A Paris show stopper, it's the 'Spirit of Grouard.' (new coffee brewer by Grouard shown at Salon des Cafes, Bars, Tabacs, Brasseries conference)

Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, June, 1992 by Bell, Jonathan

Hemingway would not have chosen it as a means of becoming acquainted with the bars and cafes of France, nevertheless the recent |Salon des Cafes, Bars, Tabacs, Brasseries' held in Paris gave a full view of the nuts and bolts of the contemporary French cafe. Needless to say, coffee and coffee-making machines were part of the scene, even if not figuring quite so prominently as one might expect.

Of the nearly 200 exhibiting firms, only seven offered coffee products--including such market leaders as Richard, Large, Segafredo Zanetti and Illycafe. As for coffee making machines, one could be served from units by Brasilia, Carimali, Cimbali, Conti, Grouard and Reneka. Giving cohesion and contemplation to the sum, France's roasters' organization, Torrefacteurs de Cafe...

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