Tag Archives: community

New research project: exploring the impact of the Chatty Café Scheme

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Jennifer Ferreira

Coffee shops are important for different people in different places. I have argued in some of my previous work that coffee shops are important spaces for people to connect, and important places of community creation. For the next couple of … Continue reading →

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New publication: Spaces of consumption, connection, and community: exploring the role of the coffee shop in urban lives

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Jennifer Ferreira

One of the earliest ideas I wanted to write about related to coffee shops was the different roles they played in everyday lives. This was the focus of one of my earlier projects, and finally we have an article published … Continue reading →

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Appearance on Keys to the Shop podcast Episode 90

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Jennifer Ferreira

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 →

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Updated map of coffee shops and cafes in Coventry

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Jennifer Ferreira

Last year I wrote a blog post including a Google map of the coffee shops and cafes in Coventry around the time the bid for Coventry to be the 2021 City of Culture had been submitted to try and demonstrate … Continue reading →

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Peak Coffee Shop? Peak Costa Coffee? Where next for the UK market leader?

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Jennifer Ferreira

Last year I wrote an article for the Conversation about if Britain had reached ‘peak coffee shop’, sparked by industry forecasts that suggested the number of coffee shops in the country was set to continue to grow at pace (to … 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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Book Review: What I know about running coffee shops by Colin Harmon

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

I have no intention of ever opening a coffee shop. I am interested in the coffee shop industry, how it operates, and the impact it has on society; but for me I only ever intend to be on the customer … Continue reading →

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Café culture in Coventry

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

Coventry is a welcoming city, a changing city, and a city full of culture –  it has submitted a bid to be the UK City of Culture 2021. When you think of café culture, Coventry probably isn’t the first city … Continue reading →

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Co-working and the cafe

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

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 →

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Cafe Innovations: Ziferblat

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Jennifer Ferreira

 “Ziferblat is the first place where everything you see if free except the time you spend there. You can work, make art, drink coffee, play the piano, attend events and get acquainted with good people”. Ziferblat website Last night the … Continue reading →

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