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Cerebos Competition

Now Viewing Cerebos's competition in: Coffee and Tea Manufacture

Recent Developments

US Coffee, Tea Imports Climb - US imports of coffee and tea continue to rise, increasing competition with domestic manufacturers. Total coffee and tea imports increased 17.2 percent in the first half of 2008. The largest foreign suppliers of coffee and tea to the US are Canada and Germany; Canadian coffee and tea shipments to the US rose 10 percent in the first half of 2008; German shipments rose 16 percent.

Most Expensive Coffee Beans in Orlando - The world's most expensive coffee bean, lauded in the movie The Bucket List and on The Oprah Winfrey Show, is now available at an Orlando coffee shop. The Kopi Luwak bean will sell for $179.95 per pound or customers can buy an eight ounce cup for $29.95. The beans get their distinctive flavor by passing through the digestive system of a small animal found on some Indonesian islands.

World Coffee Exports Fall Slightly - World coffee exports decreased 0.8 percent in June 2008 compared to the prior year. Exports in the first nine months of the coffee year 2007-2008 fell 4.3 percent from the prior year. In the 12 months ended June 2008, exports of Arabica decreased 2.8 percent while exports of Robusta fell 5.2 percent.

Competitive Landscape

Consumer taste and population growth drive demand in the consumer sector, while economic growth of businesses, like restaurants and hotels, drives demand in the commercial sector. The profitability of individual companies depends on effectively managing raw ingredient costs, efficient operations, and effective marketing. Large companies have scale advantages in purchasing, distribution, manufacturing, and marketing. Small companies can compete effectively by offering specialized products or serving a local market. The industry is capital-intensive: average annual revenue per worker is about $500,000.

Full Industry Overview For Coffee and Tea Manufacture

Coffee and Tea Manufacture Industry Forecast

from Hoover's/D&B subsidiary First Research

The output of US coffee and tea manufacturing is forecast to grow at an annual compounded rate of 4.1 percent between 2007 and 2012.

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing Growth Even

First Research forecasts are based on INFORUM forecasts that are licensed from the Interindustry Economic Research Fund, Inc. (IERF) in College Park, MD. INFORUM's "interindustry-macro" approach to modeling the economy captures the links between industries and the aggregate economy.