Among the coffee drinkers in America, statistics say that the average consumption is 3.1 cups of coffee per day. Fifty percent of the population, equivalent to 150 million, drinks espresso, cappuccino, latte, or iced/cold coffees. Specialty coffee sales are increasing by 20% per year and account for nearly 8% of the 18 billion dollar U.S. coffee market. Independent coffee shops equal to $12 billion in annual sales. There are approximately 24,000 Coffee Shops across the country. Statistics show there will be approximately 50,000+ Coffee Shops this year 2010. The average Espresso Drive-thru Business sells approximately 200-300 Cups of Espresso and Coffee Based Drinks per day. Coffee statistics show that coffee is the most popular beverage worldwide with over 400 billion cups consumed each year. Coffee industry statistics show that only 20% of harvested coffee beans are considered to be a premium bean of the highest quality. Coffee market statistics show that coffee is grown commercially in over 45 countries around the world. Coffee trade statistics show that over 5 million people in Brazil are employed by the coffee trade; most of those are involved with the cultivation and harvesting of more than 3 billion coffee plants. Coffee consumption statistics show that coffee represents 75% of all the caffeine consumed in the United States. The most expensive coffee in the world comes from Indonesia ‘Kopi Luwak’. It is made from coffee beans eaten, partly digested and then excreted by the Common palm civet, a weasel-like animal. “Kopi” the Indonesian word for coffee along with “luwak” is local name of this animal which eats the raw red coffee beans. It can cost up to $600 a pound, and up to $50 per cup. Coffee Facts and Statistics is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →
