The Coffee Shop: Social and Physical Factors Influencing Place Attachment Lisa Waxman‚ Ph.D.‚ Florida State University Abstract This study explored the characteristics that encourage gathering behavior and contribute to place attachment in selected coffee shops in the context of literature suggesting social gathering places contribute to social capital. These gathering places‚ with the potential to enhance community in this manner‚ have been called third places. The study was qualitative in nature
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Coffee Industry Industry Introduction From the discovery of small‚ brightly colored red berries on trees in Ethiopia came the largest imported commodity in the world‚ second only to oil. The coffee bean provides a livelihood for over 20 million people worldwide with an estimated worldwide retail sales expected to grow by a compounded rate of 6.9% from 2005-2010‚ reaching $48.2 billion by 2010‚ according to The U.S. Market for Coffee and Ready-to-Drink Coffee. [1] The two main species of coffee
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Abstract Coffee is the third most popular beverage in the world after tea and water. However‚ the caffeine within coffee prevents some people from enjoying the strength‚ taste‚ and aroma that this beverage has to offer. In the past century‚ a new market for decaffeinated coffee has arisen‚ and the technology to develop this product has evolved. Over time‚ this technology has become more effective in removing a greater percentage of caffeine‚ while preserving more of the coffee’s flavour. Because
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Vietnam and largely took place during the second half of the 20th century. While Korean immigration has been fairly gradual‚ Vietnamese immigration occurred primarily post-1975‚ after the fall of Saigon and the establishment of restrictive communist policies in Vietnam. Whereas many Asian immigrants came to the United States to seek better economic opportunities‚ Vietnamese immigrants came as political refugees‚ seeking asylum from harsh conditions in their homeland. The Refugee Act of 1980 helped
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Coffee Industry Coffee is an important commodity next to oil. It’s one of the world’s most popular beverages with over 501 billion cups consumed every year. It has been around for more than 1‚000 years. During that time‚ coffee has been considered a food‚ a medicine‚ an aphrodisiac‚ and even a wine. This was before the advent of specialty coffee shops in the country. Today‚ however‚ coffee is known as a beverage to be savoured and enjoyed. And thus‚ specialty coffee shops are a common sight
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“In the future. What do you want to do with yourself?”‚ as stated in The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen. Many people have been looking forward to the future since they were little and asking themselves the same question. When I was younger‚ I wanted to be a cowgirl when I grew up. This changed many times‚ going from a marine biologist to a veterinarian‚ to a psychologist and everything in between. One thing I knew‚ I definitely‚ positively‚ and under no circumstances would ever be a teacher. Moving
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Jonathan Klein MN 305 Donna Trent June 29th‚ 2010 Starbucks Sourcing Problems: Trying to Find a way to Protect the Environment while maintaining a high quality coffee bean Starbucks Coffee Corporation is facing some strategic decisions on its current policy with regard to partnering with NGOs. Starbucks has a long history of social involvement. “CSR originated in 1994 as the Environmental Affairs Department with a budget of $50‚000; by 2002‚ the 14-member department had a budget of 6 million
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in the Seattle area and convinced Starbucks to open a coffee shop in downtown. Schultz founded his own coffee company and acquired Starbucks ’ name and assets from its founders in 1987. The company had just 17 stores but would soon grow quickly and went public in 1992. Starbucks ’ popularity soared as it opened coffee shops within Barnes and Noble bookstores. It also provided coffee for United Airlines and shops in Starwood hotels. The company ’s focus on quality and commitment to social causes and
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Starbucks Executive summary: Starbucks has successfully established itself as the premium coffee leader in China with great brand recognition and high customer satisfaction. Its inspirational‚ progressive‚ professional and intellectual image has been widely accepted by a variety of the Chinese l customers including. External environment impacts the enterprise ’s business to a large extent. While a company cannot change the external environment‚ internal business strategy can be studied. Market segmentation
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Costa Coffee Costa Coffee was founded by Italian brother Bruno and Sergio Costa in Lambeth‚ London in 1971. Then in 1995‚ Costa was sold to Whitbread Company as its subsidiary. During the period of global economic recession‚ 2009‚ Costa achieved a remarkable level with 60% profit increased and 23% revenue increased1. Moreover‚ as the largest coffee chain in UK‚ Costa paid £36m for the acquisition of ‘Coffeeheaven’ at the end of 2009. So far‚ Costa Coffee operates in 28 countries with the total
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