Coffee bean Coffee bean A coffee bean is a seed of the coffee plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit. Even though the coffee beans are seeds, they are referred to as "beans" because of their resemblance to true beans. The fruits – coffee cherries or coffee berries – most commonly contain two stones with their flat sides together. A small percentage of cherries contain a single seed, instead of the usual two. This
R A & T J Carll Ltd v Berry R A & T J Carll Ltd v Berry R A & T J Carll Ltd v Berry [1981] 2 NZLR 76 is a cited case in New Zealand regarding liability in tort for negligent misstatements. The Carll's were in the process of purchasing a coffee lounge in Waihi. As a precaution, they checked with the local health inspector Mr Berry, whom informed them that he had just visited the premises, and they had passed. Unfortunately, the coffee lounge was found to be infested with cockroaches resulting in it being closed whilst it was being fumigated. As a result, the