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Category Archives: Reports
From coffee grounds to grand designs – talking about coffee shops and the circular economy at the RGS conference
In London this week the Royal Geographical Society hosted its Annual Conference with an overarching theme of Geographies of trouble / geographies of hope. This year I presented some of my research in a session on Sustainablity, re-use and waste. … Continue reading
Centre for Business in Society White Paper: Seeking Sustainability in the Coffee Shop Industry: Innovations in the Circular Economy
Across many sectors and industries, efforts are being made to be more sustainable, reduce consumption of materials and energy, and in many cases engage in more circular economy practices – reusing materials to create new ones, in turn reducing the … Continue reading
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
Posted in Cafe Culture, Cafe types, Careers, Coffee, coffee culture, Coffee industry, Commentaries, environment, Podcasts, Reports, USA, Use of cafe spaces
Tagged Audio, Cafe, coffee shop, community, environment, keys to the shop, Orange Cactus Coffee, podcast, research
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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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Considering the future of coffee – ICO launches ‘Coffee Development Report 2019’
Much of the recent discussion in the mainstream media related to coffee has been about the ‘coffee crisis’, the historic low of coffee prices, and the impact this is having on the livelihoods of coffee farmers around the world (Alameida, … Continue reading →