Press Release
System Technology Center Orbe
Nestlé centralises expertise in system technology
Orbe, 25. March 2013 – Nestlé has marked the official opening of a new System Technology
Centre (STC) in Switzerland that brings together on one site the expertise used to combine
products, capsules and machines such as those used in its Nespresso and Nescafé Dolce Gusto
beverage systems.
More than 120 experts from 25 countries specialised in fields including industrial design, machine
technology, packaging, engineering, micro-electronics and robotics are now working at the centre in the
Swiss town of Orbe, leading Nestlé‟s efforts to design and develop integrated products, systems and
services.
Growth opportunity
“One of our biggest opportunities for growth lies in innovation,” said Nestlé Chief Executive Officer Paul
Bulcke at the opening ceremony.
“We have led the way in beverage systems for more than 25 years thanks to our strong research and
development capabilities, and our expertise in machine engineering.”
“In 1982 we began to combine our coffee know-how with our expertise in capsule and machine
technology to develop the Nespresso system, an innovation that revolutionised the single-serve coffee
market,” added Nestlé Chief Technology Officer Werner Bauer.
“We went on to develop the hot and cold multi-beverage system Nescafé Dolce Gusto and many other
innovations including Nescafé Barista, the only in-home single-serve coffee system of its kind using
soluble coffee.”
Latest innovation
The premium Nescafé Milano Lounge system, the latest innovation from the STC, was unveiled at the
STC opening ceremony in Orbe.
The system offers a wide range of hot and cold beverages including cappuccino, latte or gourmet hot
chocolate.
Consumers can use its interactive colour touch screen to choose either skimmed or semi-skilled milk,
select the strength of their coffee and opt for different cup sizes.
The system, which has been developed for Nestlé Professional, the company‟s business that supplies
the foodservice out-of-home sector, is designed to allow a broad range of foodservice operators to
compete in the fast-growing, self-service, on-the-go, speciality coffee category.
Mr Bauer and Mr Bulcke were joined at the event by Marc Caira, Head of Nestlé Professional, Philippe
Leuba, State Councillor of the Swiss canton of Vaud, and Claude Recordon, Mayor of Orbe.