About Pod Systems

Pod brewers are a unique one cup brewing alternative because the coffee makers and the coffee pods are not necessarily designed to work as a “closed” system. This means that consumers can choose to purchase a single-cup pod brewer from one manufacturer and then buy pods from a wide variety of roasters.

Many coffee roasters offer their coffees in pods for use in any pod brewer. However, the flexibility of this “open” system has not resulted in wide spread popularity. After an initial burst of interest, the market for one cup pod systems has diminished and several brands have recently left the single cup pod market.