Recently we have started to feature special coffees in our French Press and it has been a big hit. We normally brew a Medium Roasted Latin American Coffee, an African coffee of some sort and then a dark roasted Sumatra in our drip brewer. So we bro
Read more…Anyone here having success with these? If so, how do you structure them? I'm in a midsize town with little coffee culture, but we're getting there... but this would be totally foreign. I'd still like to offer it, but want to make sure I have my ducks
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As you all know, CC fees take a substantial chunk out of what you net when you have lots of small transactions. Has anyone here had success (or failure) with a cash-only format? Beyond this, for those that do take plastic, how do you
Read more…Are you going? Just curious what kind of presence BX members will have at Coffee Fest?
If you are going, where do you spend your time? Looking at equipment, educational classes, training, show floor?
Finally if you need free passes, let me know
I don't exactly know where this belongs. But the 'Other' category will go unlooked at.
I want to buy green coffee for roasting, and like everyone else, I want the best coffee I can find. The problem is I can't find it. I know of a few farms that a
Read more…Have you ever visited The Green Coffee Buying Club?(www.greencoffeebuyingclub.com)
There is some great coffee being offered there right now.At cost +S/H
Read more…This thread is for owners and managers with both current and past experience...
If you could....List off the top three things that you wish baristas would get a grip on.
Often times the day to day of the bar is hurried and thoughts of "I really nee
Read more…I've created an anonymous survey to see how much baristas are making around the country, to come up with an average. It's completely anonymous, and takes exactly 3 seconds to answer. I know, I did it. Here's the link to the survey: http://www.surveym
Read more…Has anyone ever conducted an exit interview at your shop for when a barista leaves or gets fired? We are curious to some questions you might have asked - other than the common "What did you like/dislike about the company"? Also - if you do conduct ex
Read more…So I've searched for this topic on here already and didn't see it.
So I was wondering if anyone else has this problem:
The shop I work in is on a very busy college campus which provides free wifi (the owners refuse to charge people for it or prov
Read more…Our coffee house has been open just short of a year now. We have noticed a trend on Saturdays that is less than desireable. Our Saturdays have become so slow that it's nearly not worth being open at all on that day. Most of our business is during
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This has been such a helpful place to get input so here we go again. I would like to hear what responsibilities are asked of Coffee Shop Managers and what do you pay them? I wrestle with this would love to know a somewhat norm in our industry
Read more…I'm overwhelmed...marketing is not my forte. What method has worked best for you? TV is too expensive, I've tried radio but it's hard to tell if it worked, Groupon was fine, but no real benefit, got a few coupons in newspapers back, even local maga
Read more…Is micro foam achieved best at a lower temperature? I seem to get a better texture when I don't steam as long. However, the coffee ends up being not warm enough for most customers.
Read more…So, especially now that coffee is going through the roof, I'm having trouble working out a retail price for drip coffee. I can still do espresso drinks with a 29% COGS, but if I try that with drip coffee, my retail price is nuts compared to the comp
Read more…Hello BXers,
I have recently formed a company with the intention of eventually opening a coffee shop here in Gothenburg, Sweden. The market here is a bit behind the times, so to speak, in that there exists essentially one "third wave" coffee shop (
Read more…Pretty straight forward question.
I've seen people put it in a pitcher for between uses
I've seen people use a sanitizer solution
Do you find it gross to use it to wipe of the espresso from the drip tray?
This has been a discussion of late in o
Read more…Is anyone using an Ipad for their register system?
If so, do you like, dislike? Do gift cards work?
Read more…I'm sure there might be a thread out there about this too...sorry in advance. If you know if the link, please do share!
How many in-house cups should I plan for? Our sizes range from 8 oz, 10 oz, 12 oz, 16 oz, and 18 oz, depending on the drink.
Read more…I have done a farmers market for the last few years and would like to switch over to doing pourover coffee. The problem is I don't have access to electricity or water there and generators are banned because they are noisy.
Here's that scheme I am
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