I was not really surprised to see classy consumer brands conglomerate AVI reporting that coffee revenue was up a vibrant 18.8% in the six months to end-December (compared with the previous interim period).

I have been smashing way too many cups of coffee of late, struggling to maintain an intermittent fasting regime and sometimes reaching double-cup figures before noon. I keep a wide-ranging portfolio of coffees in the larder, and one of those brands (House of Coffees, if you must know) is owned by AVI. ..

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