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Exploring the Growth of the “Coffee And” Segment
As a move towards the "functional" grips the beverage sector, how might this trend shape opportunities for specialty coffee products and consumers?
Jim Watson explores the current market categories and trends in the US, specifically the growth of the "coffee and" segment.
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ESG for You and Me
For organizations striving to understand where profitability intersects with non-financial factors, the term ESG may be just as familiar as sustainability. KELLEM EMANUELE offers an ESG primer tailored for the coffee industry. →
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Futureproofing Coffee Retail: Making Decisions to Provide for Your Business Tomorrow
Lynsey Harley’s story provides insight on how to take chances and approach futureproofing your retail coffee business.
Five Key Takeaways from The National Coffee Data Trends Study
With so many data points in the National Coffee Data Trends Specialty Coffee Breakout Report to consider, what are some of the main takeaways for coffee retail businesses to keep in mind?
All-Day Store: Utilizing Training and Hospitality to Create Retail Experiences
Learn more about the benefits and opportunities of expanding your opening hours and your offerings through coffee, wine, food, and hospitality.
Responsible Design Strategies for Coffee Shops
Minimizing the negative impact of our designs, specifications, and construction methods on both human and planetary health is more important than ever.
Using Science to Change the Way We Brew Coffee | Re:co 2020
New research is testing the foundations of coffee’s brewing, sensory evaluation, and measurement.
Talking About Flavors Online: Describing Coffee & Wine | Re:co 2020
Recent studies have looked at wine and coffee language, offering suggestions to adapt online coffee sales, questioning: how can we align coffee descriptions to what consumers expect?
The Home Experience: Expanding the “Slow Coffee” Segment | Re:co 2020
Due to distancing and mobility restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, specialty coffee consumption has been shifted from shops to home. Which marketing tools could be relevant to influence the coffee drinking experience outside the coffee shop?
2020 European Market Overview: Retail Sales
Just how much did the pandemic impact the overall retail sales of coffee-focused shops and cafés in Europe? Find out in this overview infographic, created with data from Euromonitor International.
2020 European Market Overview: Number of Cafés
As the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the coffee retail sector, how did this affect the number of cafés and coffee-focused businesses in Europe? Get an overview here.
Ric Rhinehart | The Future for Specialty Coffee
We have a little tradition at Re:co, when Ric gives an annual talk on the State of Specialty Coffee. We’ve given that talk a number of names over the years, like ‘Ric’s Fireside Chat’ and ‘Ric’s Doom And Gloom Warning’, but it’s become one of the most anticipated and valuable parts of our conference.
Janice Anderson | The State and Future of the Business of Coffee
Janice Anderson, CEO of Premium Quality Consulting, LLC., shares her research into the future of specialty coffee consumption, with a particular focus on the up-and-coming Generation Z.
The NCA Specialty Coffee Report, in Collaboration with the SCA, Available Now
In April 2021 we announced our exciting collaboration with the National Coffee Association (NCA) to support the NCA’s biannual National Coffee Data Trends (NCDT) report and publish a special report on data relating to specialty coffee. We’re pleased to announce that the report, Specialty Coffee Consumers & Trends, is now available for coffee professionals and businesses to read at no cost.
The State and Future of the Coffee Economy
David Griswold moderates a panel with Lindsey Bolger, Phyllis Johnson, Teddy Esteve, Christine Condo Umuhoza, and Kent Bakke at Re:co Symposium in Seattle in April 2018.
Planning a Resilient Business
Vaughn Tan, Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at University College London's School of Management and author of The Uncertainty Mindset, provides some practical tips (and a free, easy-to-use tool) to help entrepreneurs plan businesses that work.
The Internal Focus: Customer Experience and Community Starts from Within
When your staff feel valued, your customers feel valued. This session focuses on the importance of your internal structure, systems, and culture.
A Conversation with Lara Marrero, Retail Leader and Principal at Gensler
Stephen Morrissey speaks to Lara Marrero about the future of retail design and what it might mean for the coffee retail marketplace.
Innovations & Trends in the Beverage Marketplace
Explore trends in non-alcoholic beverages and how they might apply to coffee retail, alcohol and wine market innovation and adaptation during the global pandemic, as well as the overall beverage shift to e-commerce and different models in the direct-to-consumer space.
Investing in Retail Businesses: The Case for Coffee
Learn the fundamentals and economics of a coffee retail business from an investor's perspective.
More than Advertising and Sales: Marketing Principles for Environmental, Social, and Financial Sustainability
Review concepts such as the value of setting strategic marketing objectives, target marketing and brand positioning, and the marketing mix—all through the lens of environmental, social, and financial sustainability.
Beyond Your Logo: Creating and Cultivating Brand Loyalty
Learn to position your brand through word of mouth, brand affiliation and unique proposition creating your brand identity that customers will love.
NEW Market Research
The 2019 US Coffee Market Overview
Periodically, since 2009, the SCA has published a US Coffee Market Overview, focused on the retail value of coffee in the US and the places where it is consumed →