California-based coffee company, Peet’s Coffee, plans to keep up with better service provision. The company has decided to invest $58million into an East Coast manufacturing facility. Peet’s is planning to build a 175,000-square-foot roastery in Suffolk, Virginia , as reported by Fortune. The company wants to make sure their coffee, when sold to the customers, is fresher than ever. With
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The One Thing Every Office in the World Must Have – a Coffee Machine
If you think coffee is a not a big deal, you’re mistaken! If there is one thing that every small and big company needs to have, it is to give free coffee to its employees. Having a coffee machine at the office can contribute a lot towards the satisfaction of employees. The benefits of having a coffee maker in the
Boosting your Coffee Shop: 2 Stories of Innovation
This is hardly breaking news: Survival in the increasingly crowded and competitive coffee marketplace is hard, very hard. In a world of strong international chains and franchises, the average street corner coffee shop wages a daily battle to nibble at new parts of market. However, opening a new bar is the dream of many, but is there still place left
Five “B” Plans for Coffee Shops
They say things always come in three’s; so when the coffee machine, dishwasher and high-speed oven decided to stop working in the week before Christmas, the good news is that we had all bases covered. What are your emergency plans? In the past, any one of these issues could have sent us into a tailspin, but strangely enough, even though
Russian Coffee Chain Opens its First Restaurant in New York
On December 17 Russian restaurant chain Coffeemania opened its first restaurant in New York City. The restaurant is located in Bryant Park, one of the busiest Manhattan districts, and can host up to 105 guests. The design was created by a French company GBRH Design. Titus Wang became the chef in this new place. He created a menu that combines
Starbucks Opens Two More Coffee Shops in Medellín
Starbucks has opened two additional shops in Medellín, reports Medelin Living. The shops are located in the Santafé mall in El Poblado and Oviedo mall in El Poblado. The shops were opened on December 14 and December 19 2016 respectively. This comes 4 months after it opened its first store in Medellín on September 1, 2016. According to the news
Russian Oil Company Opens a Coffee Shop Chain in Moscow
Rosneft, the leader of Russian petroleum industry, has partnered with HMSHost International (Autogrill subsidiary) to open Italian cafés at its gas stations. Acafé chain will include 5 places with prospects for further development in Moscow and other regions. This is not the first time Rosneft cooperates with Autogrill. In 2014 Rosneft opened 8 Acafés at its retail sites during Winter
Engaging Your Customers with Social Media (Part 1)
How to choose the right social networks for your coffee shop business For the next couple weeks, I want to cover a topic, that all of you are dealing within your coffee shop businesses a lot sooner or later: Social Media or the Social Networks and how to use them for your coffee shop businesses. It’s a series containing 3
CoffeeBI Celebrates Its First Anniversary
CoffeeBI celebrated its first anniversary on January 1st. It’s an important milestone for us, remembering that we started 12 months ago, and have continued thanks to the passion of a very small team. Now we are proud to be able to celebrate the loyalty of a tireless team of worldwide reporters, expert consultants, and clients who favoured and stuck with us.
Starbucks Got New CEO
On December 1, 2016, Starbucks announced its new CEO, Kevin Johnson, who was before his appointment its chief operating officer. The new CEO who has also been on the Starbucks Board of Directors for 7 years, will take his responsibilities as president and chief executive officer on April 3, 2017. Howard Shultz, who is the present CEO will see his