Coffee is an annual $18 billion industry in the United States alone. This
represents an average consumption of over two cups of coffee per day, every
day of the year, for every adult resident. This amounts to nearly 13 pounds of
coffee per year for every adult resident.

The scope of the industry described in this prospectus would begin with
procurement of green coffee beans and proceed through roasting, grinding and
packaging and is readily scalable from a relatively small 100,000 pounds per
year facility to 500,000 pounds or more per year. The smallest of these facilities
requires about 500 sq.ft. of total floor space for storage and processing. Higher
production requirements would need correspondingly greater floor space.

Proposed production process for this industry includes numerous state of the art
features such as a thermal fume oxidizer, microprocessor controlled roast profile
system, and nitrogen gas flushing for ground coffee packaging. These
technologies are designed to provide a consistently high quality product in an
environmentally responsible manner.

While the primary product to be offered would be ground coffee, roasted beans
could also be offered. For those who are considering purchase of roasted beans
to eliminate an in-house roasting process, one important consideration is that
while green beans can retain freshness for up to six months, roasted beans
begin to loose freshness after only about seven days in open storage.

Presently, a world surplus of coffee beans has driven down the selling price of
ground coffee. However, this also means coffee bean prices are reduced and
careful shopping for green beans can ensure a good profit. Although the market
for ground coffee is mature and stable, preferential state contracts for
correctional industry made products should be readily attainable. Considering
only a state’s inmate population, a state such as Alaska with a relatively low
inmate population of 4,200 would still consume 55,000 pounds of coffee per year.
Pennsylvania’s inmate population of approximately 37,000 represents about
480,000 pounds of coffee per year!