Best Practices So Your Coffee Shop Dream Does Not Become a Nightmare Every year, hundreds of motivated entrepreneurs make their coffee shop dream a reality. Since the late 1960s, the number of coffee shops and stands opening each year has steadily increased. Along with it, the quality of the coffee and the customer expectations have …
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Author’s Note: This was originally published in Fresh Cup Magazine’s December 2018 Coffee Almanac. Many thanks to the lovely folks there who gave me a chance to grow as a writer. A friend once said to me, “If we don’t understand why something works, we won’t know how to fix it when it breaks.” At …
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Whether it’s your first time cupping coffee or you have been at it for years, these are helpful guidelines to remember when approaching the table and inviting others to join you. Start by remembering why you’re at the cupping table. The purpose of cupping is to let the coffee speak for itself. Anything that distracts …
Authors Note: I am indebted to Ryan Brown and his incredible book “Dear Coffee Buyer” for lighting this fire in my mind. The ideas are my own based on my experience. However, I never would have thought to create this framework without Ryan’s inspiration. Many thanks The quality of the coffee will never make up …
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