Bean there, drunk that
13 September 2012
Buying the beans that make up your morning cup of coffee demands a detailed knowledge of a highly complex supply chain, as Darrell High explains
Coffee touches most of us in our daily lives - whether it’s the kick of a black coffee in the morning to a latte in a coffee bar or a “number 16” from the office coffee machine. But there’s a lot more behind the simple drink. The beans that make it are grown in more than 80 countries, producing a mosaic of different tastes. It is one of the most valuable traded...