Nespresso inventor says wife and Rome cafe inspired the pod

Had Eric Favre not married an Italian woman, it's possible none of us would be drinking Nespresso.

The man who conceived of single-portion coffee capsules four decades ago told AFP he was always destined to be an inventor, but some teasing by his wife Anna-Maria steered him towards the idea that revolutionised home coffee consumption.

A trained rocket engineer, Favre said he joined Nestle's packaging department in 1975 to learn the inner workings of a multinational corporation before branching out on his own.