Monthly Archives: June 2017

Considering Italian Coffee Culture: Coffees-Italian’s do it better?

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

I found via a Twitter a video produced by Romedia Studio and Umami Area entitled Coffees: Italians do it better? At the time I assumed this was a short commentary on specialty coffee in Italy, but when I sat down … Continue reading →

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Thank you Orange Cactus Coffee

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

In April I wrote a blog post about some of the podcasts that I listen to, in order to learn about coffee. One of these was the Orange Cactus Coffee Podcast, which I started to listen to after some interaction … Continue reading →

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Coffee culture and specialty coffee in the Middle East: Coffee Planet and beyond

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

Recently, according to Trade Arabia it was announced that Coffee Planet, a coffee roaster and coffee shop chain in the Middle East signed a franchise agreement with HB Brands for 70 shops in Saudi Arabia. Coffee Planet, based in Dubai, … Continue reading →

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New adventures of a latte parent

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

I first came across the terms ‘latte mums’ and ‘latte dads’ when reading about how for many parents on extended parental leave in Scandinavia, spending time in cafés is part of the norm (Wiklund, 2008; Eriksson, 2005).  I later read … Continue reading →

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Exploring the journey from a research idea to research reality: inspiration to impact

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

This week I took part in the Coventry University 2017 Conference to talk about the how the research featured on the café spaces blog got started, and how it has developed. ‘Exploring the journey from a research idea to research … Continue reading →

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Sustainable coffee cups: HuskeeCup

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

Readers of this blog will know that I’m interested in how the coffee shop industry is trying to make itself more sustainable. A key issue, particularly in the UK recently, has been about the sustainability of coffee cups, in particular … Continue reading →

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Book Review: What I know about running coffee shops by Colin Harmon

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

I have no intention of ever opening a coffee shop. I am interested in the coffee shop industry, how it operates, and the impact it has on society; but for me I only ever intend to be on the customer … Continue reading →

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Coffee shops and Social Media

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

‘Everybody’s got the best coffee on Instagram’ according Jared Truby and Chris Baca, the founders of Cat and Cloud coffee, who recently talked about social media on their podcast. If you have a quick look at the picture of coffee … Continue reading →

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