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                              JAVA CENTRALE, INC., AND SUBSIDIARY


                                                                     EXHIBIT 11

                           COMPUTATION OF NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
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                                                          For the Three Months Ended    For the Nine Months Ended
                                                                 December 31,                  December 31,

                                                             1997            1996            1997            1996
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<S>                                                     <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding        2,200,506       1,283,637       1,301,332       1,092,014
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Net Loss                                                  ($1,047,000)      ($648,037)    ($3,441,000)    ($2,159,288)
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Net loss per weighted average equivalent common
  shares outstanding                                           ($0.48)         ($0.50)         ($2.64)         ($1.98)
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                                                                           Share Months Outstanding
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                                                             1997            1996            1997           1996
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<S>                                                     <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>
Calculation of weighted average shares outstanding
  April 1, 1996-853,358 shares                                              2,560,076                       7,680,228
  April 24, 1996-8,372 shares                                                  25,117                          69,490
  May 20, 1996-44,214 shares                                                  132,643                         328,659
  May 28, 1996-12,438 shares                                                   37,313                          89,138
  May 31, 1996-211 shares                                                         632                           1,488
  June 5, 1996-27,100 shares                                                   81,300                         186,991
  June 7, 1996-6,838 shares                                                    20,513                          46,724
  June 14, 1996-6,792 shares                                                   20,376                          44,827
  June 18, 1996-13,320 shares                                                  39,960                          86,136
  June 19, 1996-13,233 shares                                                  39,700                          85,135
  June 27, 1996-22,422 shares                                                  67,265                         138,266
  August 2, 1996-65,934 shares                                                197,801                         327,470
  August 5, 1996-21,368 shares                                                 64,103                         103,989
  August 15, 1996-15,779 shares                                                47,337                          71,532
  September 20, 1996-153,846 shares                                           461,539                         512,821
  November 15, 1996-36,024 shares                                              55,237                          55,237
  April 1, 1997-137,4382 shares                             4,123,146                       8,246,292
  April 10, 1997-10,667 shares                                 32,001                          92,447
  April 22, 1997-30,000 shares                                 90,000                         248,000
  April 29, 1997-15,000 shares                                 45,000                         120,500
  May 13, 1997-7,500 shares                                    22,500                          56,750
  May 30, 1997-12,195 shares                                   36,585                          85,365
  June 9, 1997-15,685 shares                                   47,055                         104,567
  June 10, 1997-15,686 shares                                  47,058                         104,050
  June 17, 1997-22,308 shares                                  66,924                         142,771
  June 24, 1997-56,980 shares                                 170,940                         351,377
  July 17, 1997-40,000 shares                                 120,000                         216,000
  July 22, 1997-65,103 shares                                 195,309                         340,706
  August 26, 1997-10,000 shares                                30,000                          10,667
  September 30, 1997-525,000 shares                         1,575,000                       1,592,500

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

Warrants outstanding                                               (1)             (1)             (1)             (1)
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  Total                                                     6,601,518       3,850,910      11,711,992       9,828,127
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding        2,200,506       1,283,637       1,301,332       1,092,014
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(1) Not calculated as anti-dilutive