People seem to start drinking coffee with sugar and cream, and slowly wane to black (if at all). I did a Google search, and I couldn't find any progress on gene

People seem to start drinking coffee with sugar and cream, and slowly wane to black (if at all). I did a Google search, and I couldn't find any progress on genetic modification of coffee to produce sweeter beans. Most of the research seems to be related to caffeine content, pesticide interaction, and quality. I am not a geneticist or a plant biologist, so if there's an obvious reason why sweetening might not be possible, I can't see it. I would imagine that an inherently sweet coffee bean might be able to infiltrate the entire coffee market. I wonder how much Starbucks spends on sugar and syrup? It would be interesting to hear your thoughts, since you have been in this market for a year now. Edit: Does Sweet Coffee Exist? http://coffee.stackexchange.com/questions/2424/does-sweet-coffee-exist http://coffee.stackexchange.com/questions/2424/does-sweet-co... According to this link, most people prefer sugar and cream. http://www.statisticbrain.com/coffee-drinking-statistics/ http://www.statisticbrain.com/coffee-drinking-statistics/