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Asian coffee conference brews a co-opetition flavour

• Co-opetition, or competition with a co-operative orientation, was the flavour brewed at the just concluded 12th Asian International Coffee Conference by conference chairman Harish Bijoor who is also India's Coffee Board member for trade. More

Jollibee to enter coffee, Asian food business

•Manila, Philippines - Jollibee Foods Corp. on Wednesday said it was formalizing its joint venture with a Vietnamese firm, which will allow the Philippine fast food chain to enter the coffee and Asian food businesses. More

Home About Blog Costa bids to awaken Asia's appetite for branded British coffee

•The new chief executive of Whitbread, Andy Harrison, is expected to ramp up ambitious overseas expansion plans for Costa Coffee this week as he sets out his vision for an international espresso bar chain to challenge global market leader Starbucks in some of the world's fastest-growing markets. More

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Coffee background

Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark, acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. More

It may seem strange but coffee hasn't been around forever! In fact it was not discovered until around 600AD in the Middle East and only came into Europe in the 16th Century. More

In 1822, the first espresso machine was made in France. More

There are many legends that portray the origin of coffee drinking, some of which may be true. More

Coffee is believed to have arrived in North America in 1607 when Captain John Smith helped to found the colony of Virginia at Jamestown. More

Coffee was hardly known in Europe before the seventeenth century. More

There are a number of differing stories as to the origin of coffee and how it was discovered. More

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