I was wondering if anyone has had an issue with their sugar free syrups. Two bottles of sugar free (made with splenda) caramel syrups formed a weird waxy layer on the top of the syrup. These bottles weren't old (we checked the freshness date) or open
Read more…After reading and replying to number of topics I have come to realize that many of us have different missions and directions in mind when it comes to the coffee business. Would you share yours here. Almost all I have met here seem to be on the cuttin
Read more…I've been struggling with this ever since I visited a few exceptional specialty shops, and gone to the Minneapolis Barista Jam and have worked hard at becoming a better barista over the last year. I work at a Dunn Bros, where we roast in store every
Read more…How do you guys calculate how much to charge for an airport to cater coffee? Or tea?
Read more…I have been to almost every indy coffee shop in the Twin Cities, and I have talked with about half of the owners. I find it intersesting that most of them claim to have a unique shop that offers somthing different than anyone else. I want to know wha
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Is Wal-Mart getting into specialty coffee? Maybe not, but they seem to be ready and willing to supply your local Third Wave Coffee Shop. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11742193&sourceid=1500000000000003260370&ci_src=14110944&ci
Read more…I am new to the Exchange and am looking for insights and experiences regarding drive thru coffee businesses. Thanks
Read more…I would love to hear what discipline policies other coffee shop owners/managers use. I understand the verbal, written, etc progressive discipline but what sort of conscequences do you have in place? Reduced hours? loss of their next shift? other idea
Read more…Dear friends, Well my story is may be a bit different but I will appreciate any comments and suggestions on the topic. 2 years ago I started a Coffee Community on Lj and now it has grown up into a coffee club. My idea is to bring in the variety of
Read more…Dear friends, I hope this message is not an off-topic here.. 2 years ago I started a Coffee Community on Lj and now it has grown up into a coffee club. My idea is to bring in the variety of coffee into Russia (to Moscow). We have several major "cof
Read more…I put this under classifieds last week but Im not sure if it would completely be considered classifieds since its really a group buy. Just in case I wanted to throw it up here under the retail shops group. Hey guys. I'm working on picking up a few e
Read more…Hey, with Christmas just around the corner, coffee house-wise, we're wanting to start stocking our small retail section with some really cool gift ideas. Unfortunately, our focus since we opened in March, has been to get the drinks, food and service
Read more…We currently offer free wireless access to customers. While we do have a few freeloaders,(sitting outside in their cars drinking DD coffee in unsustainable styrofoam cups),they are not my biggest problem. Many of the small coffee/bottle of water cust
Read more…Has anyone ever started, been apart of, or heard about Co-op coffee shops? Have they worked? Is it easier because both the time and capital need are less for each person or does it create more problems? I'm interested in any information or opinions a
Read more…being so careless i hurt my right hand, that's the hand i dose, tamp, pull shots, and do a million of other things with. Today was the first day i had to work with my injury, and i try to do everything with the left hand, i was very slow at the beggi
Read more…looking to ger any suggestions about the POS the best or what to use in a bakery cafe establishment
Read more…I was just thinking how wonderful it would be to have Turkish coffee baristas! Making Turkish coffee certainly require skills that has to be mastered. If there was a tradition of professional baristas making Turkish coffee in the U.S.; I think there
Read more…Biscotti Bari is a wholesale bakery that makes handmade, small-batch biscotti in the San Francisco bay area. We think our products ROCK and the coffee houses selling our biscotti are seeing that their customers LOVE our stuff too! However, everyone
Read more…Hello there! I hope that I have post this at the right place. I am currently at Melbourne, Australia. Is there anyone out there could give me a recommendation of any coffee schools around Melbourne? Thanks in advance! :D
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