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Real Coffee shops in England... Does anyone know any good coffee shops in England? Some friends and I, are planning on moving there to start one up... Any experience? Let… Started by Jonathan Christerson	4	Aug. 19, 2008 Reply by Jonathan Christerson
Service Philosophy I am polishing my Business plan and I'm trying to write our 'Service Philosophy'. Without coping and pasting yours on here, what are the ma… Started by Denise Smith	0	Aug. 18, 2008
Who is thinking of starting a coffee shop? With Starbucks in the news and closing it's shops ... makes people think that opening a coffee shop is not the thing to do.... Started by For Now	12	Aug. 18, 2008 Reply by pat
A barista walks into another barista's shop... Is it ever okay to ask a fellow barista in a different coffee shop to do a certain drink a certain way, just for you? I'm a local, but not… Started by soysucker	30	Aug. 16, 2008 Reply by soysucker
Competition Burn Out? So, with regional competition coming up fast, in the U.S., I'm finding that people are getting ready for competition already. I've been pra… Started by Alex Negranza	4	Aug. 14, 2008 Reply by Spencer
Barist school in Australia I come from Malaysia. I woulk like to join barista school in australia. Anyone can reccommend, please. Started by boyd	4	Aug. 11, 2008 Reply by boyd
Honolulu Coffee Shops? Hey all, I'm heading to O'ahu next week for a wedding and wanted to know the "must drink" coffee shops on the island. It's been a long time… Started by Jay Caragay	2	Aug. 9, 2008 Reply by Heidi
Chocolatier Blogs on Work Within Coffee Industry If you're interested in mochas, blender drinks or insights from a CEO who runs a boutique business, check out Diary of a Chocolatier. http… Started by Jarveygirl	0	Aug. 9, 2008
HelpIndustry Cost Structure Dear Matt, My name is Gustavo Dos Santos, I work at HSBC Argentina and I´m currently studying to obtain a Master´s degree in finance at UC… Started by Gustavo Dos Santos	0	Aug. 7, 2008
the perfect shot... so i'm the rookie barista. i've heard many different things about many different things, and i was curious about one specifically...shots.… Started by daniel	9	Aug. 6, 2008 Reply by Daniel C Lynn

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Jared Rutledge replied to teresa's discussion 'Help! Quats quandry'

it IS an explicit requirement by the north carolina health department, at least, and i think it applies in other states. brady you may have not had a health inspector tell you that, but it is in the regulations. any cloths used for wiping surfaces h…

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Mike Morand replied to Mike Morand's discussion 'Business Planning - Equipment Capacity/Quality'

Brady, thank you for the response. You made a great point about the opening week needing the higher capacity. I would imagine the opening week, as a first impression, would be critical in putting a shop's best step (and product) forward to encourag…

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Mike Benis replied to Karl's discussion 'Commercially; What machine would you choose?'

For spectacle and build quality there is nothing to match the KVDW

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Brady replied to Mike Morand's discussion 'Business Planning - Equipment Capacity/Quality'

I believe your conclusion is correct. If your growth and profitability curves match most cases that I'm aware of, you'll be less able to afford equipment after 1 year than you are before you open. Buy good quality equipment at the start that will me…

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Brady replied to Joshua Slusher's discussion 'Drink suggestions'

Agreed, it is best as a subtle hint to complement another flavor. I like pairing it with a nut flavor, caramel, or vanilla... but only in levels that do not totally overwhelm the coffee. If you have a softer apple flavor available, it is a nice comp…

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Brady replied to Karl's discussion 'Commercially; What machine would you choose?'

Totally agreed. KvdW + LM all the way.

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Brady replied to teresa's discussion 'Help! Quats quandry'

I understand the philosophy, and know that some shops do this, but this doesn't seem to me to be an appropriate use of the sanitizer. Remember that Quats is a sanitizer, not a cleaner. Sanitizer is meant to sanitize solid surfaces that are already…

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Business Planning - Equipment Capacity/Quality

I was reading through some business plan literature and an example of a business that planned to buy smaller-capacity equipment, a lower-quality register system, etc with plans to purchase higher capacity and quality equipment in the future as the c…

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Mike Morand replied to Octavia Anderson-Mackey's discussion 'cold brew systems?'

Is there some consensus on a preferred method for cold tea prep? I would imagine the product is different with each method, but is there a majority and minority camp? Just curious.

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