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Tim Bartz

Profile Information:

What is your position in the coffee industry?: coffee shop owner
Where are you located? ( City and Country ): Piermont, NY
How many years have you been in the industry?: 4
If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?: no
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?: Costa Rica, Scotland, Monaco, Milwaukee. (never been to milwaukee...)
About Me:: Im a post apocalyptic advertising copywriter with a taste for coffee, an English Lab named Dwight and the sight of corporate executives hung by their suits from rafters. OK, so I'm a little on edge this morning. But a few hours behind my 4-Group and some great espresso and I'll be good to go. Started Bunbury's Coffee Shop four years ago after a lifetime workin' for da' man and never looked back. We brew and sell as much fair trade, organic, rainforest alliance and bird friendly coffee as possible in our 650 sq-ft. shop. We bake all our own pastries fresh daily, do a pounding business and generally love the industry and the wonderful people in it.
And yourself?
About My Company:: I really gotta read down these things before I shoot my wad and write it all in the first box.
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?: The way we all seem to help each other, unlike the cutthroat, dog-eat-dog world of American corporate business.
Website:: http://bunburyscoffee.com (under contruction)

Comment Wall:

Julianne Eisen

I was adding a comment on wi fi, when I noticed your picture. If that's a cheer-leaders outfit, I hope your team won (go coffeebeans yeah)! Julianne

May 2, 2008
Julianne Eisen

Thanks for explaining the photo.
And yes I also attended SCAA. I usually learn something new and different that can be applied to my business every year, so I find it's worth the trip.

May 5, 2008
Julianne Eisen

It's a small world. WOW Pillsbury -- several former Pillsbury types were in my department at Coca Cola (I was a VP there). They left or were laid-off when Diageo bought it. My dad also was a VP at Pillsbury, made it through the brit days and when General Mills bought it, he was promoted. How long were you connected with Pillsbury?

May 9, 2008
Julianne Eisen

My dad is in their Finance area. Eisen is my married name.
I love my shop too. For me, the time I spent working for Coca Cola was a great training field. Because of the internal politics, I never really enjoyed corporate-life, but while I was there I learned a lot about managing people, handling budgets, and working with customers.

May 10, 2008
Julianne Eisen

Actually I have great luck with bakers. I contacted the Culinary Academy of Long Island (www.culinaryacademy.edu) and the Natural Gourmet Institute (www.naturalgourmetschool.com) and talked to the career counseling/placement staff at both schools. I now have a stack of resumes, so I don't need to advertise.

May 12, 2008
Julianne Eisen

Hi there; Did you have a busy weekend at your shop? We extended our hours (Sat until 11pm and Sun until 9pm) and added a few more events. Saturday was incredible -- we did exceeded our all time high sales numbers by almost 22%. So far, today looks as busy as yesterday was!

May 18, 2008
Tim Bartz

Congratulations on your banner day!! It's so gratifying when it all comes together and you just KICK BUTT all day long. We had a good Saturday but the rain Sunday will keep the cyclists away in the PM. Still, we went through 12 dozen muffins and a double bake of croissants, turnovers, bagels and rolls from our usual Saturday. I was up in OB at Seawanaka for the Jaime Boeckel regatta yesterday. Is "The Baykery" your shop? If so, we've been there.

May 18, 2008
Tim Bartz

PS: I contacted the cooking academy in NYC you recommended and got cc'd back on an email alerting this HUGE database of students of the opening in our shop. Thanks for the tip! Gotta get something from that kind of targeted exposure!
T

May 18, 2008
Julianne Eisen

Howdy -- if you responded to my last message (from Sunday), I never received it.

May 19, 2008
Julianne Eisen

Yep, we had a great 3 day weekend. By end of day Monday, sales hit 5 digits. It's been about 3 months since that happened.

May 30, 2008
Julianne Eisen

Hey I'm not trying to be mysterious, just careful. I've received some peculiar emails from "coffee enthusiasts" and this is the internet, so you just never know who might be reading this. If you want my email address, just ask.

Jun 5, 2008