Eugster/Frismag AG, headquartered in

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, Switzerland, is an OEM producer of

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s, especially coffee machines which are sold under many well-known international brand names. Eugster/Frismag manufactures around 20% of all Nestle machines as well as other machines for brands such as Jura,

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or Moulinex. The annual production totals 5 million coffee machines. Alongside

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, Eugster/Frismag is one of the world's largest producers of coffee machines. Besides its three development and production locations in Switzerland (around 1,600 jobs) the company has a production facility in

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with 1100 jobs. An additional part is produced in China through a

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company. Eugster/Frismag is active solely as an OEM and doesn't sell products under its own brand. The family-owned company employs more than 3,000 individuals overall and had a revenue of 583 million

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s in 2018.

History

In 1976 Arthur Eugster started manufacturing electric home appliances such as egg cookers and

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s. In 1978, Arthur Eugster and his brother Markus founded the ''Frismag AG'' in

and began producing coffee machines. A commercial breakthrough came with a low-budget espresso machine that sold very well in the United States in 1984. In 1989 they established a subsidiary in Portugal for the assembly of automatic coffee machines. In the early 1990s additional production facilities were established in Switzerland, and in 1994 their first fully automatic coffee machine was launched. In 1995 the separate companies merged to form ''Eugster/Frismag AG'' and the group's headquarters relocated to Romanshorn. In 1997, Eugster/Frismag entered into a partnership in China for the production of

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machines, which was transferred to a joint venture company in 2005.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eugster Frismag Home appliance manufacturers of Switzerland Manufacturing companies established in 1978 Espresso machines Swiss companies established in 1978 Companies based in Thurgau