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THE MEINL COFFEE
BOY Legend claims that coffee originated in the Ethiopian province of Kaffa in AD 850. Both Arabia and the Coast of East Africa were among the regions owing allegiance to the Turkish Ottoman Empire. Coffee was brought to Vienna in 1683 by a besieging Turkish army. The Fez, a red head-dress with tassel, was worn widely in the Turkish lands.
The Meinl coffee boy combines the origins of coffee and the features of European Baroque angels. Famous Viennese artist Josef Binder designed the coffee boy logo for Julius Meinl in 1924. In 2004 Stardesigner Matteo Thun modernized the logo:
The coffee boy with red fez is the international trademark of the Julius Meinl Group, based in Vienna, Austria. | ||
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