What Is the Target Market for Coffee?
The coffee industry is constantly growing and evolving to suit many different types of needs. Does this Spark an idea?
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Coffee Elitists
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For coffee enthusiasts, there is a whole culture dedicated to coffee. There are websites where you can order whole bean coffees that are sourced from high elevations and are considered the world's best by other coffee critics and enthusiasts.
The Everyday Man
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The coffee market also targets "the everyday man" who is just looking for a cup of coffee to get them through the day. Coffee for this particular group is also sourced at a high elevation, but for cost's sake, it is grown at a slightly lower elevation than the whole bean that an elitist would normally buy. Many of the big name coffee retailers provide for this particular market.
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Specialty Drinks
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Black coffee isn't for everybody. As a result, many retailers have formulated drinks that appeal to other tastes. For example, coffee, specifically espresso, can be mixed with flavored syrups, sugars and powders to create drinks such as the white chocolate mocha or caramel latte that appeal to people who are looking for a sweeter drink.
Kids Drinks
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Even kids are partaking in this growing industry. Cold, blended beverages are extremely popular with children. There is normally more sugar and less coffee in blended beverages, which makes the caffeine level a little more tolerable for this younger generation of coffee drinkers. Cold blended beverages are made by blending a cold coffee base, dairy products such as milk or cream, sugar and ice. The result is a thick, frothy drink that is tasty and sweet.
Coffee Alternatives
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The coffee market also provides alternatives for people who cannot have caffeine because of health problems and for people who just don't prefer the coffee taste. Decaf is often available for those who love the taste of coffee but cannot handle caffeine for one reason or another. Coffee retailers also have a lot of non-coffee alternatives often made with cream bases as opposed to coffee bases to eliminate coffee altogether.
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