MENSHEN coffee capsules
The difference is in the mix

The coffee market is booming like never before. There are many different ways to brew your very own personalised coffee speciality. The Nespresso® and Dolce Gusto® systems, along with their corresponding coffee capsules, are known and loved all over the world.

MENSHEN offers a wide range of capsule solutions for both systems. The focus is on variety and different material concepts. Our portfolio therefore includes both aluminium and plastic capsules to meet various customer and product requirements.

When developing our capsules, we take into account not only the requirements for product protection and functionality, but also aspects that may be relevant to sorting and recovery processes. Actual recovery depends on the respective local collection, sorting and recycling infrastructure.

MENSHEN’s Dolce Gusto®-compatible capsule solution is manufactured from a single plastic material. The absence of composite materials can, under suitable conditions, facilitate sorting as part of the relevant recycling processes.

For further information, please contact us at capsules@menshen.es .

Menshen Capsules Centre of Excellence

We have an own dedicated website for our Coffee Capsule business.
Find out about our range of capsules, our Center of Excellence and many more details

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Centre of Excellence for coffee capsules in Barcelona, a European city with a rich coffee heritage

Coffee is not just a drink. For many people, it is associated with pleasure, habits and special moments. These are some of the reasons why MENSHEN established the Centre of Excellence for Coffee Capsules many years ago. It is located in Barcelona, a city with a rich coffee culture.

Here, experts from a variety of specialist backgrounds work together, pooling their knowledge and experience to analyse customer requirements and market developments and incorporate them into the development of new capsule solutions. This forms an important basis for the development of technical and functional solutions for a range of applications and customer requirements.

Our Centre of Excellence, comprising a multidisciplinary team of experts, focuses exclusively on coffee capsules and the associated market requirements. Here, we monitor and evaluate customer requirements as well as developments and trends in the coffee sector.

Our expertise, a network of companies within the coffee industry, and close collaboration with our customers support the development of bespoke solutions for a variety of requirements.

Quality, customer focus and the continuous improvement of our products and processes are key elements of our approach. This enables us to create capsule solutions that can be tailored to the specific requirements of our customers and their products.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information about our capsule solutions.

Sustainability and MENSHEN coffee capsules – they go hand in hand

Coffee capsules and sustainability are often seen as opposites. However, a more nuanced view reveals that various factors can influence the sustainability aspects of a coffee system.

One advantage of coffee capsule systems is that they allow for precise, single-serving preparation. Only the amount of coffee actually needed is used per cup. This helps to avoid using too much coffee and preparing quantities that are not required. However, the resulting impact on resource consumption depends on individual usage patterns and the specific circumstances.

The choice of materials also plays an important role in the development of modern coffee capsules. MENSHEN offers capsule solutions made from aluminium and plastic. Both materials can, in principle, be recycled, provided that suitable collection, sorting and recycling infrastructure is in place. At the same time, their barrier properties help to protect the coffee from external influences and preserve its aroma.

A special development from MENSHEN is the ‘Matryoska’, a Dolce Gusto®-compatible capsule solution made from a single material. Under the right conditions, single-material solutions can offer advantages for sorting and recycling processes and are therefore an important component of modern packaging developments.

Furthermore, MENSHEN is continuously working on the further development of its capsule solutions. This includes a Nespresso®-compatible capsule which, according to the intended product specifications, is designed to be suitable for home composting.

Through the continuous development of materials, designs and packaging concepts, MENSHEN aims to combine product protection, functionality and material efficiency. This results in coffee capsule solutions tailored to the requirements of brand manufacturers, fillers and coffee connoisseurs.

The two most important capsule materials, plastic and aluminum, from a single source  

The first coffee capsule was launched as early as 1980. It was not until the 1990s that their popularity grew significantly, and the coffee capsule became a widely used method of coffee preparation. To this day, coffee from capsule systems remains hugely popular with many consumers worldwide.

In the early years, the capsules were made exclusively from aluminium and there were initially only a few suppliers on the market. Aluminium was used because of its barrier properties, which help to protect the coffee powder and aroma from external influences such as light, moisture and oxygen. This ensures that the product’s specific quality and aroma characteristics are preserved throughout the intended storage period.

As demand for capsule systems grew, further suppliers entered the market and various alternative materials were developed. MENSHEN has also researched and developed various solutions and has been offering plastic coffee capsules for several years.

By combining suitable materials with specialised manufacturing processes, these capsules achieve barrier properties designed to protect the coffee and its flavours.

Compatibility with the Nespresso® and Dolce Gusto® systems has been tested and certified by the independent testing institute Hanse Control.

Diversity, reliability and quality-focused solutions from a single source – that is MENSHEN.

Your benefits at a glance

– Multidisciplinary team 
– Bundling of competence and know-how

– Latest technologies and trends put into practice
– Flexible consideration and implementation of market needs and customer requirements

– All coffee capsules recyclable
– Dolce Gusto®-compatible capsule the only mono-material one
– Aluminium and plastic suitable for the circular economy
– Home-compostable coffee capsule to be launched later this year

– Coffee capsules made of aluminium AND plastic in MENSHEN portfolio
– Different capsule types and shapes for coffee, tea and soluble drinks
– Certified by Hanse Control

Your personal contact

Eva Carrique Moreno 
ecarrique@menshen.es
Telefon: +34 93 6803065

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