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The battle for fast food coffee supremacy is on, as big operators get a scent of hot new growth potential to cure sluggish burger sales.
The lucrative beverage component of the quick-service restaurant business is taking a big leap forward as McDonald’s and other traditional segment players try to siphon off market share from leading coffeehouse [...]
Tags: cafemakers·coffee·coffeehouse·drinks·mcdonald·restaurant_business
If we continue to assign blame where it is convenient, we can never truly grow to become better at business (or as people). I might just develop a whole new website dedicated to the failed coffee shop owners that blame Starbucks for causing their demise. Get over it! If your coffee is [...]
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I returned for a second visit to “PBN Friday with Howard Dicus,” a local Hawaii business news television program, this time discussing my upcoming presentation to the National Restaurant Association and demonstrating techniques that restaurants can use to improve coffee quality. Water was boiled, coffee was ground, steeped and pressed; fun was had by [...]
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Specialty coffee consulting and training firm Cafemakers donates a private coffee training event valued at $2,500 to benefit the Women Helping Women charity auction that will be held at Bev Gannon’s Sugar House on Maui, Sunday, May 6, 2007.
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In my latest article, I discuss opportunities for tea companies within the specialty coffee industry. Read Explosion of Specialty Coffee Shops Creates New Marketing Opportunities for the Tea Industry
Excerpt:
As I travel around the world consulting with coffee retailers, several trends keep coming up: more teas and more exotic choices are on the menu, specialty [...]
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