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Innovations in the circular economy: coffee grounds as a waste opportunity

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Jennifer Ferreira

In the UK around 95 million cups of coffee are consumed every day, which means it also produces a lot of coffee waste – around of 500,000 tonnes waste coffee grounds every year. Such amount of waste contributes to rising … Continue reading →

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Future gazing for coffee shops: changing trends

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Jennifer Ferreira

Much of my work explores the past and present of the coffee and coffee shop industries, investigating changing trends in the industry and how this impacts consumers and communities. I’m often asked to consider what the future of the coffee … 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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The Coffee Shop Industry, Recycling and the Circular Economy

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Jennifer Ferreira

Last week I had a great opportunity to give a guest lecture at Leiden University in the Netherlands to talk about the coffee shop industry, recycling and the circular economy. The lecture focused not only on exploring the implications of … Continue reading →

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