Bean There, Done That
A timeline: Great moments in the coffee/work relationship, from the bush to the break room.
850 A.D. First known discovery of berries containing caffeine. As legend has it, an Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi noticed his goats were friskier after eating red berries on a shrub. After trying them himself, the goatherd realized he felt happier, too. Kaldi had just created the world's first coffee break.
1475 The world's first coffee shop opens in Constantinople.
1600 Coffee reaches Europe. The first coffeehouse opens in Italy in 1654.
1674 Not everybody is consuming the drink. In London, the Women's Petition Against Coffee declares: "Coffee leads men to trifle away their time, scald their chops and spend their money."
1901 Instant coffee is invented. Offices across the world slowly, but surely, recognize what this means for them.
1920 With Prohibition in effect, martinis during business meetings fall out of favor, and coffee sales take off.
1971 The first Starbucks opens in Seattle, launching a chain that currently boasts more than 8,000 locations worldwide.
1972 Mr. Coffee enters the market, inventing the automatic drip process. It becomes a staple in office break rooms everywhere.
1999 Over 81 million Americans drink coffee in their workplaces, according to a Gallup Poll survey; 52.3 million obtain it from their offices.
850 A.D. First known discovery of berries containing caffeine. As legend has it, an Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi noticed his goats were friskier after eating red berries on a shrub. After trying them himself, the goatherd realized he felt happier, too. Kaldi had just created the world's first coffee break.
1475 The world's first coffee shop opens in Constantinople.
1600 Coffee reaches Europe. The first coffeehouse opens in Italy in 1654.
1674 Not everybody is consuming the drink. In London, the Women's Petition Against Coffee declares: "Coffee leads men to trifle away their time, scald their chops and spend their money."
1901 Instant coffee is invented. Offices across the world slowly, but surely, recognize what this means for them.
1920 With Prohibition in effect, martinis during business meetings fall out of favor, and coffee sales take off.
1971 The first Starbucks opens in Seattle, launching a chain that currently boasts more than 8,000 locations worldwide.
1972 Mr. Coffee enters the market, inventing the automatic drip process. It becomes a staple in office break rooms everywhere.
1999 Over 81 million Americans drink coffee in their workplaces, according to a Gallup Poll survey; 52.3 million obtain it from their offices.
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