He Invented the Nespresso Capsule, but It Was Nestlé Who Won Billions

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It is present in millions of houses, offices and companies and transformed the way we drink coffee. The small Nespresso capsule gave rise to a business of billions of euros. But there is a curious detail in this story: the man who invented the system did not become rich with the patent nor received royalties for his [...]

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In 1976, Swiss engineer Eric Favre developed the Nespresso capsule within Nestlé, without imagining the planetary pactole that would follow. Between patent law and power games, his story reveals how a waged inventor can stay away from wealth.