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Strategies for boosting cafe business during the summer months

Strategies for boosting cafe business during the summer months

All hail summer. The days are longer, outside seating is full, and sandal tans are taking shape.   From a cafe operations perspective, the only real issue with summer is that...
Crafting Signature Beverages

Crafting Signature Beverages

Creating a signature beverage or putting a new spin on an old favorite by adding a syrup or sauce can be a recipe for success. Read on to see some practical tips for creating memorable signature beverages.
How Personalization Boosts Sales

How Personalization Boosts Sales

Think the 1970s was the Me Generation? Think again. According to Business Insider, now more than 60% of drinks at big chains are customized, furthering the overall trend of personalizing...
How Your Coffee Shop Can Control Inflation

How Your Coffee Shop Can Control Inflation

News about inflation isn’t just a lot of hot air. While core inflation has hovered around 4% year over year since 2020, food prices have risen a whopping 23.6% during...
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5 Super-Easy Ways to Brew Up a Coffee Shop Loyalty Program

For coffee shop owners, building a loyal customer base is key to increasing revenue and creating a stronger sense of community. Step one: serving up great coffee, teas, and tasty...
Coffee Shop Recruitment 101

Coffee Shop Recruitment 101

Coffee drink trends come and go, but one thing remains the same: it takes great people to make a great coffee shop. So where do you find and how do...
Create buzz for your coffee shop, no caffeine required

Create buzz for your coffee shop, no caffeine required

In January, people aren’t just tightening their belts with an eye towards losing a few LBs. Some are also meeting the New Year with budgetary resolutions that could mean fewer...
Hot Tips for Improving Café Efficiency

Hot Tips for Improving Café Efficiency

To paraphrase Ricky Bobby, the fastest get paid. If you can keep your quality high while increasing the volume of products you can get out the door, you are going...
Don’t let winter turn into hibernation season

Don’t let winter turn into hibernation season

For many cafés, cold weather can mean business that’s as slow as molasses (or peppermint syrup). Read on to find out what drives this downturn, and how you can dial...
Creative Event Ideas 
for Your Coffee Shop

Creative Event Ideas 
for Your Coffee Shop

As a rule, cafe visitors are a fun-loving bunch. They embrace a good time as much as a coconut milk cortado made to perfection. Hosting an event is a great way...
Hot coffee tip

Hot coffee tip

Grab your gourds and hold onto your beans. Though temps may still be high, it’s nearly fall–which means that renewed coziness and seasonal coffee cravings are just around the corner....
6 tips to make the dog days of summer the doggone best time around

6 tips to make the dog days of summer the doggone best time around

Hot dog! (And human.) The heat is on, creating cravings for cool treats and even cooler experiences. Here are four ways to make your cafe the hot spot for customers and their four-legged friends as the mercury rises.