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Book Review: Craft Coffee A Manual
Through my research into the coffee and coffee shop industries I have learnt lots about coffee and the different ways to prepare it – I even went on a SCA Barista Skills course at Prufrock in an attempt to understand … Continue reading
From pub to coffee shop: changing habits?
The number of pubs in the UK is in decline. The BBC reported that in the second half of 2017, around 18 pubs were closing every week, according to data from The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). There are a … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Cafe types, coffee culture, Coffee industry, community, Consumers, Costa Coffee, UK, Uncategorized
Tagged Cafe, coffee, coffee culture, coffee shop, Consumers, consumption, Costa Coffee, pubs
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A return to Portugal and specialty coffee: Coffee shops, roasters and coffee
Portugal has always had a vibrant coffee culture, with cafes playing a central role in many people’s lives, but as in many places, coffee culture is changing. When I first started to visit Portugal, you would struggle to find places … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Coffee, coffee culture, High Streets, Portugal, Specialty Coffee, travel
Tagged 7groaster, aeropress, Aveiro, C'Alma, coffee beans, coffee culture, coffee flight, Coffee Roaster, coffee shop, Fabrica, Gaia, Lisbon, Luso Coffee Roasters, Porto, Portugal, Specialty Coffee, specialty coffee shop, V60
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Highlights from the Bristol Coffee House Project
This year I’ve managed to attend a few different coffee festivals, and its interesting to see how different places create and market these events. September saw the arrival of Bristol’s first coffee festival – the Coffee House Project, held in … Continue reading
Coventry’s First Coffee Festival: Fargo Coffee Festival
There’s a growing number of coffee festivals taking place across the UK (and in other countries too), with many starting to emerge in smaller towns and cities. The weekend of 15th and 16th September saw the first coffee festival taking … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Coffee, coffee culture, Coffee industry, coventry, Festivals, UK, Urban spaces
Tagged backhaus & co, coffee, Coffee Festival, coventry, Fargo Village, Festival, filter, filter coffee, java lounge, kenyan coffee, monsoon coffee company, new era coffee, Specialty Coffee, V60
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Book Review: Lonely Planet’s Global Coffee Tour
Are you interested in exploring different types of coffee shops across the globe? Have you ever wondered how to ask for coffee in different countries around the world? If the answer if yes to either of these questions then the … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Cafe Culture, Cafe types, Tourism
Tagged Cafe, Cafe Culture, coffee, coffee book, coffee culture, coffee experience, coffee tourism, Global, lonely planet, Old Spike Roastery, roaster, Roastery, Tourism, travel
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Birmingham Coffee Festival highlights
A slightly delayed post that I have been meaning to write for a while about the Birmingham Coffee Festival that was held back in June. Last year saw the first coffee festival held in the Custard Factory in Birmingham, and this … Continue reading
Innovations in recycling coffee cups: Coffee Notes
As part of my research project into the coffee shop industry and the circular economy I have been looking for examples of products that have been made from coffee shop waste. I recently came across Coffee Notes which are notebooks … Continue reading
What does a global giant need to grow? Coffee: Coca-Cola buys the coffee shop chain Costa Coffee
The global coffee shop market is estimated to be worth around $165bn (£127bn), with forecasts that this is likely to continue to grow in the future. Such large sums of money and growth forecasts have made the coffee shop industry … Continue reading →