A Coffee Shop Owner’s Guide to Handling Food & Dairy Allergies
Everything from almond milk to nut brownies can trigger severe reactions in allergy sufferers. If your coffee shop isn’t prepared for this, it could lead...
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October 8, 2020
Supporting Baristas Through Covid-19: Cafés, Customers & Companies
Covid-19 has affected everyone across the coffee supply chain, from producers through to baristas. More than 90% of cafés around the world have had to close their doors at some point. And while the impact for some coffee shops has been manageable, for many, the sudden loss of business has been devastating. Unfortunately, as much as this affects coffee shops, it also affects the people who work in them, too.… read more
Covid-19 has affected everyone across the coffee supply chain, from producers through to baristas. More than 90% of cafés around the world have had to close their doors at some point. And while the impact for some coffee shops has… read more
How to Adjust Espresso Extraction & Create New Recipes
The extraction of your new single origin espresso is off: what do you do? Adjust the dose? Grind size? Water temperature? Or perhaps it’s about...
How to Create a Coffee Shop Food Menu That Minimises Waste
Specialty coffee may be at the heart of your café, but a good coffee shop also has a food menu that encourages customers to stay...
How Much Should You Pay Your Baristas?
Baristas are an essential part of the success or failure of your coffee shop, and their wages likely make up a large part of your...
How Long Should It Take You to Train Your Baristas?
The list of things you need to train your baristas on is long. There’s pulling espresso shots, steaming silky-smooth milk, pouring symmetrical latte art, preparing...
Planning For a Positive Work Culture in Your Coffee Shop
Demotivated employees, sloppy work, and resignations from your best team members: all things that can make a coffee shop unprofitable. And all of them can...
How to Make Your Coffee Shop More Accessible
What do you think about when you enter a coffee shop? Do you have to consider whether you can easily move around the space? Perhaps...
How Much & Why Do You Tip Your Barista?
Depending on where you are and where you’re from, tipping can be something that you don’t think twice about or a slightly awkward and confusing...
Pura Vida: A Specialty Coffee Cocktail Recipe
This cocktail was the winner of the BARista Night Cold Brew Cocktail Throw Down, which was held at Grato in West Palm Beach in 2017....
Tips to Improve Financial Efficiency in Your Coffee Shop
Does your café have excellent coffee? Great baristas? Is it a welcoming space where people like to meet? Managing a successful coffee shop means keeping...
Boosting Coffee Shop Profits Through Engaging Retail Offerings
Your shop’s been humming along smoothly for a while now. You have good coffee and a growing customer base that keeps coming back for more....
How to Include Non-Dairy Milks in Your Coffee Shop Menu
Plant-based milks are more popular than ever before, with worldwide sales projected to exceed US $34 billion by 2024. But each non-dairy milk has a...
Coffee Business Management: What Do You Need to Train Staff?
Roastery, coffee shop, trader, farm and mill: no matter where your business sits along the coffee supply chain, having a well-trained staff is vital to...
The Benefits of The Social Enterprise Model in Coffee
According to the Financial Times, a third of start-ups now strive to include positive social impact in their business model. The same article states that...
A Café Owner’s Guide to Scheduling
A successful café is based on many factors, but one crucial component is your staffing and scheduling. Too few baristas on shift can mean long...
How to Design an Effective Barista Training Programme
Training is an essential part of any business, and café ownership is no exception. There’s more to becoming a good barista than stepping behind a...