Nescafe Dolce Gusto vs. Nespresso

Nescafe Dolce Gusto vs. Nespresso

In this article we will compare Dolce Gusto vs Nespresso, we will bring you whats benefits and disadvantage of each and history how they were made and how they came to be products they are today. We are talking about Nescafe Dolce Gusto and Nespresso they are product of Nestle Company they have same system, there difference is in style, way they operate. Doesn’t matter do you enjoy drinking coffee early in the morning once you open your eyes or after a hard working day, whether you are occasionally coffee drinker or a coffee lover and wanted to have your own coffee at home without the need of going to a coffee shop. Hereunder we will elaborate in giving you an important tip, guidelines and some critical information that may assist you in deciding which one is better to have.

Nescafe Dolce Gusto

Machine Nescafe Dolce Gusto is offering coffee capsules machine with cooperation with two well known machines producers; Krups and DeLonghi. With cooperation of these companies the first factory opened in U.K in 2006. With time Germany overtook in consumption and now it is taking the biggest share in the market of the product.

This machine is offering huge drinks options, but there is clear disadvantage in here, that if you want milk in your favorite drink then you need to use an additional dried milk capsule as there is no chance to have fresh milk with this type of machines.

We can’t speak about product without saying something about history of production and product varieties:

2006: Starting the first production, with 14 bars for pump pressure, the machines were sold in 4 different colors: Black-Silver-Red and white. The machine consisted of storage for water, water pumps and the heating system was operated by electricity. On the top of the machine there is the distributor, in which the capsule is opened for making the drinks. By this new techniques, you can prepare hot and cold drinks, however you will need to bring some ice to make your favorite cold drinks as there is no option in the machine to do so automatically.

2008: It was the second production with a bit of changes and improvements on the old ones, not only on the colors and the style of the machines but also on the technicalities.  These improvements include upgrading the pressure bars in order to reach 15 instead of 14. Saving in the electricity as the machine is shutting off automatically in case of not using it for five minutes. They used chrome material on same parts of the machine besides the holder became magnetized in order to hold the capsules for smoother operation.

From 2009 and onwards:

The company invented and created a few new designs such as: Circolo that had an award for the design then they made Creativa Melody II, in which you can change the program by yourself to match your desires and to ease the operation for having the favorite drink with the unique taste of your own. After that new product was created: Piccolo which means small in Italian language and it is a compact design. Fontana machine that has a unique shape.

All Current Machine Types that currently used:

 

• Automatic Machines from highest to lowest options:

 

1. Movzena                 2. Eclipse                         3. Drop

1. Stelia                      5. Lumio                          6. Colors

1. Genio II                   8. Mini Me

These machines are operated automatically, all got 15 bar pump pressure. The difference between them is related to the water storage capacity, if the machine could fits for large cups or not, the way of opening and closing the machine besides if it has a touch button function or not in addition to cleaning alarm.

 

• Manual Machines:

 

1. Melody III
2. Jovia
3. Oblo
4. Piccolo

All the 4 machines are the same in operation; the only difference is in shape & style. They all working manually, there is a handle to control water from overflowing, all using the 15 bar for pump pressure.

Capsules are available in the market, packs are different in sizes, you can find 8, 16 and sometimes 32 capsules in the pack, according to the country that you are purchasing from.

Flavors varies from one country to another, there are offering around 30 different kinds such Espresso, Cappuccino & Macchiato.

Note that:

The machines types are not available all in all countries and product varies from one country to another. Manufacturers give 2 years guarantee on all types of the machines.

 

Nespresso

Nespresso machine was made in cooperation with varies of machines companies such as Turmix, MagiMix, and others to produce the machine in addition to the same companies that Dolce Gusto is using as well. Capsules for these machines are produced in Switzerland.

France and USA are the largest market for this brand. Which can be seen in way they made a unique line especially for America and North America in order to meet their requirements and desires.

