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Oct 16, 1200
Coffee was First Roasted
Photo from Wikipedia In the early 13th century, traders in Africa first roasted coffee. Many other attempts had been made to make coffee but yielded no lasting results. Brewing coffee was ground breaking technology at the time and swiftly became a treat for traders. Little did they know, they had just created one of the most popular beverages of all time. -
Coffee Plants Began to Grow Around the World
Photo from Wikipedia During coffee’s infancy, the drink was rare and expensive. Coffee only grew in parts of Africa and Arabia. Prior to the 1600s, there was no good way to transport coffee to foreign lands. Fortunately, botanists created a way to grow coffee around the world and bring the drink to new countries! -
First European Owned Coffee House
Photo from Wikipedia Coffee’s popularity grew and the customer’s demands became quick and profitable business. The first coffee shop is reported to be similar to a coffee shop today. Customers could gather and enjoy a great cup of coffee. This idea rapidly spread throughout the world and is still in use today. -
300 Coffee Houses in London
Photo from Wikipedia The volume of shops located throughout the city of London prove coffee’s importance, appeal, and acceptance globally. It is at this time that customers began buying coffee on their way to work. England’s adaptation to coffee, showed businessman the demands and profits of coffee. -
Boston Tea Part
Photo from Wikipedia The Boston Tea Party’s outlandish acts prompted revolution of all forms. Colonist no longer could drink tea; naturally, coffee became man’s best friend. The Boston Tea Party marks America’s switch to coffee depended. Since the 1770, coffee popularity have grown nationally and globally. -
Pre-roasted Coffee is Sold
Photo from Pittsburgh Magazine Pittsburgh brothers, John and Charles Arbuckle, began selling pre-roasted coffee in paper bags by the pound. They had great success selling their product to cowboys moving West. They called their coffee “Ariosa”. The brothers had great success selling pre-ground coffee! Soon pre-ground coffee would sold to local families and businesses. -
Instant Coffee
Photo from Trader Joe's In 1906, George Constant Louis Washington invented a unique type of coffee. Instant Coffee had existed else where but Washington’s version contained much higher taste. Washington was the first to commercially sell Instant Coffee in 1910. Since then, Instant Coffee has been mass produced by America’s largest coffee verdures. -
Prohibition
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Starbucks Opens
Photo from Wikipedia Specialty coffee’s popularity began to grow in the 1960s, and inspired the birth of Starbucks. Starbucks first launched in Seattle Washington and key concept remains in use today. Starbucks differed from other coffee shops by selling their beans and creating a good atmosphere. -
Howard Schultz buys Starbucks
Photo from Starbucks Howard saw the potential to spread Starbucks across the globe during a trip to Italy. He wanted a Starbucks on every block and for his stores to act as community centers. Schultz quickly grew the company and the rest is history.
