Akin to the razor-and-blades model, capsule-based coffee machines are an endless grind of overpriced pods and cheaply made machines that you’re supposed to throw out and buy a new one of, just so that ...

A category manager must thoroughly weigh all the pros and cons. David W. Mendez, WB Law Coffee Co. Essentially, equipment manufacturers reengineered super-automatic espresso equipment to create an "on ...