Does anyone know of a company that will do sleeves with custom selections on them? I have a customer in CA that needs a sleeve that has a space for # shots, milk choice etc. The cashiers prep the drink for the barista. They just moved to a plain cup
Read more…Hey, I'm just a coffee house fan, but I was wondering what exactly the rules are about serving alcohol in a coffee house. I was under the impression that any place serving alcohol would have to have age restrictions; however I have been in a few coff
Read more…Hey everyone, Just a few facts about me and the business I manage: I have been the General Manager for 18 months at a locally owned coffeehouse/café in Moscow, ID. The population is primarily students for the majority of the year, with a marked decre
Read more…When I first opened my business I began buying this cafe bistro cup (Sysco) that is very sturdy, retains heat and is very pretty. Also, very expensive (.27 for the 20 oz cup). I need to switch cups, but every time I trial run a new cup, customers alw
Read more…I am working on an article about the sustainability of coffee and I am looking for information regarding the total cost of shipping green beans from origin to retailer. I'm thinking along the lines of fuel costs for ships/planes, costs to retailers/r
Read more…Quick background 'graph because I'm new: I work at a Bullsh*t Starbucks. This means we are not owned/operated by Starbucks (and therefore don't accept their gift cards or use their stupid "tall/grande/venti" language) but we do serve Starbucks coffe
Read more…Hi Everyone, I'm looking at selling our beans on our website. Any pros or cons that you have experienced? I'm just researching it now so any advice is always welcome. Thank you! Rob
Read more…I'm loving Twitter and what it has done for my company, which is not a coffee shop, although I know there's a lot of skeptics out there. What are your thoughts? Does your shop have a Twitter page and have you had success with that?
Read more…Just wondering if any cafe owners require their staff to wear uniforms, or if there are any baristas on here who wear them. If so, why are they required and what do you wear? If not, why?
Read more…Hey, I hear from browsing the web a little bit that Temple Coffee in Sac has a new location. Is that true? I also hear it's a roastery? Are they roasting their own stuff now!? Please fill me in!!
Read more…I got sloppy. I just could not figure why my food costs skyrocketed UNTIL: a trusted employee was not ringing in credit card sales into the register. He, however would add up the sale price off to the side and then swipe the customer card for that am
Read more…For those of you who know about starting up a coffee house, I need you! My husband and I are very interested in opening a kid friendly coffee house in our local area, but really have no idea about the overhead, what it takes to get started and how to
Read more…How have you used an e-mail marketing program and has it been effective? Any experience with Vertical Marketing? What type of promotions have you done?
Read more…Hey All Coffee Lovers, I am curious as to what you guys and gals think is the best medium sized wine refigerator with dual zone of course!!! What's the best for the buck out there???..We are a small business trying to expand our audience....let me kn
Read more…A locally owned franchised coffee shop for sale in Parkland/Spanaway, Washington area for sale. Open for over two years. Great potential!! Great deal...significantly lowered asking price!! Come with an offer...we will entertain any reasonable offer.
Read more…I was talking with another barista at my shop about how loud the music should? I think that ~60 db (ambient) is appropriate, for it allows for shop goers to listen to it if they wish or plug into their own music without blowing their eye drums. He fe
Read more…i'm turning this one over to the whole community, any advice is greatly appreciated. i'm a work-a-holic barista turned cafe manager, just three months into my new job. i've gotten past the initial phase of figuring out the day to day needs of our st
Read more…There is a Facebook Group for anyone interested in drive-through espresso stands. Owners, manufacturers, suppliers, baristas, customers, or whoever. You can find it here and anyone can join and/or invite others.
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