ZINOpreneur Coffee Equipment Company acquired by Starbucks

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008 | By: Kristie Lanum

At their annual meeting held this morning, Starbucks announced that it has acquired Coffee Equipment Company. Co-founder & President of CEC Zander Nosler presented to the ZINO group in June 2006 and received an investment from a ZINO member.

In May 2004, Zander perceived a gap in the expanding market for coffee products, so he wrote a business plan and left his job to produce the ideal drip coffee maker. Dubbed the Clover, it's claimed to be the first commercial-grade machine to give baristas consistent, independent control over the four variables of drip coffee: water temperature, coffee grind, coffee-to-water ratio and brew time.

Congratulations Zander!