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Book Review: Lonely Planet’s Global Coffee Tour

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Jennifer Ferreira

Are you interested in exploring different types of coffee shops across the globe? Have you ever wondered how to ask for coffee in different countries around the world? If the answer if yes to either of these questions then the … Continue reading →

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Birmingham Coffee Festival highlights

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Jennifer Ferreira

A slightly delayed post that I have been meaning to write for a while about the Birmingham Coffee Festival that was held back in June. Last year saw the first coffee festival held in the Custard Factory in Birmingham, and this … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Coffee: A Comprehensive Guide to the Bean, the Beverage, and the Industry.

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Jennifer Ferreira

The second edition of Coffee: A Comprehensive Guide to the Bean, the Beverage and the Industry is a welcome addition to my ever-growing coffee related library. Edited by Robert Thurston, Jonathan Morris and Shawn Steiman, two history professors and the … Continue reading →

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Specialty coffee companies and coffee consolidation

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

Recently there has been quite a lot of attention in the media about coffee companies and investment, in part prompted by the announcement that Nestle purchased a 68% majority stake in Blue Bottle Coffee, a US specialty coffee company with … Continue reading →

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From the Custard Factory: Birmingham Coffee Festival

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

The number of coffee shops in the UK has been on the rise for many years now, and with it there is growing consumer base who like to explore coffee – a good place to do this is one of … Continue reading →

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Coffee culture and specialty coffee in the Middle East: Coffee Planet and beyond

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

Recently, according to Trade Arabia it was announced that Coffee Planet, a coffee roaster and coffee shop chain in the Middle East signed a franchise agreement with HB Brands for 70 shops in Saudi Arabia. Coffee Planet, based in Dubai, … Continue reading →

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Exploring Coffee and Cafe Culture in Portugal

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

Text available in English and Português When I first visited Portugal I was at a stage in my life when I drank a lot of vanilla lattes, the odd espresso and americano, but mostly vanilla lattes, and when I travelled … Continue reading →

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Neighborhood and Coffee: Starbucks in Japan

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

Starbucks, the global coffee chain company is starting to try and do things a little differently. Famous for introducing its stores with their similar style and operations across the globe, with increasing competition the company has had to think about … Continue reading →

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Coffee shop culture in Australia

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

‘In Australia, coffee isn’t fuel for work – it’s a way of life’. Milkman (2016). While coffee may be a global commodity, and coffee shop cultures have emerged across the world, each country tends to have its own flavour of … Continue reading →

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Exploring coffee shop culture in Russia

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

Russia is a country more frequently associated with a tea drinking culture which dates back hundreds of years. While the hot drinks market in Russia is still dominated by tea (Euromonitor, 2016), the consumption of coffee is one the rise, … Continue reading →

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