Have you ever asked yourself, why your customers actually come to your cafe? Or to be more precise, why they are coming only on weekdays or weekends? Have you been wondering maybe, why the cafe across the street seems to be more successful than yours, seems to be attracting more customers while the both of you are actually selling the
Tag: Baristas & Coffee Shops
Heavy Rains to Hit Vietnam’s Biggest Coffee Growing Region
Forecasts show heavy rains in Vietnam will continue to hit it’s biggest growing region in the days ahead, reports Reuters. The heavy rains will further disrupt the 2019/2017 crop harvest, said a report by the government. Vietnam is the world’s highest producer of robusta. Worries about supply has increased as this years harvests have been hampered by rains and the
Cofix Installs Coffee Chain in Russia with Discounted Prices
Cofix Group Ltd has expanded its coffee chain in Moscow, Bloomberg reports. The Israel low-cost coffee chain has a reduced price on its cappuccino brand compared to Starbucks Corp’s price in order to lure in Russian coffee consumers. Created in 2013, the Tel Aviv-based company has 152 shops in Israel. Russia is its first expansion market out of Israel and
Dunkin’ Donuts New Cold Brew
Dunkin’ Donuts has decided to add a new cold brew on its menu ( boston.com, businessinsider and fortune ). The chain is partnering with Coca-Cola for its first attempt to launch a new product in ready-to-drink coffee market in the US. The official launch is expected early in 2017. Manufactured, distributed and sold by Coca-Cola, Dunkin’ Donuts’ iced coffee will be made available
Why Serving Great Coffee and Food is Possible
Since I started getting into specialty coffee, I was always searching for the ultimate cafe experience. For me that means, a place where you not only get great coffee, but also great food, especially cake. What can I say, I’m German, I grew up with having an afternoon cake & coffee with the family. But during my travels and my
Mumbai Hosts The Fourth World Tea and Coffee Expo
Mumbai hosts the India’s international trade, the event (20-22 October) is dedicated to the tea and coffee sector. The Tea-Board of India has collaborated with World Tea and Coffee Expo (WTCE) that provides platform for micro, small, and medium-sized businesses, tea/coffee farmers (growers/sellers), manufacturers/retailers of any equipment involved with the HoReCa sector. The Expo is organized by Sentinel Exhibitions Asia P Ltd [SEA], a part of
How to Find and Retain Great People
It seems that everyone we speak to at the moment is finding it more and more challenging finding and retaining staff. The additional stress of recruitment and training on a small business like an independent coffee shop can be enormous. When someone leaves a small team, the team goes through a mourning phase and unless there is an immediate replacement,
Ethiopia To Become World Number 2 Coffee Producer
Ethiopia, which considered the birthplace of Arabica coffee, has plans to increase its coffee production capability in the coming decade. From a report by Walta Info, the State Minister of Farming and Natural Resource, Wondyirad Mandefro, while formally launching preparations for the 15th African Fine Coffee Conference and Exhibition to be held in Addis Ababa from February 12-17 2017, claimed
Open Your Cafe! Even if You’re Not Ready, Yet.
Are you still waiting for the right moment to open your cafe? That perfect moment, when you’re finally going to be ready to take that step? Let me tell you this, there won’t be such thing! There will never be the perfect moment! You will always feel, you still have to do this and that first, take care of certain
Moustache Coffee Club Absorbes Root Coffee Roasters
Moustache Coffee Club, the American coffee subscription company, has absorbed its nano-roasting offshoot, Root Coffee Roasters, both of which were founded by recent Irish transplant Sean Reilly. The coffees are sourced primarily through Nordic Approach and profiled by Reilly on a Quest M3 roasting machine. Production is then completed on a partner roaster’s Probat in Culver City through a toll-roasting agreement. Moustache Coffee Club has just finished its second round of