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                          JAVA CENTRALE INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                       COMPUTATION OF NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
                                                                      EXHIBIT 11


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                                           For the Three Months Ended    For the Nine Months Ended
                                                    December 31,                  December 31,

                                               1996           1995           1996           1995
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Weighted average number of common
    shares outstanding                      12,836,365      6,872,912     10,920,142      5,984,102
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Net Loss                                     ($648,037)     ($835,376)   ($2,159,288)   ($2,830,966)
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Net loss per weighted average
    equivalent commonshares outstanding         ($0.05)        ($0.12)        ($0.20)        ($0.47)
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                                                           Share Months Outstanding
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                                               1996           1995           1996           1995
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<S>                                       <C>             <C>           <C>            <C>
Calculation of weighted average
    shares outstanding (2)
    April 1, 1995 - 5,316,820 shares                       15,742,419                    47,646,922
    June 30, 1995 - 83,594 shares                             250,782                       501,564
    August 28, 1995 - 403,000 shares                        1,209,000                     1,652,300
    August 30, 1995 - 100,000 shares                          300,000                       403,333
    September 2, 1995 - 124,567 shares                        373,701                       489,964
    September 6, 1995 - 250,000 shares                        750,000                       950,000
    September 15, 1995 - 326,000 shares                       978,000                     1,141,000
    September 22, 1995 - 95,000 shares                        285,000                       342,000
    October 19, 1995 - 5,834 shares                            14,196                        14,196
    October 25, 1995 - 20,000 shares                           44,667                        44,667
    November 8, 1995 - 300,000 shares                         530,000                       530,000
    December 17, 1995 - 302,083 shares                        140,972                       140,972
    April 1, 1996 - 8,533,587 shares        25,600,761                    76,802,283
    April 24, 1996 - 83,723 shares             251,169                       694,901
    May 20, 1996 - 442,142 shares            1,326,426                     3,286,589
    May 28, 1996 - 124,378 shares              373,134                       891,376
    May 31, 1996 - 2,105 shares                  6,315                        14,875
    June 5, 1996 - 271,001 shares              813,003                     1,869,907
    June 7, 1996 - 68,376 shares               205,128                       467,236
    June 14, 1996 - 67,919 shares              203,757                       448,265
    June 18, 1996 - 133,200 shares             399,600                       861,360
    June 19, 1996 - 132,334 shares             397,002                       851,349
    June 27, 1996 - 224,215 shares             672,645                     1,382,659
    August 2, 1996 - 659,335 shares          1,978,005                     3,274,697
    August 5, 1996 - 213,675 shares            641,025                     1,039,885
    August 15, 1996 - 157,791 shares           473,373                       715,319
    September 20, 1996 - 1,538,462
      shares                                 4,615,386                     5,128,207
    November 15, 1996 - 360,239 shares         552,366                       552,366

Options outstanding                                 (1)            (1)            (1)            (1)

Warrants outstanding                                (1)            (1)            (1)            (1)
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    Total                                   38,509,095     20,618,737     98,281,274     53,856,918
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Weighted average number
    of common shares outstanding            12,836,365      6,872,912     10,920,142      5,984,102
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    (1)  Not calculated as anti-dilutive