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Entries from December 2005

Do It Right

December 21st, 2005 · 1 Comment

Today we are going to start off with a little bit of role-playing. Close your eyes (well close one of them so that you can keep reading this), and picture yourself walking into a coffee shop. This is a newer place, so you aren’t familiar with the layout, the staff, or the menu. […]

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Tags: Start a Coffee Shop · Tips

How to Set Menu Prices

December 6th, 2005 · No Comments

We’re regularly asked “how should I set the prices on my menu?”

Such a personal question should always be addressed on an individual case basis; however, as a general guideline we suggest that you survey your local and national chain competition and then position yourself on the high-end or slightly above.

Specialty coffee […]

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Tags: Tips · Retail Coffee Industry

Remember Our Brothers and Sisters Abroad

December 2nd, 2005 · No Comments

6am alarm goes off. 6:09am, hit the snooze again, roll out of bed, blindly approach kitchen heading solely for the Mr. Coffee nestled in the corner near the microwave. Sound familiar? For many of us its like clockwork. Wake up, make coffee, collect yourself, make more coffee, work, coffee, work….you know the routine. But what […]

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