The founder, Giovanni Achille Gaggia (1895–1961), applied for a patent (patent number 365726) for the first modern steamless coffee machine on 5 September 1938, to be used commercially in his coffee bar. The machine forced water to flow over the coffee grounds at a high pressure, producing the 'crema' that is unique to espresso.
The Gaggia company was founded in 1947 and formally incorporated in 1948. It first produced machines for commercial use, but shortly thereafter released the Gilda, its first home machine.[1]
Success comes when the Motta & Biffi bar in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, in Milan, installs the Gaggia machine: there is a queue among the customers. Initially the coffee machines produced by Gaggia were exclusively for professional use, in 1977 the production was expanded to coffee machines for domestic use. Giovanni's son, Camillo, with his partner Armando Migliorini, expands the business on the Navigli but encounters economic difficulties. In 1989 the company, which has a turnover of over 56 billion lire, changes ownership and is sold to the Austro-American businessman Gerhard Andlingler.[2]
Gaggia has four product lines. They market automatic espresso machines, manual espresso machines, accessories, and coffee beans under the Gaggia brand name.[3] The company continues to produce espresso machines (as well as accessories) from classic manual machines to the innovative semi-automatic and super-automatic models recently added to the line.[4]
In 2007 the Milanese company went into crisis due to a drop in sales, with the risk of closing the Robecco plant and moving production to Romania and Gaggio Montano. Two years later, Gaggia follows the fate of its parent company Saeco, which is taken over by the Dutch multinational Philips.[5]
As of 2010, all Gaggia espresso and coffee machines are still manufactured in Milan at the Robecco Sul Naviglio factory. The 2015 Gaggia Classic was built in Romania instead. The New Gaggia Classic is made in Italy again and uses an aluminum boiler.
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.[citation needed] Gaggia still operates a separate line but now is using Saeco designs in some of its domestic espresso machines. Before the takeover by Philips most domestic espresso machines from Gaggia had aluminium boilers. Now they have stainless steel boilers.
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 Wittenborg and controlled by a US fund, Lone Star. 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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gaggia, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, 2014, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gaggia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Coordinates 44 11 23 N 10 56 41 E 44 1895951 N 10 9448189 E 44 1895951 10 9448189 Gaggia is an Italian manufacturer of coffee machines especially espresso machine in addition to small kitchen appliances The company is owned by Saeco Gaggia S p ATypePrivateIndustryDomestic amp Professional Espresso machinesFoundedRobecco sul Naviglio Italy 1947 76 years ago 1947 FounderGiovanni Achille GaggiaHeadquartersGaggio Montano ItalyArea servedWorldwideProductsEspresso MachinesParentEvoca GroupWebsiteDomestic coffee machines Professional coffee machinesA Gaggia espresso machine Model Classica 1948 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe founder Giovanni Achille Gaggia 1895 1961 applied for a patent patent number 365726 for the first modern steamless coffee machine on 5 September 1938 to be used commercially in his coffee bar The machine forced water to flow over the coffee grounds at a high pressure producing the crema that is unique to espresso The Gaggia company was founded in 1947 and formally incorporated in 1948 It first produced machines for commercial use but shortly thereafter released the Gilda its first home machine 1 Success comes when the Motta amp Biffi bar in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan installs the Gaggia machine there is a queue among the customers Initially the coffee machines produced by Gaggia were exclusively for professional use in 1977 the production was expanded to coffee machines for domestic use Giovanni s son Camillo with his partner Armando Migliorini expands the business on the Navigli but encounters economic difficulties In 1989 the company which has a turnover of over 56 billion lire changes ownership and is sold to the Austro American businessman Gerhard Andlingler 2 Gaggia has four product lines They market automatic espresso machines manual espresso machines accessories and coffee beans under the Gaggia brand name 3 The company continues to produce espresso machines as well as accessories from classic manual machines to the innovative semi automatic and super automatic models recently added to the line 4 In 2007 the Milanese company went into crisis due to a drop in sales with the risk of closing the Robecco plant and moving production to Romania and Gaggio Montano Two years later Gaggia follows the fate of its parent company Saeco which is taken over by the Dutch multinational Philips 5 As of 2010 all Gaggia espresso and coffee machines are still manufactured in Milan at the Robecco Sul Naviglio factory The 2015 Gaggia Classic was built in Romania instead The New Gaggia Classic is made in Italy again and uses an aluminum boiler 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 citation needed Gaggia still operates a separate line but now is using Saeco designs in some of its domestic espresso machines Before the takeover by Philips most domestic espresso machines from Gaggia had aluminium boilers Now they have stainless steel boilers In 2017 Philips sold the Saeco Professional division also with the Gaggia brand to N amp 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 Wittenborg and controlled by a US fund Lone Star The domestic coffee machine division remains in the Philips group In November 2017 N amp W changes its name to Evoca Group See also Edit Italy portal Companies portal Coffee portalBialetti De Longhi Faema FrancisFrancis La Marzocco Rancilio List of Italian companiesReferences Edit 1948 Gaggia Gilda Design Study Retrieved 2 November 2014 SALAME E CAFFE PER ANDLINGER la Repubblica it Archivio la Repubblica it in Italian Retrieved 2022 05 16 Gaggia Milan Gaggia Company Website Retrieved 29 October 2019 Gaggia Brera Super Automatic Espresso Machine Review I Believe I Can Fry 2 October 2018 Retrieved 30 October 2018 La moka in pensione Gaggia in crisi la Repubblica it Archivio la Repubblica it in Italian Retrieved 2022 05 16 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gaggia Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gaggia amp oldid 1127703962, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
