昨日，咖啡机品牌 Slayer Espresso 创始人宣布与 Cimbali 集团达成合作关系。Slayer Espresso 创始人 Jason Prefontaine表示：我向各位保证，在我的领导下，这种合作关系不会被接管，我们的管理结构将保持不变。 此外，我们产品线的所有权保持不变，Slayer将继续创新和设计高端手工咖啡机，在西雅图独立管理现有的销售和分销渠道。这笔交易将使得Slayer能够通过意大利的三家工厂充分利用 Gruppo Cimbali 的国际市场和制造能力，以扩大全球业务。Gruppo Cimbali目前拥有La Cimbali和Faema品牌，通过9家国际分公司向世界各地提供传统（半自动）意式咖啡机与超级全自动机器。

Cimbali 集团的 Maurizio Cimbali（左） 和 Franco Panno（中） 以及 Slayer Espresso 创始人 Jason Prefontaine（右）

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可能大家对 Slayer 会比较陌生，但一定也在很多地方看到过他们的身影。以定制而闻名的美国咖啡机品牌Slayer ，以酷炫的外观而被大家所熟知。▲“网红咖啡店”-% Arabica 就是使用白色定制SlayerPhoto｜Slayer Espresso而 Cimbali 更是具有历史且沉稳的咖啡机品牌，深受大家的信赖。Photo｜Cimbali

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Slayer Espresso Announces

Partnership With Gruppo Cimbali-from the desk ofJasonPrefontaine12 | 01 | 2017

It brings me great pleasure to announce our new partnership with GruppoCimbali! For some this may come as a shock however I’m certain after reviewing this letter, you will have a better understanding and appreciation for my decision.Would you believe me if I told you I recently pulled out my original Slayer business plan. I literally wrote into the plan that there would come a point in time at which Slayer would need additional guidance and funding to reach its full potential. I also noted it was time to develop a technology that focused on enhancing the steam wand assembly and steam itself. As crazy as it sounds, Slayer is becoming exactly what I originally imagined.Over the past ten years we’ve built a modest team at Slayer working tirelessly on our mission to make coffee better. Each machine has a special placement towards that mission. WithSlayer Espresso(flagship machine) our focus was to aid in the extraction process, and find a way to showcase the subtle but exciting flavors of the cupping table without compromising mouthfeel. Thus the needle valve was born. TheSlayer Single Groupwould put all those incredible commercial features (and a touch screen interface) in a compact unit enabling restaurants, roaster labs and coffee enthusiasts to take espresso beverages to the next level.Slayer Steamwas in part an early on vision that would challenge the status quo in steaming technology but also to craft a machine with fast, efficient bar flow in mind. We did all this, always considering craftmenship, a remarkable design interface for baristas, bar flow efficiency, ergonomics and the guest experience.Fast forward to today and Slayer is known as a rule breaker of traditional molds and we’ve been able to successfully redefine the coffee industry by manufacturing professional, hand-crafted espresso machines with well thought out design aspects.Our vision is to further grow our business internationally, stream line our production capabilities and meet, hell even exceed the expectations of Slayer machine owners without whom we would not be able to do what we do.I’d like to assure each of you, this partnership is not a take over and our management structure will remain the same, under my leadership and guidance. Furthermore, ownership of our product line remains unchanged andSlayerwill continue to innovate and design high end, craft coffee machines managing sales and distribution channels independently as they currently exist, in Seattle.The partnership with Gruppo Cimbali is a significant business move for us and has been well thought out over the past year, representing the perfect blend of the classic established know-how of Gruppo Cimbali with the subversive and innovative methodology ofSlayer. This partnership will also assist Slayer in streamlining our manufacturing process through consultation and lean production implementation, enhance our engineering expertises and provide us access to build a large, high quality team to truly achieve all of our goals.Slayer, today is one of the most disruptive and innovative companies within the coffee industry. I am humbled by your inputs and trust invested in us over the past ten years. We are becoming the company I dreamt of creating. I’ve never been more excited about the future and possibilities of Slayer.Thank you for your continued support, passion for specialty coffee and loyalty.Gratefully Yours,Jason PrefontainePresident & CEO Slayer12.01.2017-END-版权信息：以上文章内容由【咖啡沙龙】汇编，转载请联系原作者。侵权请联系：weixin@coffeesalon.com投稿合作：tips@coffeesalon.com欢迎添加微信与我们保持互动广告合作 |cofesalon咖啡馆/师 |cafeuni咖啡爱好者 |saloncoffee