Swiss government claims that coffee 'is not essential for life,' plans to abolish emergency stockpile
1 / 2FILE PHOTO: An employee checks freshly roasted coffee beans at H. Schwarzenbach coffee roastery in ZurichFILE PHOTO: An employee checks freshly roasted coffee beans during cooling down in a tumbler at H. Schwarzenbach coffee roastery in Zurich, Switzerland December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File PhotoBy John Miller
Nestle, the maker of instant coffee Nescafe, and other importers, roasters and retailers are required by Swiss law to store bags of raw coffee. The country stockpiles other staples, too, such as sugar, rice, edible oils and animal feed. According to the plan released for public comment, coffee stockpiling obligations would expire by the end of 2022, with companies free to draw down what they store in their warehouses.
Switzerland's 8.5 million residents consume around nine kg of coffee per person annually, eclipsing Britain's 3.3 kg average and double the 4.5 kg consumed in the United States, according to International Coffee Organization figures.Reservesuisse, the Bern-based organisation that oversees Switzerland's food stockpiles, in March asked the Federal Office to reconsider its recommendation.
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