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Ground beans and Swiss machines

Two products in the coffee-maker business are experiencing the biggest growth: capsule makers and fully automatic machines with fresh ground beans. A success the Swiss are very happy to be a part of. (Raffaella Rossello, swissinfo.ch)

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