Proudly made in Renton, Washington-USA.
Engineering Effortless Access to Beverage Excellence
Our History
The Pacific Northwest, our home, is known for two core things: technological innovation and enthusiasm for coffee. Naturally, Concordia’s roots tie back to these themes in a way that guides us still to this day.
From our start in 1989 as Acorto, Inc., our Founders brought the manual skills of a professional Barista to coffee equipment with their invention of a single-button, automatic espresso machine that could grind, brew, steam, and froth milk: the world’s first super automatic espresso machine!
Growth and innovation continued through the 1990’s as Acorto grew to become a leading manufacturer of these new bean-to-cup coffee machines. This growth lead to a 2004 ownership and branding change Concordia Beverage Systems. These changes fueled our reputation as an innovative American manufacturer. And over the years, we’ve extended that tradition as we continue to engineer patented products known for innovative features, ease-of-use, and superb beverage taste that customers love.
What Drives Us
Building highly engineered coffee equipment that customers love is our passion. This is only possible because they are designed, developed, and hand-built in our Seattle-area facility by skilled personnel using nearly 100% Made-in-America parts. We’re proud to be an American manufacturer in the global coffee industry.
And we firmly stand behind our products with industry-leading quality certifications such as NSF, CE, and UL to ensure quality, safety, and reliability plus one of the largest Technical Service organizations in the industry meaning customers can count on Concordia products and people. We put in the work to make it easy for our customers.
The entire Concordia team invites you to try one of our machines. You’ll see they are designed, built, and serviced with care and attention in a manner only true professionals, innovators, and coffee enthusiasts from the Pacific Northwest could. And of course we invite you to try a great-tasting beverage while you’re at it.
As we say here, the proof is in the cup!
“Whenever I think about an espresso ‘experience’ for any client, be it a college or a corporate food service location, my first thought is always Concordia Coffee Systems. From superior customer service, to a high quality beverage, to their legendary bullet-proof espresso machines, I can’t imagine working with a better company.”
Our Team
Our mission at Concordia is brining speed, consistency, and ease to the world of specialty coffee. Through the efforts of our world class team, we build equipment that bridges the desire for quality with effortless access. Our crew has decades of experience in engineering, coffee quality, lean production, marketing, and sales to make Concordia your best solution for great coffee on demand. Our birthplace and headquarters are right in the heart of the Pacific Northwest in Renton, Washington. While we keep our small business values, we amplify our message and mission through the leadership of Middleby Coffee Solutions Group.
Melissa Marquardt | SVP Global Sales
Dave Kaplan | General Manager
Niklas Ong | Assistant Financial Controller
