New coffee shop owners interview
Interview with Sue & Rob Whittle, owners of Hub&Spoke Cafe
Sue & Rob opened a new coffee shop in their local village during lockdown!They joined our Cafe Success Launch program a
Meet us at Coffee Shop Innovation Expo 2019
You can't buy time, even Warren Buffet one of the world richest men agrees,
"It's the only thing you can't buy. I mean, I can buy anything I want basically but
Coffee Shop Pricing Survey
Food service price inflation, i.e. what cafes and coffee shops pay for their ingredients hit 9.8% in March of this year.
So many costs have increased this year, the living wage
UK Cafe Milk Price Survey 2018 Results
We have been asking UK coffee shop and café owners to complete our 2018 Café Milk Price survey. Most independent coffee shops and cafés rarely talk to other similar businesses about
Winter, spring, summer or fall
Winter, spring, summer or fall, all you've got to do is 'change menu'
With apologies to James Taylor, in his timeless favourite, 'You've got a Friend'.
Each season moves along with the
Mums Bake Cakes
We are fortunate as in the course of our work we meet people that are passionate about what they do and we like to share this with our community.
Recently we
REGISTRATION FOR COFFEE SHOP INNOVATION EXPO 2017 IS NOW OPEN!
On the 26th and 27th September, ExCeL, London, will throw open its doors to over 3,000 key decision makers, buyers and coffee shop owners, all looking to make big investments
New to Caffe Culture 2017
Innate Foods
So it started out with Elsa as a teenager feeling incredible weak and in poor health, the doctors proclaimed she was fine and so she set about my own
Caffè Culture
I've just sat down at my desk to work on my talk that I am delivering at the Caffè Culture show at Olympia in London on Wednesday 24th May at
Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast
We were delighted to be asked to be guests on The Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast by Eric Cacciatore recently.
Eric invites the best mentors from the restaurant, bar and cafe industry to
Love at First Sight!
Love at first sight You only get one chance to make a first impression they say, and it's never more important than when it's your own business.
Impressing customers on their very
Winking in the Dark
One of the biggest dilemmas or even traps the Independent Coffee Shop owner faces is getting themselves away from the day to day operation and getting more customers into their
Caffè Culture 2016 Highlight
This years Caffè Culture Show in Olympia London was a colourful affair; we wanted to share with you some of the highlights Peanut Hottie http://peanuthottie.com/
The Peanut Hottie stand was one of the brightest
Our first lie in for 9 years!
4am
Today is the first May Day morning in nine years that we have not woken up at 4am to go to work. The reason we have been able to enjoy
Exciting New Suppliers We Found at The London Coffee Festival
During our recent four day spell at the London Coffee Festival, where we were exhibiting, we spotted some innovative uses of coffee as well as byproducts of the coffee industry
What you wanted to know at the London Coffee Festival
We spent four inspiring days at the London Coffee Festival, held at The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, last week.
We met hundreds of budding and experienced coffee shop owners
London Coffee Festival 2016
We have been getting more and more excited on the countdown to our London Coffee Festival debut! Between 7th and 10th April, we will be on Stand B26 at The
13 Ways Independent Coffee Shops can Beat the Coffee Chains
13 Ways Independent Coffee Shops can Beat the Coffee Chains
How do I compete with the chains? We get asked this a lot, particularly at a time when an existing independent
Don’t do a Sharapova!
Didn't see the email
This week the press has been filled with the news that one of the most high-profile sports stars in the world had failed a drugs test. Maria
You can’t drink coffee off the internet
We are excited to share with you a fantastic podcast from Bill Barol in which he talks to Kambiz Hemati, who was in charge of store design for Starbucks.
It’s worth
The Coffee Shop Loyalty Battle
This Week Starbucks changed their Loyalty Scheme in which they have millions of members and caused a stir amongst some of their loyal customers because they have changed the way the
Sugar Sugar, Honey Honey…..
Shock News……. Hot Drinks with Chocolate and Flavoured Syrups Contain lots of Sugar!
This week the papers have been full of the amount of sugar in some of the drinks served
Woo your Valentine customers
Your secret Valentine customers
From Singapore to Scandinavia, Valentine's day will be widely celebrated this weekend.
So on this romantic festival how do you attract more customers to your independent coffee business,
Food sales down
We are always hearing about the success of the Coffee Shop, how it has been one of the big winners during the recession, that the public enjoy their affordable treat
Cafe16 UK – latest coffee shop research
We were invited last week to the launch of the Allegra World Coffee Portal, Project Cafe16 UK report.
With the input of over 16,000 people, it's the definitive report on the
To be Liked is never enough…on Facebook
To be Liked is never enough...on Facebook
Almost every coffee shop has a Facebook page, which is tenderly posted to, with likes being a badge of honour, the more the better.
How
Calibrate yourself to Success in 2016
Celebrations are over now calibrate your way to profit in 2016!
Your festive celebrations will be over in a flash, but do you want to make more money in your coffee
Your Independent Coffee Shop’s Dirty Secret
How many times have you walked into your local independent coffee shop either at 8:30 in the morning on a weekday, or lunchtime Saturday when it’s really busy and thought
Oxford Barista Slam- latte art competion
Oxford had its first ever Barista competition on 8th October this year. The OxBarsistaSlam latte art competition was held a Joseph Perks&Co and sponsored by UECoffee Roasters.
I was there to
The Hidden Gem- No Marketing Required
The Hidden Gem – No Marketing Required
Yesterday we stumbled over one of the best independent coffee shops I never knew about. We have just been to town that we visit