Eugster/Frismag facts for kids

Eugster/Frismag AG is a big company from Amriswil, Switzerland. They make many different home appliances, especially coffee machines. You might not know their name, because they make machines for other famous brands! This means they are an OEM.

They make about 20% of all Nestle coffee machines. They also make machines for brands like Jura, Keurig, Melitta, KitchenAid, and Moulinex. Every year, Eugster/Frismag produces about 5 million coffee machines. They are one of the biggest coffee machine makers in the world, along with a company called Saeco.

Eugster/Frismag has three main places where they design and make products in Switzerland. About 1,600 people work there. They also have a factory in Portugal with 1,100 workers. Some parts are made in China through a special partnership. The company is owned by a family and employs over 3,000 people in total. In 2018, they earned 583 million Swiss francs.

How Eugster/Frismag Started

Early Days and New Ideas

In 1976, a person named Arthur Eugster started making electric home appliances. These included things like egg cookers and waffle irons. He was good at making useful kitchen gadgets.

Two years later, in 1978, Arthur Eugster and his brother Markus started a company called Frismag AG. They set up their business in Amriswil, Switzerland. This is when they began making coffee machines.

Big Success with Coffee Machines

A really important moment for the company happened in 1984. They created a simple and affordable espresso machine. This machine became very popular and sold extremely well in the United States. It was a big step forward for them.

In 1989, they opened a new factory in Portugal. This factory was used to put together automatic coffee machines. This helped them make even more machines for people around the world.

Growing Bigger and Merging Companies

In the early 1990s, Eugster/Frismag built more factories in Switzerland. They kept growing and making new products. In 1994, they launched their very first fully automatic coffee machine. This was a big achievement!

In 1995, the different parts of the company joined together to form Eugster/Frismag AG. The main office for the whole group moved to a place called Romanshorn. This made the company stronger and more organized.

International Partnerships

In 1997, Eugster/Frismag started working with a partner in China. They began making drip brew coffee machines there. Later, in 2005, this partnership became a special joint venture company. This helped them make even more types of coffee machines for different markets.