What is "nespresso"

right|thumb|Assorted Nespresso capsules: each color indicates a variety of coffee thumb|A pair of Nespresso Magimix M100 machines thumb|Nespresso machine containing professional-grade Nespresso pods, incompatible with the regular capsules thumb|A Nespresso capsule showing its size thumb|A VertuoLine machine and capsules thumb|The base of a first-generation Nespresso machine capsule holder. As well as the raised squares which rupture the capsule, the holes between the squares through which the espresso exits the holder are also visible thumb|The bottom of a used Nespresso capsule, showing the ruptures in the foil from which the brewed coffee flows. These ruptures are created when the capsule is introduced into the extended head of the machine. The head is then retracted immediately before use, with small spikes on the capsule holder inside piercing the foil lids of the capsules

Nespresso is the brand name of Nestlé Nespresso S.A., an operating unit of the Nestlé Group, based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Nespresso machines brew espresso and coffee from coffee capsules, or pods in bar machines, a type of pre-apportioned single-use container of ground coffee beans with added flavorings. The company sells its system of machines and capsules worldwide, as well as the VertuoLine system in North America.