary brands: espresso machine and equipment brands La Cimbali,
Faema and Casadio; United States-based espresso machine brand Slayer
(acquired by Cimbali in 2017); the Mumac coffee machine museum;
and the Mumac coffee academy
Lelit - Lelit was founded by the Epis family in the 1980s in Baitella, Italy
Headquarters - Brescia
Purchased by Breville in 2022
Londinium - Founded 2012. Birmingham UK.
Focus is on making modern lever coffee machines.
Miele - Founded in 1899 in Gütersloh, Germany.
They produce a range of household appliances including coffee machines.
Nespresso (owned by Nestlé) - Nespresso machines were introduced in 1986.
Nuova Simonelli - 1936 - Nuova Simonelli is an Italian company that can trace
its history back to 1936 when Orlando Simonelli made his
first espresso machine, which was seen as one of the most
technologically advanced units of its time.
Olympia - 1928 - Switzerland.
Profitec - 1990 - German/Italian Company.... started in Bammental Germany
The Profitec brand was started by Michael Hauks father, and ECM
started by Michael himself…they are both part of the same company run
by Michael. There is a different look, but very similar construction
and components with ECM being the more premium brand.
QuickMill - 1945 - Senago, near Milan.
Rancilio - founded in 1927 by Roberto Rancilio in Parabiago, Italy
Rocket - 2007 - Milano Italy
Giotto - The first classic model produced by ECM
Their top of the line R Nine One - PID, infusion control -- great for profiling
The company was originally purchased from the financially troubled
ECM in 2007 by two New Zealanders, Andrew Meo and Jeff Kennedy,
They were responsible for the distribution of the ECM brand in New Zealand
prior to taking control of the failing company.
Rocket is now independent
Production method: “fatto a mano,” translated to English as “made by hand”
ROK - UK - (2002 . Named Presso untill 2012)
Simple Lever machine. No power ... water is heated in a kettle and poured into the grouphead.
Slayer - Seattle USA - 2007. Owned by La Cimbali
SAB - San Vittore Olona, Milan, Italy - since 1998
Saeco - Founded in 1981 in Italy.
SanRemo - located in Treviso Italy, near the city of Venice.
Stone - Milano Italy - Famous for their fast startup times.
Synesso - Seattle USA 2004
VBM - Vibiemme Coffee Machines.
Carlo Ernesto Valente founded VBM on 12 January 1976,
at Via Mauro Macchi, Milan.
Towards the end of the 70s, VBM started making machines for home use,
creating the first domestic espresso machine in history: Domobar.
Victoria Arduino - 1905 - the modern Black Eagle
Wega - WEGA was founded in 1969 by Nello Dal Uncle, heir to the Astoria CMA Group.
Then, in 1985, the name WEGA Macchine per Caffè was established.
In 2007 the company's headquarters were opened in Susegana (Treviso) -
incidentally the largest site for the production of espresso machines!
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