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Story and Photos by Coffee t&i Thailand and China
An interview with
the Nuova Simonelli and victoria Arduino’s CEO
Nando Ottavi
This is a recent interview by Coffee t&i magazine about coffee machines for the customer. From then on until now,
how it all started, and his strategies in managing the world’s top electronic systems are the main driver of the Nouva Simonelli
coffee machine producer. Back in 1963, Nando Ottavi has started commercial machines. This is up to the latest technology, the
working in the coffee industry. Later in 1972, faith has brought gravimetric, which features in letting the customers weigh every
him to start working with the NUOVA SIMONELLI. He started single shot brewed by the espresso machine.
in the Research and Development department, assisting the From 1990, the company made a decision to open up the
company to develop new technologies of the espresso machines. market to automatic machines. The latest development was
Nuova Simonelli ahand craft machine with customized design suiting everyone’s
special style. For instance, crafting the wood body, and so on.
The SIMONELLI Brand was founded in 1936 by Orlando In this year, the company also started new strategy by sending
Simonelli and made his first innovative coffee machine. It was out engineers to travel around the world to do technical train-
in 1975, when Nuova Simonelli decided to start exporting to ings and coffee trainings. This enables these engineers to edu-
global market. The US was the first market that was exported cate themselves and come back to develop how to properly build
to. The aim of the development was to make the best function of and set up the machines to get the optimum coffee results.
the machines for all round users.
As it has started to export the luxurious coffee machines
In 1980, the company decided to make use of electronic all over the world, the company has decided to open braches to
components. It is to be inserted inside the machine to improve get closer to their customers. In 1995, the company opened
the features offered. This was aimed to help make easeof the a branch shop in Ferndale, in the State of Washington, USA.
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