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On the need to continue discussions of waste: Government responds to ‘latte levy’ proposal
In January the Environmental Audit Committee published a report as a result of an inquiry into disposable coffee cup waste. The report made a number of suggestions to address the issue of growing disposable coffee cup waste in the UK. … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, circular economy, coffee culture, Commentaries, Consumers, environment, General, Reports, Starbucks, UK
Tagged circular economy, coffee, coffee cup, coffee cup waste, consumer behaviour, Consumers, disposable coffee cup, environmental audit committee, government, government inquiry, latte levy, litter, recycling, Report, reusable coffee cup, Specialty Coffee, tax, waste, waste management
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Trends and patterns in coffee, cafes and coffee shops
The Specialty Coffee Association has recently published two news pieces with data (and nice infographics) about the coffee industry, the first looking at specialty coffee consumption trends in the US, and the second on the size of the coffee market … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Coffee, coffee culture, Commentaries, data, Economic Impact, Europe, Reports, research, SCA, USA
Tagged Cafe, Chain, coffee, coffee consumption, coffee shop, data, Independent, infographics, SCA, Specialty Coffee, specialty coffee association, USA, Western Europe
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Spaces of Community: Dynamics in the cafe industry – Research Summary
The ‘Cafe Spaces’ blog was originally established to support the activities around the research project ‘Spaces of Community: exploring dynamics in the café industry‘, which sought to explore the growth and development of the café industry in the UK, and … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Coffee, coffee culture, Commentaries, community, reading, Reports, UK, Use of cafe spaces
Tagged Cafe, Cafe Industry, Cafe Spaces, coffee, coffee house, coffee shop, community development, publication, qualitative research, Report, research summary, UK, urban communities
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Visualizing the London Coffee Festival through twitter
So after several caffeine fuelled days in Old Truman Brewery, the London Coffee Festival is over for this year. You can see some of the images from my visit this year over on my photography blog. For the days I … Continue reading
Posted in Festivals, Reports, UK
Tagged analysis, coffee, data visualization, data viz, Festival, London, London coffee festival, Netlytic, networks, Old Truman Brewery, social media, tweets, twitter
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Coffee shops become the new ‘Local’ and other trends in the UK coffee shop market
“The UK has become a nation of coffee drinkers, with coffee shop visitors purchasing an estimated 2.3 billion cups of coffee per year in stores. Consumers are more knowledgeable and empowered with choice than ever before, and the rise of … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Commentaries, Consumers, High Streets, Reports, UK
Tagged 5th wave of coffee, Allegra Strategies, artisan coffees, Cafes, Caffe Nero., chins, coffee, Coffee Shops, Costa Coffee, local, Starbucks, World coffee portal
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Cafe Nation? New publication on the UK cafe industry
So while the ‘Spaces of Community‘ project has now been going for a bit now academic publishing time scales means that it’s only now that some of the publications are coming into fruition. The first article published this month which … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Journal article, Reports, UK, Uncategorized
Tagged Cafe, Cafe Industry, Caffe Nero., coffe shop, coffee, coffee house, Costa Coffee, Growth, journal, publication, retail, Starbucks, UK
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Wi-fi in cafes: an expected service?
The BBC reported this week on the use of wi-fi in cafés. While for many people there is an expectation that a café is likely to provide free wi-fi, there are many cafés which are deliberately not providing the service. … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, community, Consumers, Reports, Use of cafe spaces
Tagged BBC, Cafes, coffee, coffice, free wifi, mobile working, no wifi, Wi-fi, working
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Cafés and the British High Street
A recent report produced by Prof Neil Wrigley and Dr Dionysia Lambiri, ‘British High Streets to recovery? A comprehensive review of the evidence’ as part of an Economic and Social Research Council Project (commissioned by the Government’s advisory group the … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Economic Impact, High Streets, Reports, UK, Uncategorized
Tagged Cafe Culture, Cafes, community hubs, convenience culture, Economic Impact, ESRC, High Street, leisure, local communities, Report, retail, Town Centre
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Appearance on Keys to the Shop podcast Episode 90
Some time ago I was made aware of the Keys to the Shop podcast when listening to the guys from Orange Cactus Coffee. It’s an excellent podcast for those interested in the coffee shop industry. Produced by Chris Deferio this … Continue reading →