Breville

Breville is an Australian brand of small home appliances, founded in Sydney in 1932. It is best known for its home appliances, specifically blenders, coffee machines, toasters, kettles, microwaves and toaster ovens. As of 2016 the brand also manufactures coffee machines for Nespresso, including the "Inissia", "Bambino" and "Citiz" series of machines.
History.
In 1932, Bill O'Brien and Harry Norville (born Charles Henry Norville) mixed their last names together and the Breville brand was created. They started off making radios, then mine detectors for the war. After World War II and the commencement of television transmission in Australia in 1956, Breville turned its attention to small appliances. It also commenced manufacturing television sets under the Precedent brand name. The television business was sold to Electronic Industries Limited in 1955.
The O'Brien family continued developing the Breville business for three generations, with Bill's son John O'Brien setting up the Breville Research and Development centre in the late 1960s, and his daughter Barbara, running the Marketing department throughout the 1990s. John continued to lead many product development initiatives for the Breville brand up until his death in December 2003. Breville's R&D team has over 100 active patents and has been awarded more than 40 international design awards. In 1974, it completed development of the toastie maker. The product was a huge success upon its launch in Australia in 1974, selling 400,000 units in its first year and making the Breville brand a household name in Australia. Soon after, the Breville toasted sandwich maker was launched in New Zealand and the United Kingdom where it met with similar success.
Ownership.
In 2001, the 'Breville' companies of Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong transferred ownership of the brand to Housewares International Limited. Acquiring the 'Breville' companies caused the group to shift their focus towards the electrical business and drop its Australian Homewares and cleaning businesses during March of 2007. In 2008, Housewares International Limited officially changed its name to Breville Group Limited. Breville Group Limited works with partner Kambrook as well as group owned partner Sage.
Global presence.
Breville trades in over 70 countries including China, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, and Israel. In 2002, the Breville brand was launched in Canada and the United States.
The company makes contact grills, kettles, espresso machines, toasters, microwave ovens, pressure cookers, coffeemakers, breadmakers, juicers, deep fryers, blenders and food processors.