Sustainability

Coffee (from French coffee) is a caffeinated black beverage that is widely consumed—produced from roasted coffee beans obtained from the fruit of the coffee family’s tree species (Rubiaceae). Coffee was first used in the 9th century when it was discovered in the Ethiopian highlands. It spread from there to Egypt and Yemen, and by the 15th century, it had reached Armenia, Persia, Turkey, and northern Africa. Coffee spread from the Muslim world to Italy, then to the rest of Europe, …