CoffeeGeek - Espresso: General Discussion, Starbucks' Proteo Grande made by Ferrari but no support (#)

„I bought my first and only espresso machine from starbucks a few years back. It was a Proteo Grande and it looked good and worked great. I had a little problem with uneven pours but that disappeared when I bought a new portafilter. My problem now is that I have finally worn out the gasket and when I went to buy a new one I was told by starbucks that the manufacturer was no longer supplying the north american market.“

http://www.coffeegeek.com/forums/espresso/general/ 9787 - Cached

CoffeeGeek - Regional: Western Canada, Tampers in Vancouver (#)

„I have been bit hard by the espresso bug...real hard.  After years of Bodum and Moka pots I finally got a real  espresso machine--a Proteo Romanza...A.K.A. Gaggia Coffee.  Pretty good machine compared to the steam machines I played with here and there.“

http://www.coffeegeek.com/forums/worldregional/canadawest/ 13926?page=1 - Cached

coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„Starbucks machines are not my particular forte, but according to a thread on the coffeegeek site there was also a rebadged Gaggia Coffee (Gaggia Espresso) sold by Starbucks as a Proteo Romanza a while back. You can find info on the Gaggia here. “

http://www.coffeecrew.com/support-forum/ - Cached