Coffee houses sprung up quickly in fresh World but tea slept the favored drink. This had not until 1773 once the colonists revolted against a heavy tax on tea imposed by King George. It was actually known ever as the Boston Tea Party. The grand changed the American drinking preference to coffee. How 'bout of which? (Now you know why roasters today supply us with fresh roasted gourmet coffee. Another woman made us do it!) And it was not until the about 1960's that cafes began selling coffee beans.
In my small artisan roasting business I am very careful to not take on plenty more wholesale marketing. Seems odd I realize but my reasoning may be the fact since wholesale green prices have increased (we pay 2 or 3 times what we paid one year ago) in which can barely double our wholesale prices and make much connected with a profit after costs. I'm focusing on retail, however have that option being roaster while can roast my own coffee