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Economic Crunch: How Will It Affect Our Business? I would love to hear what you think the repercussions of the economy will mean to the coffee industry. I have my inclinations and will s... Started by javaqueenLatest Reply
Independents and Consumer Reactions to Starbucks Closing Stores I have been talking to a lot of people looking to open a coffee business, or are existing retailers already about the announcement that S... Started by Matt MillettoLatest Reply

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Economic Crunch: How Will It Affect Our Business?

I would love to hear what you think the repercussions of the economy will mean to the coffee industry. I have my inclinations and will s...

Started by javaqueenLatest Reply

Independents and Consumer Reactions to Starbucks Closing Stores

I have been talking to a lot of people looking to open a coffee business, or are existing retailers already about the announcement that S...

Started by Matt MillettoLatest Reply

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Music Recommendations - Must have Coffee Bar CD's hey everyone. I thought it would be fun to start a thread where we can all list bands and CD's that are great for coffee bar atmosphere's... Started by Matt Milletto	95	3 hours ago Reply by Chris Tellez
POS I'm shopping for a POS. There are too much room for error with debit/credit and the old casio. Any input on good/bad features or products... Started by mark krause	3	1 day ago Reply by Mike Spence
Drive thru coffee I am new to the Exchange and am looking for insights and experiences regarding drive thru coffee businesses. Thanks Started by Robbie Yoder	2	Nov 12 Reply by alyssa
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle All the Way... Hey, with Christmas just around the corner, coffee house-wise, we're wanting to start stocking our small retail section with some really ... Started by Denise Smith	7	Nov 11 Reply by Dawn Tangeman
New Line of Starbucks Stores Minus The Starbucks?? Ok so a long while a go a big crowd of stuffy exec types swarmed into Victrola up on 15th Ave (the original Victrola location). As they s... Started by Mark Pfaff	43	Nov 10 Reply by Jeremy Conley
Cup Lid Applicator Has anyone seen the plastic coffee cup lid applicator that McD's uses in their McCafe? It looks like a "top hat" and applies even pressur... Started by Ron Ingber	15	Nov 10 Reply by Jared Rutledge
ASCAP fees...how do you deal with them? Thanks in advance for any info on this item.....i own a small coffee shop, Eugene Coffee Company and have been hounded by ascap to pay th... Started by Sue Harnly	29	Nov 10 Reply by Brady
Customers with weird phobias Quick background 'graph because I'm new: I work at a Bullsh*t Starbucks. This means we are not owned/operated by Starbucks (and therefor... Started by Underground Barista	11	Nov 8 Reply by Joseph Robertson
Astra Espresso Machines I put this under classifieds last week but Im not sure if it would completely be considered classifieds since its really a group buy. Jus... Started by Mitch Buckner - Bella Caffe	3	Nov 6 Reply by Mitch Buckner - Bella Caffe
Catefin coffee How do you guys calculate how much to charge for an airport to cater coffee? Or tea? Started by Barbara Adams	1	Nov 5 Reply by Brady

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Chris Tellez replied to Matt's discussion 'Best to coffee to buy in the grocery store?'

kicking horse gives me head aches. every time. But i had a nice shot of salt springs this year at the coffee and tea expo

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Chris Tellez added a discussion

naked filter madness!

Okay, so here is my opinion/question/rant. I call that one the question sandwich. a question layered in my own beliefs. Opinion: Naked portafilters have been toted as one of the biggest advancements in espresso in the past few years. They allow t...

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Bob Von Kaenel replied to Alex Chojolan's discussion 'CWTF 15APS VS. Curtis D500'

We've been using 3 of the CWTF 15APS for 12 years and they are incredibly reliable. The only issue we've ever had is a fuse that went out on one of them once. If you hold a temperature probe in the water stream they start out at 200 degrees and th...

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Chris Tellez replied to Matt Milletto's discussion 'Music Recommendations - Must have Coffee Bar CD's'

more canada please! The weakerthans- anything and everything they make the waking eyes- holding on to whatever it is (perfect for a bumpin saturday morning) Apostle of hustle- Folkloric Feel The Constantines- Kensington Heights Hayden- anything- ...

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Chris Cockrell replied to Matt's discussion 'Best to coffee to buy in the grocery store?'

Okay, fellow keepers of the flame...For the record, I love coffee! In my area - Louisville, KY - I regularly support nearly all of the "local roasters" on a weekly basis. What I mean is that is huy their coffee/espresso every week. Most of them ar...

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Mike Cannon replied to Margo R's discussion 'The "Clover". Is it as good as they say??'

My experience with the machine was one of constant flux between wonder and dissapointment; when it worked it was beautiful but sometimes we'd experience overflow when brewing.

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Matt replied to Matt's discussion 'Best to coffee to buy in the grocery store?'

Jacksonville, Fl, Actually Fernandina Beach

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Matt replied to Margo R's discussion 'The "Clover". Is it as good as they say??'

My cafe owns a Clover... and in my opinion yes, it's pretty fantastic. Completely changes the coffee, almost makes it smoother. It is very true though that it is only as good as the quality of beans you put in. The way I describe it to customers i...

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Joseph Robertson added a discussion to the group Drive Thru's

Ideal Drive thru footprint....etc.

I am just researching setting up an drive thru in what seems like a good location. I am considering building from scratch and looking for any words of wisdom from those out there living and working a drivethru. Thank you, JoeRobertson -- Ambassado...

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Jay Caragay replied to Margo R's discussion 'The "Clover". Is it as good as they say??'

Is the Clover as good as they say? In a word: NO. But do ask those cats up in Vancouver and elsewhere because they're ready to talk until they're blue in the face about how "awesome" it is. Truth is, I respect Anthony Rue's words considerably ...

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