The Development of Coffee

Published: Oct 11, 2026 Author: World Gafei Last Updated: Oct/11/2026 191 views

Coffee spread from the European merchant fleet to the North American continent in 1650, and the first coffee shop was born in Oxford, England, in 1650, and then the famous Lloyd's insurance company was born in London. In 1658, the Dutch began to grow a variety of coffee in Ceylon, Asia. In 1683, the music capital of Asia, Vienna, the first coffee shop was born in 1723.

1620 AD

Coffee spread to the North American continent by the European merchant fleet

1650 AD

Oxford has its first coffee shop.

And then Lloyd's was born in a London cafe.

1658 AD

The Dutch began to grow various coffees in Ceylon, Asia

Coffee introduced to Asia

1683 AD

Vienna's first cafe was born.

1723 AD

French naval officer Decli

After all the trouble of bringing coffee saplings to Martinique in America

1727 AD

Coffee plantations established in Brazil

This established Brazil's position in the world coffee industry

1825 AD

Brazilian coffee seeds brought to Hawaii

That's the only real American coffee. -Kona coffee.

1887 AD

The French established colonies in Vietnam.

Coffee plantations were also established.

1888 AD

When the French built the railway from Hanoi to Kunming in Vietnam

and brought coffee shops to China.

It was the first coffee shop in China.

circa 1891

French missionaries introduced coffee trees from Vietnam to Yunnan, China

Coffee trees begin to take root in the mainland of China

Later, overseas Chinese planted in Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi

1930 AD

Cafes appear one after another in Shanghai

1988 AD

Instant coffee giant Nestle enters the mainland of China market

And set up a factory in Dongguan to produce

Coffee began to spread on the continent

today

Coffee is one of the top three drinks in the world.

More than 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed each year.

Coffee consumption in the mainland of China reaches 50 million kg per year

Consumption on the mainland is growing at a rate of 20% per year

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