Author Archives: Jennifer Ferreira

The Cup Fund has launched – seeking new ideas for coffee cup recycling

Posted on April 15, 2019

Disposable coffee cups have recently been in the news again. This time it’s because of a new effort to try and increase coffee cup recycling – The Cup Fund –  a £1 million funding scheme to kick start some ideas … Continue reading →

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Revisiting ‘Cafe Nation: Exploring the growth of the UK cafe industry’ – journal article made free to read until 2020

Posted on April 2, 2019

Back in March 2018 I found out that one of my articles ‘Cafe Nation: Exploring the growth of the UK cafe industry‘ in the journal Area had been identified as one of the most downloaded, and so was made free … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Coffee: A Global History by Jonathan Morris

Posted on January 14, 2019

Coffee: A Global History written by Professor Jonathan Morris is part of Reaktion books ‘Edible Series’. As a geographer I have always been interested in how things shape the world, and these books provide a great insight into how particular … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Coffee: From Bean to Barista by Robert Thurston

Posted on January 7, 2019

I had a bit of time over the holidays to catch up on some of the latest coffee related books. I’d actually forgotten I’d pre-ordered this one so it was a nice surprise just before Christmas. I learnt about the … Continue reading →

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New publication: From bean to cup and beyond: exploring ethical consumption and coffee shops

Posted on December 19, 2018

To finish off the year on the café spaces blog, a new article drawing on our research around the coffee shop industry and ethical consumption has been published in the Journal of Consumer Ethics. As part of a special issue … Continue reading →

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Looking back at the coffee in 2018

Posted on December 19, 2018

Much of my 2018 has been fuelled by coffeee. Last year I made the decision to try and vary the coffee we drank at home to explore different coffees and brewing methods, learn more about the growing coffee roasting industry, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Craft Coffee A Manual

Posted on December 10, 2018

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 →

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Coffee and communities: Well Grounded – The Specialty Coffee Training Academy

Posted on November 19, 2018

As I’ve explained before on the ‘cafespaces’ blog, the coffee and coffee shop industries have the potential to impact various communities; an important route for doing so is through the activities of social enterprises. A great example is Well Grounded, … Continue reading →

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From pub to coffee shop: changing habits?

Posted on October 11, 2018

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 →

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A return to Portugal and specialty coffee: Coffee shops, roasters and coffee

Posted on October 8, 2018

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 →

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