Coffee bean transport sizzles as cups fly

This year, coffee sales are expected to reach 180 billion yuan (RM117bil) and the compounded annual growth rate of coffee in China is expected to touch 26% over the next few years, Frost & Sullivan estimates. — China Daily

BEIJING: As coffee consumption in China rises, the freight transportation business of coffee beans has been booming, and first-tier cities remain key destinations for the highest quantity of coffee beans, according to a new report.

Suzhou, Jiangsu province; Kunming, Yunnan province; and Shanghai were the top three cities that received the largest volume of coffee beans in the past year, the report by truck-hailing platform Full Truck Alliance, released in May, showed.