According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
BLOODSUCKING
bloodsucking
(adjective) drawing blood from the body of another; “a plague of bloodsucking insects”
parasitic, parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking
(adjective) of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; “a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses”; “parasitic vines that strangle the trees”; “bloodsucking blackmailer”; “his indolent leechlike existence”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bloodsucking (not comparable)
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
Source: Wiktionary
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