Q: How many cups of Meinl coffee are enjoyed every day?

A: Nearly 5 Million. If all the Meinl coffee drinkers positioned themselves 8 meters apart around the equator, the chain would reach around the globe, daily.

Q: How many coffee beans are needed for 1 cup of Meinl espresso?

A: Depending on the size of the cup generally 50 fine beans. For drip brew, the serving cups tend to be larger, and more coffee is required for the brew.

Q: How much of the coffee is produced worldwide?

A: The quantity changes from year to year. Global production is estimated at 107.1 M bags, approx. 6,426 thousand tons, for 2003/2004. About 40% is Robusta, which means that global Arabica production is estimated at around 3,900 thousand tons.

Q: How much coffee is Julius Meinl coffee?

A: 1% of the global Arabica export becomes Meinl coffee. That means that for every 100 Arabica coffee beans plucked from the bush, 1 is chosen to become a Meinl coffee bean. Due to our rigorous selection process, many of these beans never make it to the cup.

Q: How many Meinl beans make it through the selection and control process?

A: Even after purchasing only the world's best Arabica beans, we are very selective about which beans to use in our coffees. Each and every bean is subjected to over 100 quality tests after purchase and of all the beans we buy, and several thousand beans are discarded every day during our quality control process.