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FLLDL
There is a date code on the cartons/sleeves the capsules come in, though not on the capsules themselves.
A few weeks back there was news that some of the Nespresso patents had expired, and a french retailer was planning on selling their own discounted capsules. Anyone hear anything further on this?
I'm led to believe that the first tranche of patent expires in 2012 but there is a French company who have already started producing their own capsules for sale in France in May. They are supposedly going to undercut Nestle by 20%
Nestle are said to be exploring their options for the alleged breach.