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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
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
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
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...
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.
Five Steps to Summertime Staffing Success for Your Cafe
Staff schedule changes. Seasonal employees. Changing customer habits. As the mercury rises, so do challenges for coffee shops. Find out how to keep employees engaged, customers happy, and your cafe...
Merchandising: Tasty ideas to make your coffee shop even more appetizing.
With cafes and kiosks popping up on every block, cornering the market on brisk sales can feel like a caffeine-buzz-kill. Fortunately, mastering merchandising can be the secret sauce to boosting...
How Coffee Shops Can Make Tax Season Less, Well, Taxing
As a coffee shop owner, you're not just focused on crafting the perfect latte. You’re also committed to ensuring the financial success and sustainability of your business. Central to this...
The art of convenience: Why Grab-and-Go items are taking hold in coffee shops.
Now more than ever, the perfect cup of joe needs additional items on the go. With busier customers and jam-packed schedules, time is of the essence and convenience is king....
Clean Up During the Cool-Down: Why now is the perfect time to maintain your equipment.
The holidays have wrapped and customers are curbing both caffeine and spending. So what’s a coffee shop to do when business seems to be grinding to a halt? Embrace the...
8 Tips to Get Your Coffee Shop Fall-Ready
Ah, the vibrant colors of the changing leaves. Crisp autumn mornings. Cozy cable knit sweaters. Fall is in the air–and so is the scent of pumpkin spiced lattes and their...
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