Why Is Coffee in France La Merde?

Paturle brings up one more reason for the lack of an artisan coffee scene, something that relates to more than just coffee: the opening of France’s first supermarket. The year was 1969, and for him that was when everything, coffee and food in general, changed. In fact, today, 97 percent of the coffee consumed at home is purchased at supermarket chains, leaving very little room for the small, more artisan roasters.