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The first recorded appearance of coffee in India was 1670 before the establishment of the East India Trading Company. An Indian Sufi saint named Baba Budan brought coffee beans to the country on his return trip from Yemen, specifically to ...

After the spread of coffee throughout the entire European continent, coffee arrived in the both North and South Americas. It was French naval officer, Gabriel de Clieu who brought coffee seedlings over to the Americas, specifically to the Caribbean’s Martinique ...

It wasn’t until late in the 17th century that coffee was introduced to France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland. As coffee became more popular in Europe with the addition of thousands of coffeehouses, it spread to neighboring countries and throughout ...