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Tag Archives: coffee
The steaming hot market for drive-thru coffee shops
Across the country there is an ongoing boom in freestanding drive-thru/walk-up coffee shops. These units rarely, if ever, incorporate indoor seating, though they may have some outdoor seats. Instead these shops are designed and meant for customers on the go … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, bicycling, branding, business, Cars, Cities, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, consumerism, Cuisine, economic development, food systems, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, marketing, placemaking, planning, product design, shopping, spatial design, Statistics, third places, traffic, Transportation, Uncategorized, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged BCubed, Biggby, cafes, coffee, coffee shops, double drive-thru, drive-throughs, drive-thru, Dutch Bros., food, freestanding, modular, planning, prefabricated construction, restaurants, Scooters, zoning
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Best brewed mobile coffee shop names
Some more fun with coffee shop names, except this time it’s ones that are mobile instead of fixed/stationary. The mobile hops are broken down into three categories – bikes or carts/trucks, cars, or vans/trailers. My personal favorite names are shown … Continue reading
Posted in business, Cities, coffee shops/cafes, Cuisine, culture, economic gardening, Food, food systems, fun, geography, land use, placemaking, planning, shopping, third places, tourism, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning
Tagged coffee, food
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Best brewed coffee shop names from around the globe
The following is a list of my favorite coffee shop names that have creative, catchy, edgy, and fun names from across the world. Part of the success in any business is a memorable name. That being said, a great name … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, coffee shops/cafes, Cuisine, culture, economic gardening, entertainment, fair trade, Food, food systems, fun, geography, land use, marketing, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, Small business, tourism, Travel
Tagged brews, cafes, cappuccino, coffee, coffee shops, espresso, java, joe, latte
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Leading fair trade producer nations
Below is a list of the leading fair trade producer nations based on the number of fair trade certified producer organizations operating within that country during 2011. The total number of such producers (for all products with coffee, tea, and … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, climate change, coffee shops/cafes, culture, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, entrepreneurship, environment, fair trade, food systems, human rights, land use, peace, planning, poverty, South America
Tagged Africa, agriculture, Asia, cocoa, coffee, economics, fair trade, food, peace, South America, sustainability, tea, USA
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A different brew and one cool flatiron building
Great article reposted here with permission by readerareadevelopment. What a seriously cool building – a perfect example of architecture as art. I want one here in Greater Lansing! Next time I am in Peoria, I am checking this place out. Known … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, cities, coffee shops/cafes, Cuisine, culture, economic development, economic gardening, entrepreneurship, food systems, fun, history, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, revitalization, third places, tourism, urban planning
Tagged coffee, flatiron buildings, history, Peoria, placemaking
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Coffee “ground” wars brewing around us
One Interstate highway interchange here in Greater Lansing clearly depicts the ongoing coffee ground wars taking place across the American landscape. Just off Exit 110 on I-96 are no less than five major coffee shop chains, plus another well-known coffee … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, cities, coffee shops/cafes, Cuisine, culture, entrepreneurship, food systems, geography, history, land use, placemaking
Tagged cafes, coffee, food, land use, retailing
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