BBC NEWS | Business | Why cheap beans don't make cheap coffee

BBC NEWS | Business | Why cheap beans don't make cheap coffee ()

  „So what happens after the coffee arrives in the UK? The importer, which is usually a major trading company, will then incur port and customs charges before the coffee moves to a large coffee roasting company. In the UK, where many people prefer instant coffee, the coffee beans go through a costly spray-drying or freeze-drying process. Alternatively, the coffee is roasted and ground to make filter coffee.“

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