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About Coffee

...Coffee and spices were originally introduced through caravan routesfrom the Far East.

..By 1570, coffee and tobacco appeared in Venice, Italy.

..Italian physicians prescribed coffee as a 'sure-all' in 1801.

...Today, coffee is second only to oil in dollar value as a world trade commodity.

...Coffee is now grown in more than 50 countries.

..The U.S. is the world's largest consumer of coffee.

...Men and women in the U.S. consume equal amount of coffee daily - 1.7 cups.