was damaged by a hurricane in 1812. A new market building went up in 1813. The coffee stand was established at the upriver end of the French Market in 1862. For over a century Café Du Monde was one of two similar coffee-and-beignet places in the Market, the other being Morning Call, which was established in 1870 and moved out of the old French Market in 1974 to the suburban area of Metairie. After losing its lease in Metairie, Morning Call eventually moved into a large facility in New Orlean's City Park where several years later Cafe du Monde displaced them and gained another lucrative venue, despite having to pay a considerable fee to the City of New Orleans for the location. Starting in the late 1980s, Café Du Monde opened additional locations in shopping malls. There are a total of nine Café du Monde coffee stand locations in the New Orleans metropolitan area: the original located in the French Market at 800 Decatur Street, Riverwalk Marketplace, Esplanade Mall, Lakeside Mall, Oakwood Mall, Veterans Boulevard, Mandeville, Covington., City Park in New Orleans, and New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport. Japanese franchise Beginning with the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition in New Orleans, Café Du Monde was approached by Japanese businesses interested in expanding the brand to Japan. In 1989 the Duskin Company formally contacted Café Du Monde, and a franchise agreement was agreed in time for Duskin to open its first Japanese outlets in 1990. The franchise expanded to a peak of 32 locations, and as of 2016 has 10 locations in Japan. However, in the days immediately preceding the end of the franchise agreement, there was only one location remaining. For the most part, the Japanese Café Du Monde franchise has kept the same aesthetic as the original locations: green and white color scheme and the style of French Quarter architecture. Unlike the Café Du Monde stores in Louisiana, the Japan franchise expanded the original menu by adding different varieties of beignets, but the Café Du Monde coffee with chicory stays the same. Along with their varieties of beignet toppings, the Japanese franchise also offers seasonal desserts, which are not offered at Café Du Monde in Louisiana. However, Duskin ended the business relationship in early 2018, closing all Café Du Monde locations in Japan on March 31, 2018. Grocery stores Since the early 1990s, Café du Monde coffee can generally