1889, David Strang, who used to sell spices and coffee in the South Island of New Zealand, made soluble coffee powder and sold it as "espresso". In fact, this "espresso" is the first instant coffee product in the world.
1899, 10 Several years after espresso was patented, Japanese chemist Sasuke Kato worked as a chemical expert in Chicago, USA, and coffee importers and roasters were required to produce instant coffee. At first, Sasuke Kato was studying instant green tea soluble in water, but with the cooperation of American chemists, instant coffee was made by extracting dry powder of coffee solution under vacuum drying.
1937, Nestle successfully invented instant coffee by spray drying. 1938 in the second year, the instant coffee made by spray drying will be sold as "Nestle Coffee". Then, during the Second World War, "Nestle Coffee", which was provided to the US military as munitions, spread in the postwar world, letting the world know the existence of instant coffee.