SAINT-BARTHELEMY, Switzerland: Had Eric Favre not married an Italian woman, it’s possible none of us would be drinking Nespresso.

The man who conceived of single-portion coffee capsules four decades ago told AFP he was always destined to be an inventor, but some teasing by his wife Anna-Maria steered him towards the idea that revolutionized home coffee consumption.

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