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Coffee Lovers Welcome The Lunch of Nespresso App in South Africa

April 8, 2022

South African coffee lovers can now enjoy their favourite Nespresso coffee right in the palm of their hands. Introducing the Nespresso app. This digital platform is a portable one-stop shop allowing customers to tap into the world of Nespresso anytime, anywhere. And in celebration of the launch of the Nespresso app, Nespresso South Africa is offering free nationwide delivery for app orders until the end of April 2022.

With the Nespresso app, customers can order Nespresso coffee, machines, and accessories whenever and wherever they want.

Nespresso capsules are recyclable, so enjoy them, save them and then send them back to us. There are many recycling options available to you: simply hand over your bag of used capsules to Nespresso’s courier partner or find a recycling corner at a boutique near you.

The Nespresso app will keep customers updated with the latest offers, Limited Edition coffees, new product launches and more. Customers can also learn more about the coffee stories, origins and sensory profiles and find the perfect coffee for their unique preferences.

And it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3:

Scan the QR code below with your smartphone camera.

Download the app from the Apple App Store or Google Play.

And order!

For further details on Nespresso, please za.buynespresso.com/za_en or visit us on social media:

Nespresso Facebook: @Nespresso.ZA

Nespresso Twitter: @Nespresso South Africa

Nespresso Instagram: @Nespresso.ZA

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About Nestlé Nespresso

Nestlé Nespresso SA is the pioneer and reference for highest-quality portioned coffee. The company works with more than 110 000 farmers in 15 countries through its AAA Sustainable Quality Programme to embed sustainability practices on farms and the surrounding landscapes. Launched in 2003 in collaboration with the NGO Rainforest Alliance, the programme helps to improve the yield and quality of harvests, ensuring a sustainable supply of high-quality coffee and improving livelihoods of farmers and their communities. Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, Nespresso operates in 82 countries and has more than 13 900 employees. The global retail network currently operates 809 boutiques in 532 cities.

Kelechi Deca

Kelechi Deca has over two decades of media experience, he has traveled to over 77 countries reporting on multilateral development institutions, international business, trade, travels, culture, and diplomacy. He is also a petrol head with in-depth knowledge of automobiles and the auto industry

Nespresso Tracks Zimbabwean Coffee With Blockchain

May 31, 2020

Global Coffee retail outlet, Nespresso has said that it is using blockchain to enable consumers to trace the origin of Zimbabwe sourced coffee back to the farm. This was in response to efforts aimed at tracing commodities emanating from conflict zones of the world. Two years ago, Nespresso started a Reviving Origins program to restore coffee agriculture in regions affected by conflict or other changes. In the late 1980s, Zimbabwe produced 15,000 tons of coffee and by 2017, the figure was just 500 tons. The country’s main agricultural produce is tobacco. Nespresso says it had a traceability program in place since 2003, but it simply hasn’t shared it with the public yet.

“We know that consumers are more and more interested to know where their coffee is coming from. Thanks to our AAA Sustainable Quality™ Program, we have had traceability back to individual farms in our value chain for over 15 years,” said Guillaume Le Cunff, CEO of Nespresso added. “I am pleased that thanks to this blockchain initiative, we can now take it one step further and invite our customers to discover the farmers behind their TAMUKA mu ZIMBABWE coffee”.

However, when we took a look at the solution, we’d have to conclude that either only geeks drink TAMUKA mu ZIMBABWE or the project is a work in progress. It shows a hash which can be checked on the public Ethereum blockchain, and the user can download the zip files to look at the data in spreadsheets. In terms of usability for the general public, we’d give it a poor score.

But Nespresso’s parent, Nestlé, takes both food traceability and blockchain pretty seriously. It’s a member of IBM’s Food Trust enterprise blockchain network and recently partnered with the Rainforest Alliance to certify coffee beans entering its supply chain from farms in South America. In this case, it’s using traceability for its Zoégas coffee brand. Six months ago, it used the platform for its French infant milk range GUIGOZ Bio. And in Australia, it’s a participant in OpenSC, the sustainable supply chain initiative founded by WWF Australia and the Boston Consulting Group Digital Ventures.

Kelechi Deca