History of production and product varieties of this machine:

 

Nespresso been invented in 1986 but not until 1990 the machine started to see the light and to be available for the people in Switzerland through the cooperation with Turmix and later Nestle signed multi contracts with different coffee machines companies.

 

2000: The machines were branded and got named nespresso.

 

2014: Creation of Vertuo line for the biggest market America and North America, that meets their needs and standards. The difference in this line that it could serve the customers in large mugs or cups in addition to the regular cups besides this market love crema which is offered through this type of machines. The company offered twenty different blends in total for coffee and espresso for the sake of pleasing this market.

The capsules of each line can’t be cross used and that made some kind of competition between the 2 lines and targeting different market according to the customers’ needs.

 

All Current Machine Types that currently used:

 

Nespresso has two general lines of machines: Original Line and Vertuo Line as shown hereunder.

 

 

 

• Original Line:

 

The Original one specialized in providing pure coffee with different tastes as they are getting the coffee beans from different countries.

Some machines in here providing the option of combining the hot milk with the foam in order to give lattes and cappuccinos drinks.

 

Original Line machines are:

 

1. Essenza Mini: available with option Aeroccino 3
2. Creatista: has stainless steel Creatista design milk jug
3. Expert: available with option Aeroccino 3
4. Pixie: available with option Aeroccino 3
5. Citiz: available with option Aeroccino 3
6. Lattissima Touch
7. Lattissima Pro
8. Kitchen Aid: available with option Aeroccino 3
9. Prodigio: available with option Aeroccino 3

 

• Vertuo Line:

 

It is the mix between the regular coffees with crema served in 4 different cup sizes to meet the customer desires. There are 2 different machines which are:

 

1. Veruto
2. Veruto Plus

 

There are 3 types of Nespresso for Businesse to Business Only:

1. Aguila: 220 & 420
2. Gemini range CS 221 Pro
3. Zenius

 

Capsules are available depending on a country and it comes in various brands. Vertuo line is exclusive brand and has capsules different in size to suits the cup size. One pack has 10 capsules.

Note that:

The machines types are not available all in all countries and product varies from one country to another. Manufacturers give 2 years guarantee on all types of the machines. All has 19 bar for pump pressure which allowing to get all the flavor on your drink.

There is a container to collect the empty capsules in it automatically.

 

Nescafe Dolce Gusto vs. Nespresso

Comparison

	Nescafe Dolce Gusto	Nespresso
Specialty	Plenty of different drinks that could be offered	Specialized in pure coffee with around 20 different blends
Milk as an option to the drink	No option in the machine but to use an additional dried milk in capsule	There is that option in some of the machines & in another types you may get Aeroccino 3 with a supplement
Machine prices comparison	Cheaper	More expensive
Capsule prices comparison	Cheaper	More expensive
Exclusivity of the capsules	Yes	No, different brands for the original line but it is exclusive for Vertuo line.
Capsule ingredients	More than 30 different types	Mainly contains pure coffee with different types and flavors
Amount of capsules in each box	There is option of 8, 16 & 32	10
Availability	Available in shops	Used to be exclusive on their own shops but recently they allowed third parties to sell it
Operation Type	Manually or Automatically operation, depend on the machine type	Automatic
Easier in Operation	No, simple use	Yes, just few simple steps
Which system is best to buy?	Cheaper in regards of price of the machine and capsules. Offering a wide variety of drinks; however it is not for pure coffee lover and not offering fresh milk in its drinks & the cost will be higher on daily regular use if you want to have milk in your coffee drink as you need to use an additional dried milk capsule	More expensive but giving fresh coffee and Milk. Less steps to make a drink. There is a drawer to collect used capsules, Besides the availability of capsules from different brand.

 

Conclusion:

General customers available opinion goes to Nespresso due to its specialty, quality of its coffee, the power of the pressure that reaches to 19 which giving all the flavor to the coffee and simplicity of operation.