Market analyses and reports on the coffee and coffee machine markets
One of the leading figures in the coffee industry, James Hoffman, co-founder of Square Mile Coffee Roasters, has often thought about the changes taking place in the coffee industry, and has made predictions about what might happen in the future, on his blog Jim Seven. In March 2018, James published a video on his youtube channel of his talk from a Square Mile Coffee Roasters
One aspect of my research into the coffee shop industry is the extent to which the industry contributes to the development of ‘community’ – one element of this is exploring the activities of social enterprises in the industry, and how they contribute to different communities. The trend for social enterprises is an important feature of the coffee shop landscape, and
It is important for baristas to know how to make their coffee unforgettable. Dr Christopher Hendon, assistant professor at the University of Oregon, has experimented in ways to improve coffee quality with a group of baristas. As reported by the Daily Mail, it turned out that hard water is one of the key elements to look at if you wish
Recently we looked at the internet presence of around 1500 of London’s coffee shops and cafes. There are some truly stunning examples out there, beautifully designed, fabulous images, easy to navigate that made us want to stop what we were doing, jump in the car and go there! At the other end of the scale, there were some that were
Think about how we order meals, find a hotel, suggest a restaurant to friends, even how we take a coffee in some coffee shops, where we can skip the queue with a smartphone app. Our everyday consumer world has been disrupted beyond recognition. Again, look at consumers’ behaviour over the last few years and how they have embraced immediate communication and
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What would you think if someone told you that they wanted to sell coffee on the road? Well, that is what Maria de la Croix decided to do in Sweden, and, in the process, gave birth to Wheelys, an organic coffee business that sells coffee off a bike. As reported by The Financial Times, Maria de la Croix co-founded the
Are you passionate about specialty coffee? Has that dream of owning your own coffee business been in your head for a while now? Not sure where to start in terms of your future coffee brand, though? Well, you don’t need to spend too much time looking! The most interesting stuff, when it comes to an authentic brand, lies within ourselves! Especially when you’re just
Whitbread intends to demerge Costa Coffee from its other activities and look at the impact Costa could have in China. As stated by the Financial Times, in fact, it seems that the company is ready to make a tea-drinking country into a great coffee consumer. In the 1990s, Costa started to import the coffee culture into Britain and it reached
Have you ever had conversations with your customers about your coffee and the way it was roasted? Sure, most of them are interested in the way the coffee beans, that find their way into our coffee, are sourced and roasted. But, what about all the others who just want to get their daily caffeine fix, or just like a certain amount of sugar and