Keurig Company is an American capsule coffee and coffee maker manufacturer, the K cup it created has dominated the North American market. While European drink Nespresso, American who loves a big mug of coffee prefer Kcup as a convenient way to make a cup of joe.
However, after the patent expired in 2012, many unlicensed competitors emerged in the market because everyone now can produce k cups, which affected Keurig's sales performance, so they launched a new 2.0 solution in 2014. So they pushed out a 2.0 system updated on their kcup coffee brewer to protect themselves.
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First, let's take a look at 2.0 Brewing Technology by official introduction: Its biggest highlight is the smart technology that can read and identify Keurig's only approved capsule sealing covers. It will refuse to brew coffee if the inserted capsule does not have a registered Keurig permission tag with a DRM computer chip to read infrared prints. If it doesn't read, the screen will display "Oops!" and stop working.
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In a word, it just says no to those unlicensed k cups, and the brewer refuses to make coffee. So that unlicensed kcup packer can not produce k cups. That's the biggest change in this coffee machine.
After learning the history of 2.0 solutions, we would like to return to our topic today: comparing the 2.0 k cup sealing foil solution.
As we all know, to match the 2.0 coffee machine, Keurig officially uses the off-white 2.0 safety ring aluminum foil cover to seal the kcup, as shown in the picture:
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After our deep study, Keurig 2.0 system read the reflection light, creating different compatibility solutions: the purple security ring, the orange security ring, and the brown security ring.
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The brown security ring is only used in a few areas in the United States.
Here we'll expand on the purple and orange solutions in detail.
How to choose a suitable solution for 2.0 foil sealing? As we can provide both purple & orange solutions. Let's compare for you.
1. The color of the orange ring is more friendly, and it is easier to fit with your logo in the design because orange and coffee are warmer colors. Easier to adapt to coffee-related elements as a better combination with your logo.
2. Purple ring looks not friendly, but it is more reliable. In the case of the orange security ring, the problem of ink migration will occasionally occur when the sealing temperature is too high. And this kind of problem can be completely avoided in the purple ring. For a more detailed, in-depth introduction of this part, please click the following link to discuss and understand the machine sealing part:
https://fillingcoffee.com/what-makes-good-seal-on-k-cups/
3. Maybe you have some questions about purchasing the foil lids. Purchasing Chinese foil lids has the following advantages:
- Cost, China's foil lid has a lower unit price in terms of large-scale production even considering tariff and delivery by express still cheaper than local made 2.0 lidding. If you accept sea shipping with a better production schedule, the total cost would be much cheaper;
- MOQ is flexible, and it is easy to start;
- Delivery time is fast and short, and the matching cups are also in stock, which is more conducive to efficient product development.
- Compatible sealing, Our foil uses a special sealing formula so that it can seal both PP and PS(PE) cups from the market. You don't need to worry about the lidding need to fit any individual cups.
To sum up, if you are a starter in the kcup business, and the machine sealer system is not very good, we recommend using the purple ring solution. If you are familiar or confident with your kcup packing machine and want a nicer color with a better design, the orange ring works for you.
Q&A:
1. Q: What are the models of Keurig 2.0?
A: This new 2.0 coffee machine is available in different models like K350, K450, K500, and K550.
2. Q: What's different about the Keurig 2.0 Brewer?
A: Many new technologies, including digital rights management (DRM) or optical readers, have been introduced. An optical reader on the top of the machine reads the special light-sensitive ink on each capsule inserted into the machine. If they are Keurig-licensed, the machine will allow brewing and aromatic coffee. But if the package is not Keurig licensed, the coffee maker will display a message like "Oops! This package was not designed for this brewer..." and stop.
3. Q: What is the difference between Keurig 1.0 and 2.0?
A: Although they are very close, there are many differences. The Keurig 2.0 is an automatic coffee brewer that recognizes unlicensed or unbranded capsules. And Keurig 1.0 can use any K-cup capsule. We can use K-Mug and K-Carafe pods in 2.0, which are not available in 1.0.
Publication Date: 7/18/2022
Category: Product Events
