2 weeks until the Coffee Shop Innovation Expo 2021

COFFEE SHOP INNOVATION EXPO 2021 The Coffee Shop Innovation Expo makes its much-anticipated return to London’s ExCeL on 9th & 10th November, forming Europe’s leading business event for coffee shop owners.  Grab your FREE TICKETS before
new normal coffee shop cafe

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
Coffee Shop Queue

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

COVID-19 RECOVERY | STEP 10 – YOUR FUTURE

Now is the time to prepare for the relaunch your coffee business, refreshed and reinvented for the post COVID-19 era. It's tough times for everyone. However, we are looking for some

COVID-19 RECOVERY | STEP 9 – ONLINE

Now is the time to prepare for the relaunch your coffee business, refreshed and reinvented for the post COVID-19 era. It's tough times for everyone. However, we are looking for some

COVID-19 RECOVERY | STEP 8 – MARKETING

Now is the time to prepare for the relaunch your coffee business, refreshed and reinvented for the post COVID-19 era. It's tough times for everyone. However, we are looking for some

COVID-19 RECOVERY | STEP 7 -YOUR CASH

Now is the time to prepare for the relaunch your coffee business, refreshed and reinvented for the post COVID-19 era. It's tough times for everyone. However, we are looking for some

COVID-19 RECOVERY | STEP 6 -SCHEDULING

Now is the time to prepare for the relaunch your coffee business, refreshed and reinvented for the post COVID-19 era. It's tough times for everyone. However, we are looking for some

COVID-19 RECOVERY | STEP 5 -YOUR LAYOUT

Now is the time to prepare for the relaunch your coffee business, refreshed and reinvented for the post COVID-19 era. It's tough times for everyone. However, we are looking for some

COVID-19 RECOVERY | STEP 4 -YOUR PEOPLE

Now is the time to prepare for the relaunch your coffee business, refreshed and reinvented for the post COVID-19 era. It's tough times for everyone. However, we are looking for some

COVID-19 RECOVERY | STEP 3 -YOUR MENU

Now is the time to prepare for the relaunch your coffee business, refreshed and reinvented for the post COVID-19 era. It's tough times for everyone. However, we are looking for some

COVID-19 RECOVERY | STEP 2 -BENCHMARK

Now is the time to prepare for the relaunch your coffee business, refreshed and reinvented for the post COVID-19 era. It's tough times for everyone. However, we are looking for some
Covid-19 Coffee shop cafe Recovery - WHY

COVID-19 RECOVERY | STEP 1 -YOUR WHY

Now is the time to prepare for the relaunch your coffee business, refreshed and reinvented for the post COVID-19 era. It's tough times for everyone. However, we are looking for some
covid19 recovery plan for coffee shops and cafes

Coffee shop and Café COVID-19 Plan

The COVID-19 crisis impacts on coffee shops, cafes and restaurants across the world. It feels unreal like the ship has now gone down and the crew are in the lifeboats. The

gift vouchers

The power of Gift Vouchers Do you sell gift voucher for your coffee shop or cafe?   Selling gift vouchers is a win-win, it will help you with cash flow and also getting

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, Andrew Bowen, Claire Bowen

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

Have you put up your value lately?

Since coming back from the London Coffee Festival a few weeks ago, we have been musing about the new product's and trends that were there in abundance again. The one thing
Andrew and Claire Bowen Talk to David Rossmaur of The Entertainer App

The ENTERTAINER App

This year like last, Andrew & Claire spoke to dozens of App developers at The London Coffee Festival. It seems that everyone has a brilliant idea that will bring you
Table Talk Media Andrew Bowen Claire Bowen

A Unique Marketing Opportunity

Would you like some free 100% recyclable coffee cups? It's not very often that you get something for nothing in this world, but a company called Tabletalk Media might be the
Claire Bowen Speaker Hotelympia

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
Coffee Shop Bootcamp

Coffee Shop Bootcamp II

We had some fantastic feedback from the 1st Bootcamp we hosted in September this year, and so had no option but to rerun it. A broad range of people attended, some
christmas menu

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
Ordoo pre order app

How technology can give you an edge

This week, we met with Tom Dewhurst, Founder & CEO of Ordoo at their offices in Old Street, London. Ordoo is the UKs leading mobile ordering app for coffee shops. What’s