United States · since 2007 · part of Gruppo Cimbali

Slayer Espresso

Slayer has designed and built espresso machines in the Seattle area since 2007, introducing the needle-valve flow control that let baristas slow pre-infusion and started the pressure-profiling trend in cafés. Founder Jason Prefontaine stayed on as CEO when Gruppo Cimbali took a controlling stake in November 2017, and the company, legally Seattle Espresso Machine Corporation, is now headquartered in Renton. Its Steam line brought the same approach to high-volume milk drinks and a Mazzer partnership produced a co-branded grinder.

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Founded
2007Sourced
Founder
Jason PrefontaineSourced
Headquarters
Renton, Washington, United StatesSourced
Parent
Gruppo Cimbali (controlling stake since 2017); legal entity Seattle Espresso Machine CorporationSourced
Factories
United States
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8 models

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Chronicle

  1. 2007 Founded Jason Prefontaine, Renton, Washington
  2. 2017 Ownership Gruppo Cimbali acquired a controlling (majority) stake; agreement dated 16 November 2017, announced 1-2 December 2017. Founder Jason Prefontaine stayed as CEO.
  3. 2017 Ownership Daily Coffee News report on the Cimbali controlling stake.

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Product lines

  • Slayer Espresso (V3) 1-3 groupCommercial
  • Steam LP / Steam EP / Steam XCommercial
  • Slayer Espresso Single Group / Steam SingleProsumer
  • LPxCommercial

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