Category Archives: Starbucks

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

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Jennifer Ferreira

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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Coffee Shop Chains and ‘New Retail’ in China: Starbucks, Luckin Coffee, apps and delivery

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Jennifer Ferreira

China continues to be one of the largest growing markets for the coffee shop industry, with estimates of market growth ranging between 5-9% year according to different consultancy reports. Such growth is an attractive prospect for large international coffee shop … Continue reading →

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New publication: Challenges and opportunities of new retail horizons in emerging markets: The case of a rising coffee culture in China

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Jennifer Ferreira

If you follow news about developments in the coffee and coffee shop industry then you may have seen recent articles about the growth of coffee shop culture in China, in particular about the rapid growth of Luckin Coffee, (a Beijing … Continue reading →

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On the need to continue discussions of waste: Government responds to ‘latte levy’ proposal

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Jennifer Ferreira

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 →

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Book Review: The Philosophy of Coffee

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Jennifer Ferreira

It’s always a good day when another coffee-related book arrives at the house, and Friday saw the arrival of the ‘Philosophy of Coffee’, written by the author of (the increasingly global) Brian’s Coffee Spot, Brian Williams. I first came across … Continue reading →

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The coffee shop market in Europe: growth and the future

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

Allegra Strategies one of the leading coffee industry market research companies recently published the newest version of its Project Café Europe. The 2018 version according to this article from the Independent indicated that 21 out of 25 European countries experienced … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on ‘Everything but the Coffee’

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

There are a lot of books out there about coffee, coffee culture and cafes. I’ve spent years working through them but there’s always so much more to read. I was recently recommended ‘Everything but the coffee’ by Bryant Simon. It’s … Continue reading →

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The battle of the coffee shops continues

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

This week coffee shops have been back in the UK media. A  short piece on ITV news which highlighted how the national chains continue battle with independents for their share of the £9 billion coffee shop market. It was also … Continue reading →

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Merging historical culture with Starbucks in Japan

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

Back in April I wrote a blog post about how Starbucks was trying something new in Japan, ‘Neighborhood and Coffee’ stores which had less obvious Starbucks branding, and were more focused on becoming the local neighbourhood coffee shop. Now, again … 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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