Lavazza has launched Tablì, a new capsule-free single serve coffee system, in the UK.
The innovation combines a dedicated coffee machine and single-use tabs made without coating or binders. Consumers simply remove the tabs from their packaging and place them into the machine via Tablì’s “bean-shaped slider and servo-assisted piston system”.
Once used, the tabs can then be safely disposed of with organic food waste.
The machine’s brewing system allows users to make a variety of different coffees including espresso, lungo and double espresso. It also boasts “Crema Plus technology”, which Lavazza says creates “a rich, velvety crema on every cup”.
The machine has debuted exclusively at John Lewis, ahead of rolling out via Lavazza’s DTC website and other retailers from November (rsp: £199). Tabs cost £5.49 for 12 single dose tabs, or £6.89 for 12 double dose tabs.
“Tablì represents a major breakthrough not only for Lavazza, but for the coffee industry as a whole,” said Emanuele Pellegrino, Lavazza UK & Nordics regional director. “By combining a 100% coffee tab with a specially designed machine and unique brewing technology, we are introducing an entirely new product category and a coffee experience.”
Lavazza is not the only coffee supplier to experiment with capsule free coffee pods. In June, CoffeeB debuted its no-capsule Cosmos machine and compostable coffee balls in the UK and Ireland.
CoffeeB’s Cosmos machine uses a coffee ball consisting of a small sphere of compressed roast and ground coffee. The sphere is protected by a “natural plant-based coating” made from seaweed.
Like Lavazza’s Tablì system, the Cosmos balls can also be disposed of in food waste.
No comments yet