If you enjoy fine espresso you will love Saeco International Group’s line of espresso machines. After inventing the 1st fully automated Saeco espresso machine more than 20 years ago Saeco makes every effort to create the most genuine café experience possible. At the same time they continue to reinvent the experience of enjoying your espresso in the solace of one’s home always looking for new concepts to build upon. It is their goal to bring an authentic Espresso Feeling and taste with every cup.
When you think of Europe’s espresso machine industry Saeco Group’s name continues to show up again and again. Their products are known for their continued innovation and quality. Gaggia, another strong brand that produces quality espresso machines was acquired by Saeco in 1999. Combining both company strengths they further expand their position in the industry.
Italy, the home of espresso is home to Saeco International Group. Saeco’s continued innovation to produce higher quality espresso and coffee machines improves the consumer’s quality of life. They manufacture automated espresso and coffee products for both commercial and at home with distribution worldwide.
Saeco International does have a division in the US called Saeco USA, Inc. which is based in Glenwillow, Ohio. From 2005-2008 they have been recognized by Weatherhead 100 as one of the most quickly expanding companies in Northern Ohio. Saeco USA markets, promotes and supports their customers with an around the clock call center.
Saeco’s innovation produced the very first automated coffee machine in 1985 and came out with “The Twin” where 2 cups of coffee could be prepared at the same time from each Saeco Machine. Want push button espresso? In 1998 Saeco equipped its machines with digital readouts and buttons Not on did Saeco add ceramic grinders to Saeco Espresso Machine lines in 2004, they also added digital touch screen interfaces to them. 2006-2008 marked the emergence of four new Saeco espresso machine lines: Primea, Talea, Odea and the Xsmall line which is the smallest Saeco espresso machine they have ever produced. Customers have been concerned with differing espresso bean sizes and Saeco has addressed that concern by adding adaptation capability to the machines to grind ideal amounts specific to the bean.
Saeco International Group has won awards for their innovation. This includes product design excellence from Red Dot Design which focuses on quality in terms of form, functionality, clarity of operation, ergonomics, life-span, environmental impact, degree of innovation and symbolic and emotive content. Winning awards from both IF Product Design and Plus X which judged their automated espresso machines on design, ease-of-use, function, reliability, usability, innovation, ecology and environmental characteristics. German Stiftung Waretest: GUT 2,3 award also placed Saeco machine products in the top for espresso and cappuccino machines when tested on function, reliability, usability and environmental characteristics. Each passing year Saeco continues to come up with new innovations that are recognized through their awards.
Mavea, a strong leader in water filtering systems has partnered with Saeco to further improve the taste and quality of espresso each automatic Saeco espresso machine produces. Their filtering process better protects Saeco machine products and improves their reduction of any impurities, limescale, copper, lead and chlorine. These impurities can also build up overtime without Mavea’s unique filtering process. Saeco customers can have greater confidence in having the same quality espresso taste in every cup with Mavea’s filtration system.
For those of you who want to bring the café experience home with you, consider Saeco’s line of automatic espresso machines to produce your next cup.