Hey everyone,
Just something i was thinking about. What do you do when someone asks you to surprise you with a new cup of goodness?
Do you just choose yourself or do you ask specific questions and if you so what questions do you ask?
Hope to have s
Read more…Looking to get new ceramic mugs for my cafe. Looking for custom printed with our logo, any suggestions in USA/Canada??
Read more…Anyone doing semi-regular coffee brewing demos, classes, clippings pinpointed the "best" day/ time to do them?
Read more…Does anyone have knowledge of a manufacturer that makes a sleeve size that is compatible with both 8/16 oz cups and also does logo work?
Thank you, Tim
Read more…Hello all,
In about a year or so I intent to be making a change in occupation. I will also be moving to another city at the same time. I have never been in the coffee business but would love to run a little cart, preferably in a fixed location in a b
Read more…I am very close to opening my new shop. We are in a small town on a very bust state route. We will have a drive thru & very little inside seating. We are directly across the street from 3 schools and the only place to get an espresso drink for about
Read more…Hey guys,
I'm looking to find some wholesale coffee merchandise. Can you guys recommend your favorite online wholesale stores that sell good quality merchandise? We are trying to create a more coffeehouse atmosphere by providing DIY coffee merchandi
Read more…I'm starting a new coffee shop and I was wondering what everyone does in their shop. Do you use custom java jackets with your logo, stamp the java jackets yourself, or just stamp the cups? We are a small shop and it is cost prohibitive to get the c
Read more…So I have this small coffee shop in New mexico and we serve really great quality coffee. But for some reason not a lot of people come in. I need some ideas on how to get more customers fast. Any ideas?
Read more…Me and some co-workers have become have become... Coffee Fanatics! Which has been super cool to see other co-workers also getting passion for the beautiful plant. It's also exciting to see that our passion is also rubbing off on the customers as well
Read more…I am curious about how others feel regarding a mandatory uniform for employees. I have been to many coffee shops in the PDX (portland, oregon) area that have a really cool vibe and style about them. The Baristas are very "hipster" like in style, yet
Read more…I am in the process of researching my options to start my own coffee cart or kiosk. However, i am not sure which will be better for my situation or what the perks are to each. I am hoping to open my cart or kiosk within a highly populated business
Read more…We are super unhappy with our current POS system. Just wanted to see what everyone is using, how cost effective it is, and if anyone is using Square Register?
Thanks!
Read more…Calling on anyone who uses e-commerce at their shop/ roastery. Who did you use for web development? I've been looking at e-beans and they seem pretty good, but I appreciate the wisdom of those whom have gone before.
Cheers!
JT
Read more…Has anyone done this? I've got a small area that I think it would look really cool as an accent. My plan was to take the bags to a laundry mat and tumble them in a dryer to get all the dust out of them. Then just use wallpaper glue to hang them. You
Read more…We'd like to start featuring different roasters here but we're a little unsure how to do it. We run all intelligentsia at the moment. We try to keep things simple so we offer only French press, pour over, and espresso. We are bringing in one go to co
Read more…Thanksgiving week already? Wow that was fast...
So, what are your schedules for Black Friday? Anybody opening super early Friday morning (like after midnight) to try to take advantage of the traffic erm, I mean be there to help your customers stay
Read more…We all have them the infrequent customer that is just a pain in the a** or cost you more than they spend. I've got a guy who insists on moving my big leather chairs from our conversation nook moving a table up there and sits for 3-4 hours on his lapt
Read more…With all the internet oferring programs out there (groupon, living social, groupon now, yelp, etc, etc) what has worked to drive business your way and business that you kept?
Read more…Hey BX friends:
A friend and I are working on combining our business models to mesh together a hip, kid-friendly coffee shop (think Chick-Fil-A or McDonald's enclosed play structure), with a high-end, espresso-centric specialty coffee shop with in-
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