In today’s coffee and café culture, serving great coffee or pastries isn’t enough—you need a vibrant, magnetic online presence to build community, drive foot traffic, and grow your sales. Your café’s social presence is your second storefront, and arguably the one that makes the first impression. Here’s a comprehensive guide to increasing your café’s social […]
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Finding the right technician for your coffee shop is absolutely essential. A coffee shop, by its nature, depends on specialized equipment — espresso machines, grinders, brewers, refrigerators, blenders, water filtration systems, and even POS systems — all of which require both preventive maintenance and emergency repairs. A machine breakdown during morning rush hour can destroy
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Choosing the right location and negotiating a smart lease for your coffee shop is arguably as important as your coffee itself. Even the best product won’t sell if customers can’t find you easily, or if high rent strangles your profits. In this guide, I’ll walk you through everything you need to know step-by-step, from identifying
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Coffee art machines (or coffee printers) are innovative devices that create custom designs, images, or text on the foam of your coffee drinks. These machines use food-grade edible ink to print directly onto coffee foam, allowing both professionals and home baristas to create Instagram-worthy latte art without requiring extensive manual skills. How Coffee Art Machines
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Emirates NBD offers a range of coffee shop benefits through its Bon Appétit dining program and exclusive promotions for Emirati Debit Cardholders. These partnerships provide cardholders with discounts and special offers at various coffee establishments across the UAE. Bon Appétit Dining Program The Bon Appétit program is Emirates NBD’s dining loyalty initiative, offering cardholders discounts
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Introducing alcohol into a coffee shop can be a brilliant move. Not only can it diversify your offerings and extend your hours into the evening, but it can also significantly boost revenue per customer. Many modern coffee shops are evolving into hybrid spaces — part café, part bar — catering to the “third place” demand
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Buying used equipment or auctioned items for your coffee shop can be one of the smartest financial moves when you’re starting or expanding your business. New equipment is expensive, and purchasing second-hand can lower your startup costs significantly—sometimes by 30% to 70%. However, this decision must be made carefully. Used equipment, if not chosen wisely,
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Alright, let’s dive deep into this important and highly practical question:“How can you sell enough $5 coffees each month to be profitable?” 1. First: Define What “Profitable” Means for Your Coffee Business Before answering how many $5 coffees you need to sell, we must define: Example Fixed Costs (Monthly): Example Variable Costs (Per Coffee): Thus,
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Looking to open your own Lazy Cat Café alternative in your city or town? I’ll give you an extensive, structured, detailed, and practical — walking you through every major step to create a cozy cat café with a more relaxed, specialty coffee vibe, inspired by places like Lazy Cat Café, but tailored with your unique
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Creating a Coffee Shop Supplier Management System in Excel is a powerful and cost-effective way to track and manage your relationships with vendors and suppliers. Whether you’re managing coffee bean deliveries, pastry vendors, paper cup providers, or cleaning service contracts, a well-structured Excel system can help you ensure timely deliveries, maintain stock levels, monitor supplier
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