How to open a coffee shop in tough times KEYNOTE Coffee Shop Expo 22
Coffee Shop Expo 2022How To Open a Coffee Shop That Thrives in Tough TimesStart Up A Coffee Shop ClubThe Ultimate Shortcut to starting your Coffee Shop or Café UNIQUE CONTENT
Coffee Shop Research
Cafe Business Expo 23 Partnership
10th and 11th of October 2023Europe’s leading event dedicated to café business owners is coming to the ExCeL London for the 10th and 11th of October and you might have
PRESS RELEASE – Cafe Business Expo 23
Café Business Expo is coming to ExCeL London for the 10th and 11th of October with a brand-new look! The team has been preparing to provide you with Europe’s leading
Nunc Jun-Kombucha
Nunc Jun-Kombucha
Diana Mills from Nunc Jun-Kombucha talks to Andrew Bowen at the London Coffee Festival 2022
We love to champion independent producers so when we met Diana & Andrew Mills at
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
Now is the time to open a coffee shop
Claire speaking at Coffee Shop Expo 2021 ExCel London'Why now is the time to open a Coffee Shop'After over a year of setbacks,
the Coffee Shop Innovation Expo
finally took place on
Interview with Matt Plapp – Restaurant Marketing That Works
Interview with Matt Plapp about his latest book and other matters.Matt is on a mission to get Independent Hospitality businesses to start marketing themselves properly. This interview is full of great
Do I Need A Licence?
Do I Need A Licence?Yesterday I had a call from an old friend, Tracey, who wanted to start selling coffee and cakes a few hours a week at their campsite.
Dial in 2021
Seasons GreetingsWe wish you and your family a safe and properous 2021Next year every penny will count even more than usual, and with our support we can unlock the hidden
Menu Profit Maximiation for Cafes and Coffee Shops – LIVE
Menu Makeover...LIVEWe support Independent Coffee Shops and Cafe's with maximising their menu. Working with them to analyse their current menus and develop new more profitable ones using our proven menu maximisation
How Coffee Shops and Cafes will THRIVE post COVID
Watch my 'Virtual' Keynote at CafeExpo 2020We were due to speak at CafeExpo2020 recently and, you guessed, the event went online so we here are the recordings of my keynote
The New Normal
Some good news this morning, the latest research has shown there is a positive sentiment towards local coffee shops and cafés as we move through the COVID crisis. We know
Are you in your guests top 25?
New research has discovered that people tend to visit a maximum of 25 different places on a regular basis.
Once they have found a place they are comfortable with they tend to stick
Frugalpac – Recyclable from Recyled
FRUGALCUPS SORRY - All CUPS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATEDSub TextWe get to hear about a lot of new innovations in the coffee business but really wanted to share this with you.It’s called
Positives from Negatives – Covid-19
Positives from Negatives
The Covid-19 outbreak will affect everyone's livelihood as it spreads across the globe.
If you own or run a coffee shop, cafe or other hospitality business anywhere in the
Coffee Shop Curb Appeal
Coffee Shop Kerb Appeal
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
The power of training
Possibly the worst flat whites we have had are pictured above
The reason Cafe Success exists is to 'develop independent coffee shops to create successful businesses for their owners', and much
Coffee Shop Innovation Expo 2019
We are back in partnership with The Coffee Shop Innovation Expo for 2019
A date for your diary!
For the last two years, at The Coffee Shop Innovation Expo, we have had
Flat White Gets Bigger
The publics' love of the Flat White grows by the day.
Coffee drinkers love a Flat White. The artisan coffee shops started it, the chains followed, fast food giants jumped on
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
13 Reason Coffee Shops Fail – Caffè Culture 2018
We were both in London at the Business Design Centre recently, speaking at The Caffè Culture Show to hundreds of budding coffee shop and cafe owners. Claire was on stage
“The death of the barista is greatly exaggerated”
We've spent two days recently at the newly revamped and relaunched Caffe Culture show at The Business Design Centre in Islington. It was a fantastic rebirth onto the coffee calendar
7 ways for independent coffee shops to beat the chains
At this year's Coffee Shop Innovation Show at ExCel London, Claire presented a Keynote for all Independent Coffee Shops, - '7 ways to beat the chains"
Here is a recording of the
On a Mission – To stop independent coffee shops failing
We began coaching budding coffee shop entrepreneurs for two main reasons; one because we came close to losing everything back in 2009 and two because we have witnessed countless coffee
Coffee Shop Innovation 2018 – Partnership with CafeSuccess
Cafe Success partners with Coffee Shop Innovation for 2018!
We are delighted to announce our official partnership with Coffee Shop Innovation, the UK's leading event for coffee shop business owners.
You many
The Future of Hospitality…Nobly POS
Andrew Bowen speaks at the Nobly POS, 'Future of Hospitality' forum held at Jaz&Juls Chocolate House, Chapel Market, Islington, London.
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
Claire Bowen -Hotelympia Keynote
The Seven Deadly Sins Cafe Owners Make & how to avoid them
Have you ever wondered why that cafe you pass every day suddenly closes?Download the full transcriptand slide deck
Claire was
Claire Bowen at Hotelympia
Claire is presenting "The 7 Deadly Sins Coffee Shop Owners Make' at Hotelympia on Monday 5th March at ExCel London.Find out more here
Tickets for the show are free to the