Denner may not sell coffee capsules for Nespresso machines
The St. Gallen Commercial Court ruled on Monday that Swiss discounter Denner must remove its new coffee capsules from the shelves. Nestlé has thus successfully defended itself against competition for its Nespresso coffee capsules.
Since mid-December, the Migros subsidiary has been offering four different varieties at an introductory price of 25 centimes per capsule. By comparison, consumers pay almost twice as much for a capsule from Nespresso. The Commercial Court of St. Gallen has now issued a provisional order prohibiting Denner from offering, distributing, selling, advertising, exporting or otherwise marketing the coffee capsules "Denner Expresso Milano, Denner Ehtiopian Dream, Denner Indian Summer" and "Denner Dolce Vita" with immediate effect. The daily newspaper Le Temps reported on the court decision on Tuesday.
The decision also states that Denner may no longer advertise with the slogan "Denner -was susch?" and the claim "Compatible with your Nespresso machine. Denner now has ten days to respond in writing to the decision of the Commercial Court.
"We will use all legal means to defend ourselves against the decision of the Commercial Court," says Denner spokeswoman Nicole Schöwel in response to an inquiry from the SDA news agency. "Denner had clarified the legal situation before launching the coffee capsules.
Denner had successfully entered the coffee capsule business. According to Schöwel, supply bottlenecks occurred time and again. She does not disclose any figures. Despite the growing competition, Nestlé remains the clear market leader with Nespresso. However, the food company has recently repeatedly reacted against the competition by taking legal action.
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