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Tag Archives: BBC
Learning about coffee: Inside the factory
These days I don’t have a lot of time to watch TV, but after a few friends got in touch to tell me about a recent episode of the BBC series Inside the Factory which was all about Coffee. Presented … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Coffee, history
Tagged BBC, coffee, coffee history, coffee house, documentary, Engineering, Freeze dry process, Inside the Factory, Instant Coffee, Science, WWI, WWII
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Co-working and the cafe
This blog post is based on a talk I prepared for a workshop at CAMEo, the Research Institute for Cultural and Media Economies at the University of Leicester on co-working dynamics in the city. “It was a pleasant cafe, warm … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Cafe types, Consumers, Economic Impact, High Streets, Urban spaces, Use of cafe spaces
Tagged BBC, Cafe, cafe buzz, coffee shop, coffee shop north, coffice, collaboration, community, cowork, coworking, creative industries, creatives, creativity, customers, freelancers, inspiration, TimberYard, wifi, Work, work environment, Work Hard Anywhere, Ziferblat
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Coffee Shop Takeover: a Decline of Pubs and High Street Transformation
Our high streets are changing, according to recent data from the Local Data Company, as discussed by the BBC. The data highlights a number of changes which indicate that what consumers want from the high streets is being transformed. With … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged BBC, Cafe, chains, Coffee Shops, Coffee#1, Consumers, High Street, Local Data Company, pubs, transformation
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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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Highlights from ‘Coffee and the God Shot’
There is no ignoring the importance of coffee in the growth of the café industry, and coffee was at the centre of a recent podcast from the BBC Food Programme. In ‘Coffee and the God shot’ Dan Saladino explores a … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Coffee, Coffee Growing, Consumers, Podcasts, Specialty Coffee, Sustainability
Tagged aeropress, arabica, BBC, Climate change, coffee, Coffee Grower, espresso, Food Programme, podcast, Roasting, robusta, Specialty Coffee
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Does size matter?
Does size matter? Starbucks, coffee culture and big brands #coffee #cafeculture #Starbucks Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Coffee, Consumers, Starbucks, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged BBC, big business, brands, Cafe Culture, Cafe Industry, coffee, Coffee crawl, coffee culture, logo, Seattle, Starbucks
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