


^ "1974 Breville Snack'n'Sandwich maker".^ "Breville Group tips global business conditions to remain challenging".^ 'Breville 800 Class Espresso Machine', 2003, Powerhouse museum collection 2.0 beta,.Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead has been credited with doubling the sales of Breville juicers since the documentary launched on Netflix in the US in July 2011.The company makes contact grills, kettles, espresso machines, toasters, microwave ovens, pressure cookers, coffeemakers, breadmakers, juicers, deep fryers, blenders and food processors. In 2002, the Breville brand was launched in Canada and the United States. Global presence īreville trades in over 70 countries including China, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, and Israel. The Breville Group Limited also owns the Kambrook and Sage brands. In 2008, Housewares International Limited officially changed its name to the Breville Group Limited. Acquiring the Breville companies caused that group to shift its focus to the electrical business and it dropped its Australian homewares and cleaning businesses in March 2007. In 2001, the Breville companies of Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong transferred ownership of the brand to Housewares International Limited. Soon after, the Breville toasted sandwich maker was launched in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, where it met with similar success. In 1974, Breville released the toasted sandwich maker, which was a huge success, selling 400,000 units in its first year, and making the Breville brand a household name in Australia. Breville's R&D team has taken out over 100 active patents and has been awarded more than 40 international design awards. John O'Brien continued to lead many product development initiatives for the Breville brand until his death in December 2003. The O'Brien family continued developing the Breville business for three generations, with Bill's son, John, setting up the Breville Research and Development centre in the late 1960s, and his daughter, Barbara, running the marketing department throughout the 1990s. After that, Breville turned its attention to manufacturing household appliances. Ltd., which manufactured radiograms and, later, television sets under the Breville brand. By 1953, the radio business had been taken over by A.W. During World War II, it made mine detectors. In 1932, Bill O'Brien and Harry Norville (born Charles Henry Norville) mixed their last names together and the Breville brand was created.
