Coffee Wars in Japan – McDonalds Leads Starbucks

If alcohol is the oil that keeps the Japanese society lubricated, coffee is what powers the people.

The kissaten (coffee shop) is an icon in Japan. Japanese love their coffee, especially since Starbucks introduced the coffee craze in 1996.

Doutor Coffee is the largest chain in Japan with 1,479 outlets.

McDonald's sold 120 million cups of the brown juice in 2007.

Japan's favorite coffee stops –

5. Mister Donut

4. Starbucks

3. Mos Burger

2. Doutor

1. McDonalds

More people prefer Ronald as their barista than any other.

The secret – high quality coffee beans from Ethiopia combined with beans from other countries to make Makudonarudo's "Premium Roast Coffee."

Where do you go to get your morning boost? 

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