So I'm new here and literally signed up just so I can get some advice on this topic.
I own an pretty upscale coffee shop & craft beer/wine bar in a small town. I've only been open for a year but business has been really amazing! The thing about smal
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Need urgent advice choosing espresso machine and coffee roaster. What would one look for in making these difficult choices? This is for a small "to go" coffee shop in a high foot traffic area. We've looked at few coffee roasters around where w
Read more…Anyone have experience attempting to bring a cold brew (possibly with nitro) system into a non-coffee focused establishment? Say high-end bar/restaurant? Maybe into a local baseball stadium? Seems like the ability to easily offer a unique, high quali
Read more…I have a lightly used IR-3 with afterburner fro sale. It is located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Both pieces are reddish burgandy in color. As opposed to the new model IR-2.5 this one sits on its own stand. I need $14,500.00 for both. At this po
Read more…Hello friends! I have launched a kickstarter to raise money for my mobile roastery's upgrade in roasting equipmen. I am moving from Behmor 1600s to a San Franciscan 6lb. My Kickstarter page is here:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/985418344/mobi
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I am trying to understand the current market of to go paper cups for hot beverages and I am wondering if I can get some inputs from the experts here first hand, coffee shop owners / baristas :). If you don't mind sharing your thoughts
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My name is Taylor and I'm from Michigan! Now that's out of the way...
As my title says: What legal structure did you choose and why? Since I am working on my business plan currently, I wanted opinions from preferably, shop owners who have e
Read more…Hello all! I am working on preparing a business plan and was wondering if you could share the following info:
Average monthly cost of a basic phone line to cafe:
Average monthly cost of wi-fi:
Average utilities cost (based on 150 customers/day):
T
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I haven't posted on here in a long time but I was informed by my company that we need to have frequent daily pre-shift meetings at the beginning of each shift (AM, MID, PM.) I'm all for motivation and getting everybody on the
Read more…I really really need help creating a cheaper frappe power. Quality is a must but the bigger issue is white chocolate and caramel. Pleeeze share any knowledge if you have discovered a bulk recipe. Suppliers are needed for the bases and that info would
Read more…In your opinion, what is the proper recipie and procedure for making an "Iced Americano"? Let's start with the "black", and then you can add on how/when to add sugar and/or milk/cream. And... GO!
Read more…Anyone using soapstone countertops in there stores I like the way it looks but dont know if its a problem because of its softess. Feedback would be great about any countertops
Thanks
We have a small coffee shop in the downtown area of our city. We've been approached by a local business park to open a new shop at their location. The business park has about 450 employees on campus, plus a daycare and even a charter school with 10
Read more…Hi! I am helping a friend open a new coffee shop in Denver. I'll be managing it and so far we are just using the local restaurant depot for our supplies. I am assuming that there are some cheaper options online though. Any suggestions for the best su
Read more…I would like to instal a good indoor security camera system in our cafe.
Does any body have any advice for good, easy to use, and affordable systems?
Read more…I'm a bit overwhelmed by all the vendors of custom coffee mugs and was wondering if anyone has experience with a particular website/retailer they'd recommend? I'm looking to buy some high end mugs and a lot of the sites seem to peddle what appears t
Read more…This is for a highschool coffee shop........This may be an old subject already discussed but can anyone recommend a POS system that works well with an ipad or tablet style POS? We don't need to process credit cards on this system but looking for som
Read more…My shop runs the problem when we are extremely busy that customers sometimes grab the wrong item or an item that isn't theirs when it is set up on the counter. Given we do coffee, small food items, smoothies, and baked goods, some of them come up at
Read more…I recently moved my family from Williamsburg, Brooklyn to Connecticut for the space, and took a position leading the coffee portion of a brand new cafe/coffee shop in a small but wealthy town about an hour and a half away from NYC. Most residents wo
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