The Life Cycle of the Coffee Bean

Did you know that coffee is the second most actively traded commodity in world? (The first is oil.) Currently seventy different countries produce coffee, the largest being Brazil, and sixty different varieties that are distinguished by origin, flavor and aroma.
There are many different processes that coffee beans must go through before becoming that hot 'cup of Joe' that you drink in the morning on your way to work or on a cold night to warm you up. When evaluating all the process types, it's obvious that coffee processing characterizes that of a "Batch Process". …