FAST FACTS
» More than 50 percent of Americans 18 and older drink coffee every day.
» Men drink as much coffee as women, each consuming an average of 1.6 cups per day.
» 65 percent of all coffee is consumed during breakfast hours.
» 35 percent of coffee drinkers prefer black coffee; 65 percent add sugar and/or cream.
» Coffee shops make up the fastest-growing part of the restaurant business, with a 7 percent annual growth rate.
» Independent coffee shops equal $ 12 billion in annual sales.
» World coffee production is estimated at 110 million to 120 million bags per year.
» Americans consume 400 million cups of coffee per day, or equivalent to 146 billion cups of coffee per year; making the United States the leading consumer of coffee in the world.
» Coffee represents 75 percent of all the caffeine consumed in the United States.
» Brazil is the world’s largest coffee producer, with more than 3,970 million coffee trees. Colombia is second, with about two thirds of Brazil’s.
PRICE AT THE REGISTER
A scan of major grocery stores in Fort Collins shows 11.5-ounce bags of store-brand coffee ranging from $ 3.99 at Albertsons to $ 4.59 at King Soopers, and $ 4.79 at Safeway to $ 4.99 for 14 ounces at Whole Foods.
Popular brands, including Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts, Peet’s, Tully’s, Boyers, Seattle’s Best and Dazbog, range from $ 5.99 to $ 15.99 for 12-ounce bags.
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