Our shop is located in a county seat courthouse downtown area. We are also 3 blocks from a small college with 900 dorm students. What would be recommended hours to focus on the college crowd, and what is the best way to market those hours?
Read more…I am really struggling with trying to balance out my menu prices!!! My cost of goods is going
up and up!! How are other coffee shop owners working in their costs vs menu pricing to recover some costs but not price yourself right of out business?
Read more…As we are now heading into the colder months my manager is on me to market "fall" beverages. I'm trying to resist as much as possible because I want to keep our coffee shop as pure and coffee-based as possible but being in a corporate office building
Read more…Hello, I'm in the final stages of setting up an espresso catering company, and I'm having trouble finding out what I need to do to be certified with the health regulations being that its a unique type of service. People that already run catering comp
Read more…Is there such a thing as 100% Peaberry coffee? Just curious since I was recently told that even if a coffee is labeled Peaberry, I should expect a mix of non-Peaberry beans in the bag...as in flat larger beans. I swear I have had bags of beans that a
Read more…hey all,
its a new year & i'm ready to change up a few things at our shop starting with not giving credit card companies so much money.
i know a lot of shops are using square register and that is what we are moving to. the issue is prepaid accounts a
Read more…One of your baristas posted a real bad latte art pic on your cafe's fb page that you just happened to spot! we'r talking "really bad". You start thinking of all the negative reaction it is going to attract, and what if ppl think this is the standard
Read more…I am also preparing to open a coffee shop this month in the front half of a 1940's Arkansas rock house. Coming from a construction management / engineering background I have been focused on the plumbing, electrical and interior design finishes. The r
Read more…I have been getting quotes for tenant improvements; they range from $85 to125 per a square foot for a generic 1500 sq foot coffee shop.
My first reaction is that this is a lot of money to put in to a leased space.
What has been your experience with c
Read more…Whats up BX! So I just opened Milli Joe, a coffee shop in Charlottesville VA, & we've been having huge success with our pour overs. People just love Counter Culture's Ethiopians Haru and Kiienso Mokonisa I've been asked by at least a dozen ppl
Read more…OK, so I am sitting in a coffee shop, thinking about the shop I plan to open soon. I start to think about the very successful shops out there -- you know who they are. I started to wonder about what makes them so successful? What do they do that is
Read more…I own a coffee shop and have gone back and forth with how many hours to work or not work behind the bar. I like being a barista but yet i find myself pulled in so many directions that it is hard to committ to shifts behind the machine.
any suggestion
Read more…I have owned a coffee shop for about 10 years and am thinking of branching out into a hut in a more high traffic location. Has anyone ever owned both? I am needing any advice on the pros/cons of a hut. Currently in our store we serve lunch as well
Read more…Looking for anyone who wants to invest in a new coffee house in Hamburg NY.I have everything started but had a few finance bumps now need 25K asap or its a no go on my dream Coffee House.This isn't a scam this is and was my dream!
Read more…I was at a coffee shop last night with a few friends. One friend who likes coffee but doesn't have a home grinder asked them to grind a 12oz bag of coffee for him. The barista said that they prefer not to do that because it causes the coffee to los
Read more…Hey, I am considering starting my own coffee cart and am in need of some assistance. I am not exactly sure what equipment is needed to run a cart. Can anyone provide a list of equipment needed or direct me to a website that has a list of supplies n
Read more…I think that I am paying too much for my processing, anyone have a good company
they want to suggest?
Read more…I'm opening my first coffee shop in a couple weeks and need to buy glassware ASAP i.e. demitasse, cappuccino, latte cups etc. Is it worth the expense to buy these items branded? or should I just go with solid white, black or something cheaper?
Read more…I've spent quite some time researching the actual cost of a coffee bar/retail counter, and it looks like we've found what we're going with. I'm curious though, what kind of bar/counter did you pick (number, material, etc) and how much did it run you
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