Senseo

Senseo is a registered trademark for a coffee brewing system from Dutch companies Philips and Douwe Egberts.

The three variants are not true brews though, as the machine cannot produce real espresso, but rather regular coffee, which is mixed with the foam milk.

The Quadrante series also features a bigger water tank and allows the use of higher mugs through its three different mounting positions of the cup holder.

In November 2011 Sara Lee announced that they would discontinue selling the Senseo product line in North America.

The new Senseo Original XL HD7810/65 II Black USA Machine is an upgrade from prior models, and included the following features: [7] Metal drip tray Some aftermarket products allow consumers to use ground coffee in a Senseo coffee maker and avoid the higher cost of single-serve pods.

There are also coffee pods with added flavors, called Vienna, Rio de Janeiro, Sevilla & Marrackech.

More recent varieties launched in selected European markets include cappuccino, café choco and espresso.

[8] Suzanne Rotteveel, spokeswoman for Sara Lee in the Netherlands, said: We're very disappointed since we invested a lot of time, energy and money.