How did a small country with no domestic coffee cultivation become the world’s second‑largest coffee exporter?
Roasted coffee beans played a central role in the range of products offered by Heinrich Schwarzenbach’s delicatessen in Zurich. The photograph dates from around 1920.
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Only Brazil exports more coffee than Switzerland. How did a small country, where the climate makes it impossible to grow coffee, become the world’s second-largest coffee exporter? It is a story that also has its dark chapters.
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May 16, 2026 - 11:00
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