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Coffee: lower bean prices no relief for caffeine addicts

Britons can blame a long and complicated value chain for the cost of a cappuccino
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"}],[{"start":81.55,"text":"So far, consumers are not cutting back on their daily stimulants, though. "},{"start":86.342,"text":"Britons drink 98mn cups of coffee a day. "},{"start":89.572,"text":"The UK café and coffee shop market is worth $5.6bn, a 36 per cent increase from a year ago, according to consumer research group IbisWorld. "},{"start":98.622,"text":"IbisWorld. "}],[{"start":100.21,"text":"Starbucks said revenue in the most recent quarter rose 9 per cent to $8.1bn thanks to price increases and demand in its key North America market. "},{"start":109.077,"text":"The gains came despite a steep sales drop in China — its second most important market — as a result of the country’s zero-Covid restrictions. "}],[{"start":117.72999999999999,"text":"Like lipsticks, £4 flat whites are small indulgences that people will allow themselves during a time of belt-tightening. "},{"start":124.847,"text":"It is just a shame that only a fraction of the 14.5p spent on coffee beans ends up with the farmer. "}],[{"start":130.73,"text":""}]],"url":"https://creatives.ftacademy.cn/album/87503-1666505335.mp3"}

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