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Germany's Coffee Usage May Rise 9.2% by 2019, Tchibo Says

Coffee consumption in Germany, the world’s third-biggest and Europe’s largest user, may rise by 9.2 percent by 2019, according to Tchibo GmbH. Demand will be 640,320 metric tons by 2019, up from 586,320 tons last year, the Hamburg-based coffee roaster said in a statement e-mailed today. The U.S. is the world’s biggest coffee user followed [...]

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Web Economy to Hit $4.2 Trillion as Users Pick Surfing Over Sex

The Internet economy of the G-20 nations will reach $4.2 trillion by 2016 almost 1.7 times last year’s estimated level, as more than two-thirds of Americans would forgo coffee and 21 percent give up sex for a year to stay online, Boston Consulting Group said. U.S. consumers said they would need to receive about $2,500 [...]

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Starbucks hunts for European tastes

Patrons find gilt-edged decor at a Starbucks in an upscale Paris neighborhood as part of the chain’s European makeovers. PARIS – On a recent sunny morning in this city’s chic Marais district, Marion Bayod squeezed behind a tiny table at Le Cactus, a neighborhood cafe she has frequented for years. She cast a sidelong glance [...]

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Starbucks' coffee maker may drain Nespresso's growth

By David Jones LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) – Plans by Starbucks to launch a rival coffee machine to Nespresso may derail owner Nestle’s hopes for growth in the United States after the George Clooney-marketed system has proved a hit with espresso coffee lovers across Europe. Starbucks’ news last week sent shares in Green Mountain Coffee [...]

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Decaffeinated Coffee Market Worth Over $2 Billion

I don’t know what readers know about coffee beans or more specifically how decaffienated coffee is produced. What is important to know is that the coffee exporters like Brazil, Colombia and Vietnam value the industry to the tune of $20 billion per year. The decaffienated coffee business is worth considerably less at $2 billion, but [...]

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