The Keurig Company was formed by coffee connoisseurs in 1992 with the intention of
developing fresh coffee. The theory was that people brew a pot of coffee and usually only drink 1 cup before heading off to work.
So they designed the concept of single serve coffee using their Keurig Coffee Maker and the company sales exploded. The concept
was expanded to include hot chocolate. The company worked to include both home and office in their territory and the strategy has paid off.
Today, Keurig has a significant market share and boasts about 6% of all coffee brewed per day. This equates to approximately 2.5 million
beverages per day. It was in 1998 that the Keurig Coffee Maker was perfected. The company introduced the single cup brewing system and
eventually patented the K-Cup. The concept allows coffee drinkers the ability to brew a perfect cup of coffee in less than a minute.
In fact, the slogan from the Keurig Company is Brewing Excellence One Cup at a Time. In 1996, the company was sold to Green Mountain Coffee and is now a subsidiary of the company. A similar albeit slightly different
technology for single serve coffee is employed by by the Tassimo Coffee Maker
The proprietary K-Cup is an innovative concept perfected in 1998 by the company. The Keurig Coffee Maker models are all designed to
brew these k cups. They can also brew hot water for hot chocolate and soups. The k cup is basically a pre-packaged pod of coffee with a
built in filter. The packages are made of plastic with a foil wrapper on the top. The Keurig machine will make a fine puncture hole in the
top of the machine and a pre-measured cup of water is forced through the k cup by the use of a built in spray nozzle. The coffee is
dispensed at a temperature of 192 degrees or lower if desired. This process is completed within a minute.
The models are available in home or office versions and start around $100 for the cheapest or introductory level. The
current Keuring coffee maker models available are below.
KEURIG HOME BREWING SYSTEMS - Check current prices of all models