The first Coffee Shop Bootcamp will be held at Union Hand-Roasted Coffee’s brand new Campus in London over three days from 20th September 2017. It will cover everything from developing your niche to location, funding, property, design, suppliers, menu, people, marketing and profit maximisation. John Richardson is a best-selling author and coffee shop consultant. He is regularly featured on TV and in
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At HostMilano Gelato/Pastry and Coffee are Complementary
The idea of blending diverse industries is set to return to the two halls as part of Host 2017: in fact, if in the Gelato / Pastry area, there will be a coffee piazza where the visitors will be able to directly enjoy experiences relating to the precious coffee bean, in the coffee space, there will be a similar gelato
The World’s First Coffee Shop Bootcamp
Coffee Shop Start-Up Bootcamp is launched by John Richardson and Andrew & Claire Bowen (CoffeeBI’s Opinion Leaders) in association with Union Hand-Roasted Coffee, to give Independent coffee shops the tools to fight the chains. John Richardson is a best-selling author and coffee shop consultant. He is regularly featured on TV and in the press. As well as running his own multimillion-pound business he has
The World of Coffee in Italy is Changing
The Belpaese is the home of espresso, 80% of the world’s coffee-making machinery is manufactured in Italy, over nine out of ten Italians drink coffee, according to HostMilano 2017, but we have lost our top-ranking status: today, they say the best coffee is drunk in Sydney or New York, in London or in Portland, but not really in Italy. And yet things
The UK’s Top Coffee Shop Experts Launch the First Coffee Shop Bootcamp
John Richardson and Andrew & Claire Bowen (CoffeeBI’s Opinion Leaders) announced the launch of the world’s first Coffee Shop Bootcamp, in association with Union Hand-Roasted Coffee. The first time that the three best-selling authors have worked together to bring together their knowledge, experience and passion for giving coffee shop start-ups an easy way to open successfully and be profitable. ‘This year alone
The Coffee Market Paradox: Demand Outstrips Supply
Coffee is a rather special market, in which annual output is affected by variables that can have a huge effect on performance. Global warming, for example, means that the crop now has to be grown at higher altitudes. Then there are the geopolitical upheavals in coffee-growing countries, and last but not least, problems of drought and diseases such as coffee
The opportunities of the 120th Session of the International Coffee Council
In Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire, from 25 to 29 September 2017, the 120th Session of the International Coffee Council will be held. It is the first time that a meeting of the ICO has been held in Côte d’Ivoire since 1969. In addition, a Workshop on Statistics will also be held and the 7th Consultative Forum on Coffee Sector Finance . During
The World’s Best Coffee is To Be Found in… Australia!
According to Cosimo Libardo, who is now CEO of Toby’s Estate Coffee, the world’s best coffee is Australian! “It’s a totally unique market that centres around the Specialty segment. It all began when consumers started demanding quality coffee, and even big businesses like McDonalds had to adapt. We have 64,000 establishments serving a population of 22 million. The model that has been developed
Arabica Prices Drop While Robusta Gains (Ico)
During the first eight months of the coffee year 2016/17 (from October to May) total coffee exports have been higher than the previous year (3.9 million bags higher). According to Ico, in May 2017 total coffee exports came to 10.9 million bags, 8.8% higher than in May 2016. Among the top coffee-producing countries, Brazil has seen a decline in exports for two
ICO Executive Director’s Speech in the World Coffee Producers Forum
London, 14 July 2017 ─ The Executive Director of the ICO, Mr José Sette, gave a speech in the opening ceremony of the 1st World Coffee Producers Forum (Medellin, Colombia from 10 to 12 July 2017). Mr Sette stressed that the main challenge faced by the world coffee sector is the achievement of sustainability. In order to address this, a healthy