A Tone 03 brewer head. Daily Coffee News photo by Nick Brown.
Germany’s Cup&Cino Group has acquired Swiss manufacturer Tone, bringing the boilerless brewing equipment company under a four-brand umbrella that includes Cup&Cino, BaristaOne and Latte Art Factory.
The deal includes the Tone brand as well as its global distribution network, according to announcement from the companies on Nov. 21. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Tone’s existing staff will be integrated into Cup&Cino Group, and the brand’s headquarters will move to Cup&Cino’s base in Hövelhof, Germany. Tone’s distribution channels and customer relationships will remain intact.
The Tone 04 brewer. Daily Coffee News photo by Howard Bryman.
“With Tone, we are expanding our portfolio with the leading brewing technology in the batch coffee segment — a missing puzzle piece that completes our vision of being a holistic solution provider for the coffee industry,” Cup&Cino Founder and CEO Frank Epping said in an announcement.
Founded in 2017 by industry veteran Holger Welz, Tone has built its reputation on boilerless, heat-on-demand commercial brewing systems emphasizing energy efficiency and minimalist industrial design.
After launching the now-defunct Tone 02 in 2019, the company revealed its striking, minimalist Tone 03 single-cup or small-batch brewer in 2021. That was followed by a larger batch brewer, the Tone 04, in 2023. A separate Tone Nitro unit is designed to work with the Tone 03 and Tone 04 models.
The Tone Touch E espresso machine prototype in 2023. Daily Coffee News photo by Nick Brown.
The company also revealed a prototype espresso machine in 2023, the Tone Touch E, although it has yet to be formally released.
With its expertise in boiler-free solutions, Tone now fits into a brand portfolio that encompasses Cup&Cino and BaristaOne’s super-automatic coffee machine lines, and Latte Art Factory’s milk steaming and dispensing system.
Epping founded Cup&Cino in 1995, growing it from a German coffee shop and franchise concept into a turnkey coffee solutions provider for cafes, restaurants, offices and other out-of-home channels.
A new BaristaOne system with integrated Latte Art Factory milk frothing at the HostMilano 2025 show. Daily Coffee News photo by Nick Brown.
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