Tag: Markets & Trade

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

Coffee Pods are Gaining Popularity in Southeast Asia

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Besides the sachets of instant coffee – a section of coffee industry that is highly popular in Asia, another coffee segment seems to be gaining popularity in Southeast Asia: the coffee pods. The market for coffee pods in Asia is on the rise according to en.netralnews.com and channelnewsasia.com.

Though Asia is one of the world’s regions that still hold great potential for growth of coffee industry, [Sign in to continue]

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 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 “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