An anonymous source boldly proclaimed, " Humanity runs on coffee! " An interesting set of trends is emerging, especially as humanity moves out of the pandemic. Consider that trends are often foreshadowed by experts in the field and the prior year's statistics. now, consider the lens of general trends among consumption habits and college students, whose coffee consumption has also been uniquely impacted by the pandemic's role in their academic lives with so much virtual and stationary education punctuated by isolation and loneliness. William Kirchoff National Sales Manager Distant Lands Social Media Manager Specialty Coffee Association 2021/2022 COFFEE STATISTICS 1 * 60% of Americans drink coffee daily, more than any other beverage, including water. * Americans drink 656 million cups of coffee per day. * 71% of people have been to a coffee shop in the past few days or plan to go in the next week. * Most espresso-based drinks are made outside the home. * A record number of people between the ages of 25-39 are drinking coffee. * People who drink cold brew daily is up 60% since 2014. * Cold brew is the third most popular way to prepare coffee.2 * 35% of coffee purchases in any given week are made through an app. * Gourmet coffee is on the rise among millennials.3 gRoWing CoFFEE tREndS AMong StUdEntS | CAMPUS DINING TODAY 31