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Thermoplan was founded in 1974 by Domenic Steiner. The company's main products are modular super-automatic espresso machines. The medium-sized firm employs 125 employees.
The company's major breakthrough came in 1999, when it was chosen by the international coffeehouse chain Starbucks as their exclusive espresso machine supplier.
In 2004, global corporations including McDonald's and IKEA began using Thermoplan equipment. In the same year, Thermoplan was awarded the 2004 Innovation Award from the Central Swiss Chamber of Commerce.
The company spent 1.6 million Swiss francs (US$1.3 million; €980,000) persuading Brazil's national soccer team to choose Weggis for its training camp before the 2006 World Cup. A practice ground in Weggis was turned into a temporary 5,000-seat arena called the "Thermoplan Arena".
The company employs around 420 people at the Weggis site in 2021 and sells its coffee machines in 80 countries worldwide. Thermoplan AG has an export share of 98%. From September 2021, the construction of Plant 5 will begin using the latest technologies.
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