Sensory SKILLS Modu le:

Edouard Thomas,
International Sensory Manager, Nestlé Nespresso S.A.
Edouard Thomas brings years of tasting experience to his role as an international sensory manager
at Nespresso, which he has held since 2003. His primary responsibility is to develop, train, and
maintain the high level of tasting expertise within Nestlé Nespresso S.A., in the fields of green coffee
cupping, along with the development of blends and finished products giving him a key role within the
Nespresso Coffee Team.
Edouard is intimately involved in exploring the taste of coffees from origin to the finished product
and has an extended knowledge of coffee drinking habits and cultures. He also works with the team
to develop new products such as limited editions and propose new coffee experiences such as coffee
pairing. He also promotes the coffee tasting culture internally for employees with the Gold Capsule
Contest and externally for key opinion leaders in fine dining with the Coffee Sommelier Program TM
and Chef Academy. Edouard is the co-author of the Nespresso Coffee Codex and joined the SCAE
Education Committee in 2012. Prior to joining Nespresso, he spent six years tasting food commodities
such as cocoa, confectionery and coffee.
Edouard would like to thank the other members of the Sensory skills team for their help:
Andrej Godina, Dottore di Ricerca in Scienza, Tecnologia ed Economia nell’Industria del Caffè
Joshua Brain, The cognition & behaviour Laboratory, Aarhus University
Barbara Held, Blaser Café AG, Switzerland
Gloria Pedroza, InterAmerican Coffee, Switzerland