Tag: Baristas & Coffee Shops

Recycling Programmes: How Coffee Shops Engage in the Circular Economy

The phenomenal growth of coffee shops (in the UK, but also globally) has consequently meant a rise in energy consumption and the production of waste. It’s estimated that 500,000 tonnes of coffee waste is produced in the UK each year, and 7 million disposable coffee cups each day. It is estimated that less than 1% of these coffee cups are recycled. After the issue reached the mainstream media last year as part of Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall’s ‘war on waste’ there have been many developments.

One of the most common ways in which coffee shops engage in the circular economy is [Sign in to continue]

How to Grow Your Audience on Instagram

Are you using Instagram for your cafe, coffee shop or roastery because you think you have to be on there…? Do you actually know if your customer base is active on Instagram? What kinds of people are following you on the photo and video driven platform? Before, make the check with the people already following you and see if these match the customer base of your coffee business.

Experience and Passion for Giving Coffee Shop Start-Ups an Easy Way to Open Successfully

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

Considering the ‘Coffice Economy’

This is a new piece of research which highlights another important function of café spaces – as places not only of co-working for independent workers, but as places where business and work takes place more generally.

The discount voucher website MyVoucherCodes has recently released some data which suggests that:

4/5 people in the UK have spent at least 3 ½ hours working from a coffee shop each week;
1/3 have closed a business deal (with an average value of [sign in to continue]

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 Fastest Way To Lose Guests in Your Coffee Shop

Recently I took my car to my local garage for a MOT, the while-you-wait type, and while I was waiting, I needed to answer the call of nature. The garage itself was typical of these kinds of places, on an industrial estate on the edge of town. When I have had to avail myself of the facilities in these type

The “Coffice”, the Phenomenon of Working in Café

Cafés too have long been places of networking, in the UK the early coffee houses of the 16th century financial district in London acted as places where people would gather to learn about the news, debate current affairs, and network. In modern times the café for some people is also a place of work, either in solitude, or in a practice

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

5 Ways To Increase Your Reach On Facebook

Facebook can help you to turn fans into customers. This only works, though, if you manage to involve your fans, when done right. And I’m not only talking about getting Likes, Shares and Comments, but engaging and interacting with your online coffee community. Without the interaction of your fans, the Facebook algorithm will rank you lower and lower, your posts cannot be seen and your goal

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