Do you still believe people are walking into your coffee business right away once you’ve opened your doors?The truth is, no one is stumbling over your café, coffee shop or roastery nowadays anymore. The local coffee market got dense, especially in bigger cities with new shops opening every month and more options for your customers and with no need for
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HostMilano 2017: The Key Topics
The global kitchen of HostMilano rolls out hundreds of events for each edition. Unsurprisingly, the event is experiencing steady growth. The upcoming edition, which will take place at fieramilano from Friday 20 to Tuesday 24 October 2017, already sees 1,437 companies (41%foreign from 48 countries) in attendance. They will be greeted by over 1,500 hosted buyers who, thanks to increasing investment
Starbucks Plans to Come to Italy
Starbucks is planning to launch in Milan, Italy late next year announces CEO Howard Schultz as reported by Fortune.com. Instead of a traditional café, Starbucks plans to come to Italy with their super-premium Reserve Roastery. Location selected is post office building on Piazza Cordusio says Fortune.com. Even though the well renowned Starbucks CEO is about to step down from his
The Language of Coffee: Latte Art
I found out recently thanks to a tweet from Bex, author of the coffee blog Double Skinny Macchiato, that ‘Latte Art’ is one of the new entries to the Oxford English Dictionary: “latte art: pictures of patterns made by skilfully pouring steamed milk onto the surface of a latte or similar coffee drink” It’s a sign that something which was
Vending Star 2017: Jury Nominates the Finalists
The prize is already being awarded for the sixth time by Koelnmesse and the German Vending Association (BDV) In good 3 weeks’ time, the international vending and coffee world will be meeting up in Cologne at Eu’Vend & coffeena 2017. Of course, in addition to business and networking, the focus will also be on the developments and innovations from and
Starbucks Says Hiring Refugees Hasn’t Hurt Its Brand
Opposed to what looked like hurtful media campaign against the brand’s announcement of hiring refugees, hasn’t done any practical damage – says Starbucks in a letter that shows market research from Kantar Millward Brown, firm that has been providing Brand Equity measurement for Starbucks since 2013 (Reuters and Fortune.com). As the coffee giant made the promise to hire 10,000 refugees
More Visibility for Your Coffee Brand (Part 1). Brand Identity
What does your coffee brand stand for? What is your café, coffee shop or roasting business all about? If you can’t answer these questions with clarity and certainty within one or two minutes, you probably got some work to do! This new article series is about creating a strong brand for your coffee business and how to make it more visible online
Eu’Vend & Coffeena: Driving Force for the Industry
Eu’Vend & Coffeena – International Vending and Coffee Fair is already taking place for the eighth time and will once again present a clear profile in 2017. Nearly the entire vending industry is meeting in Cologne to demonstrate both its innovative strength and its extraordinary flexibility in supply needs at work, in everyday life and during leisure time. Once again
Two American Giant are Interested in Acquiring Java House
Carlyle Group and TPG Capital are the two giant American private equity firms interested in making a deal for Java House; a deal estimated to be worth some $100 million, as reported by forbes.com. Java House is an East African coffee chain founded by two Americans; Kevin Ashley and John Wagner in 1999. According to businessdailyafrica.com from a single shop offering
The World Map of Coffee
Coffee is such an important part of so many of our lives, and many of us just have to have our morning fix in order to be able to function. Coffee is a global drink: its origins are varied, and the different preparations made with coffee all over the world are incredible. In partnership with Coffee in My Veins.