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.
SPADEWORK
spadework
(noun) dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
spadework (uncountable)
Work done by digging with a spade.
(figuratively) Work done in preparation for something else.
• There's a lot of spadework to be done before the scheme can be implemented.
Synonyms
• (work done by digging with a spade): digging
• (work done in preparation): prep, prep work, preparatory work, groundwork, homework
Source: Wiktionary
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6 May 2025
HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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