TEA-LOVING NATION WARMS TO COFFEE'S CALL

Rapid urbanization and foreign travel fuel demand

For Zhang Yalin, an auditor at an accounting company in Guomao, Beijing's upmarket central business district, grabbing a latte from a cafe in her office building marks the start of her work day.

Zhang is one of a growing number of Chinese who have started to habitually consume the caffeinated beverage, and they are helping make the nation's market for the drink the fastest-growing in the world.