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Philips Saeco S.p.A., or short Saeco, is an Italian manufacturer of manual, super-automatic and capsule

espresso Espresso (, ) is a coffee-brewing method of Italian origin, in which a small amount of nearly boiling water (about ) is forced under of pressure through finely-ground coffee beans. Espresso can be made with a wide variety of coffee beans a ...

machines and other electrical goods with headquarters and factories in Gaggio Montano near

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History

The company was founded by Sergio Zappella and Arthur Schmed in 1981 as Sergio, Arthur e Compagnia. In 1985 they launched the first completely automatic espresso machine for domestic use, called Superautomatica and in 1999 they bought the historic espresso brand of

Gaggia Gaggia is an Italian manufacturer of coffee machines, especially espresso machine, in addition to small kitchen appliances. The company is owned by Saeco. History The founder, Giovanni Achille Gaggia (1895–1961), applied for a patent ( ...

. In May 2009, the company board agreed to a purchase offer from

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manufacturer

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, owner of the

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coffee system, subject to shareholder and bank approval. Other relevant contributions to the technology used in espresso machines include the cappuccinatore (introduced in 1996) as well as the automatic brewing pressure adaption "SBS" (1999) and most recently, the announcement of the bluetooth-enabled GranBaristo Avanti (2013).Press release GranBaristo Avanti
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electronics company

since July 2009. In 2017 Philips sold the Saeco Professional division (also with the Gaggia brand) to N&W Global Vending SpA, an Italian Bergamo based company leader in vending machines for drinks and snacks, born in 2000 from the integration of Necta and Wittenberg and controlled by a US fund, Lone Star. The production of professional coffee machines is carried out in the historical site of Gaggio Montano near

. The domestic coffee machine division remains in the Philips group. In November 2017 N&W changes its name to Evoca Group.

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Official website Philips-SaecoOfficial website Saeco Professional
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