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Worldwide more than 550 Billion cups of coffee will be served today, be it a cup of instant grunge or a wholesome serving of delicious roasted beans. Coffee Today coffee shops in Thailand contribute to this staggering statistic. Over 65% of these world consumed beans are of course a Arabica based blend which owes it's heritage to northern Kenya, southeastern Sudan – namely the Boma Plateau and the highlands of Ethiopia.
Approximately 35% of the cups of coffee will be based on Robusta, who's real name is Coffea` Canephora which is a native of central Saraharan Africa.
Coffee Today is a leading franchise serving beverages and snacks in the 20th largest coffee producing nation on the planet, this is of course Thailand which produces some 55,000 tonnes of coffee bean per year. This is a fantastic success rate, as many of the Opium fields have been replaced with coffee plantations under a scheme and grant from the respected Thai Royal Family. Also infrastructure is in place to process these beans to world class standards. After saying this, Thailand is not a Asian leader in coffee production. Comparing to Indonesia with 670,000 tonnes, Philippines producing 97,000 tonnes and the relatively small production from The Bolaven Plateau in southern Laos who some experts describe as the best coffee in the world. Of course, that is an opinion, but The Bolaven Plateau is unquestionably one of the world leaders in a bitter boutique coffee.
For more information on Coffee Today Thailand which is based in Bang Kapi, Bangkok. Please review the information about some of our featured franchises. These Thai franchises can start from only 380,000 Thai baht, which is only about $12,000usd. An absolutely fantastic opportunity for some coffee lovers for a premium coffee shop in a shopping center.
Compered to Americans, Thais don't drink much Coffee each day. Did you know that 108 million adult
coffee drinkers in USA drink an average of three and a half cups (3.5) of the substance a day on average. Unfortunately much of this is a instant processed chemical experiment that caught on that is pretending to be coffee. Instant is another name for disgusting, often the cause for headaches and vomiting. Unfortunately most of the negative side effects are exaggerated with this instant version of the drink. Simply, for the positives effects, drink real coffee. These include when consumed in moderation to improve alertness, help prevent gallstones & kidney stone formation, but a negative side effect of large amounts is dehydration. This can lead to many symptoms in it self. Regarding alertness, it takes 15 mins to kick in and last for about 4 hours per shot.
An amazing figure is that coffee is the second most valuable commodity that is exported by developing countries in the world, of course second behind Oil & Gas. Depending on opinions there has been an alarming trends in the profits of this commodity. Nestle` (makers of Nescafe`), Procter & Gamble, Sara Lee and Phillip Morris absolutely dominate the world coffee markets. These four conglomerates accounted for over 62% of the USA sales in 2009 and 40% of the global coffee trade. The other big player are 'speculators'. These can be major hedge funds, retirement funds, banks or just your average gambler on the stock market. Between the years of 1985 and 1996 was a major turning point in the global industry. The farmer became the undisputed looser, look here for the sad story The Coffee Economy. This pathetic situation for the farmer did have a upside for the poorest of the poor. In the Netherlands in 1988 a movement for the fair trade was launched and has since changed the lives of many for the better.
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