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44°11′23″N 10°56′41″E / 44.1895951°N 10.9448189°E / 44.1895951; 10.9448189

Gaggia S.p. A
Company typeEspresso Machine Manufacturer
IndustryDomestic & Professional Espresso machines
Founded1947
HeadquartersRobecco sul Naviglio
ProductsEspresso Machines
ParentPhilips
Websitewww.gaggia.com
A Gelato maker made by Gaggia

Gaggia is an Italian company that makes coffee machines, especially espresso and cappuccino machines, in addition to small kitchen appliances. The company is owned by Saeco International Group, a division of Dutch consumer electronics giant Philips.

History

The founder, Achille Gaggia, applied for a patent (patent number 365726) for the first modern steamless coffee machine on September 5, 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]

Gaggia has four product lines. They market automatic espresso machines, manual espresso machines, accessories and coffee beans under the Gaggia brand name.[2] 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.[3]

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.

In 2019 Gaggia introduced a new line of espresso makers under the name Cadorna. The first four models are the Gaggia Cadorna Prestige, Cadorna Milk, Cadorna Style and the Cadorna Plus. All four models support 17 languages and reportedly, Gaggia will begin retiring their older models. The goal of this is reported to be for the Cadorna models to replace older Gaggia product names and to reduce the total number of models the company offers.[4]

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.[5] 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "1948 Gaggia Gilda Design Study". Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Gaggia Milan". Gaggia Company Website. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Gaggia Brera Super Automatic Espresso Machine Review". I Believe I Can Fry. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Gaggia Cadorna Review and Buyers Guide 2020 - The Coffee Insider [UPDATED]". The Coffee Insider. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  5. ^ Leake, Christopher (12 Sep 2009). "Does this mean we'll have to use instant? Elite Gaggia coffee machines left useless as supplier goes bust". Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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