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What Was The First Big Coffee Chain?

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2nd Wave coffee began in 1966 with the formation of Peet’s Coffee in Berkeley, CA. Peet’s was America’s first major roaster and coffeeshop chain. Who is the largest coffee chain in the world? Starbucks is by far the largest coffee house chain in the world in terms of revenue, generating more than 10 times the … Read more

Who Owns All The Coffee Companies?

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The world coffee market is dominated by four multinational corporations: kraft general foods (owner of Maxwell House and other brands), Nestle, Proctor & Gamble (owner of Folgers and other brands) and Sara Lee (owner of Chock Full O’Nuts and Hills Brothers). What companies control the coffee industry? The world coffee market is dominated by four … Read more