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Looking to purchase your first cafe?👀🍵 If you're looking to purchase your first cafe but don't know where to start? Cogogo has you covered, our new guide explores the key factors to think about when looking for your first cafe in order to make it a success!⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eqJAa--x #cafe #businessforsale #business #cogogo

Why we’re giving up ownership of Bold Coffee Shops… 9 months isn’t a long time in business but it’s enough time to make big decisions. Bold Hest Bank was designed to be the public facing outlet for Carringtons Coffee Co (Coffee Roasters, Bakery, Fuelling the Bold ®, EST 2019). We created the space on a limited budget and we knew exactly what we wanted to do with it. Since opening we’ve gone full send on events and becoming a thriving part of the local community. Fuelling the Bold ® is action focused and we encourage our community to Make Bold Choices. The fuel we supply and the events we host speak for themselves and the team we have built will allow Bold Coffee Shops to evolve. The coffee shop and event space model works but in order for it to be sustainable we are going to relinquish ownership and turn it into a community interest company (CIC). This is irreversible. That means we gift the coffee shop, its profitability and all its assets so it can become the best version of what Fuelling the Bold ® stands for. We will never take dividends or profits for ourselves from Bold CIC. The coffee shops will continue to be profitable and will provide above market rate jobs with a real, positive impact on the local community. The event side of the business will build on what we’ve already started, focusing on achieving the 5 steps to mental wellbeing, which Fuelling the Bold ® authentically achieves with ease. We believe in collaboration and delivering a service that goes far beyond the speciality coffee and artisan croissant experience. It’s a Bold choice but the right choice for something that is bigger than ourselves. Soon to officially become a Bold community (community interest company).

Cheapest pint in London? Don't sleep on Newham folks. Addressing the question we all need answers to, Simon Hunt recently revealed in the Evening Standard where the cheapest pint in London is. Newham, Barking, and Brent were the cheapest boroughs to bag a deliciously affordable beer. Despite pint prices in the big smoke increasing by 20% this year, you can buy a refreshing cervesa for just £4.06 - if you're willing to travel for it. In today's economy, it's increasingly likely that Londoners are willing to travel a bit further to save money. We are more than happy to go on a couple more stops for a deal and believe it's part of a wider trend. Londoners want to know exactly what they're going to get out of an outing, and exploring a new area can be part of that. Londoners want to allow for random spontaneous moments but want to ensure they get the vibe they're after from said outing. Forward planning makes the journey worth it. What do you think folks? Would you travel a bit further out for a cheaper beverage? https://shorturl.at/I77R0 #hospitality #foodandbeverage #app #foodtech #london #Londonrecommendations

For centuries, coffee shops have served as prominent social hubs and community spaces. Often considered to embody many of the characteristics of the “third place”, cafés have offered more than just coffee for some time now. However, as specialty coffee has evolved, especially alongside the rise of automation, the role of coffee shops has also changed. To stand out in an increasingly competitive market, cafés are turning their attention to offering differentiated experiences to serve as dynamic and engaging spaces for everyone who walks through their doors. https://lnkd.in/dezQjxKN

Opening a coffee shop? Better study the chains in your region. Even if you don't want to make a shop that's ANYTHING like theirs. I'm working with a new shop owner in Brooklyn to develop their Swedish bakery and cafe concept... And one of the first things we did wasn't to brainstorm ideas. Or build out a menu. Or decide how the bar was going to be laid out. The first thing we did was look at the competition. And even though the cafe wasn't going to be just another Joe Coffee (NYC already has 24 of those!)... We learned a lot from looking at them. Like what set them apart from all the other cafes in the city. What they're doing really really well. And the areas where we could do better. And we did the same thing for 9 other coffee bars and bakery cafes. To get a great idea of where the opportunities were. So we could maximize the chances of building a successful brand and not become just another cafe that opens, struggles for a while, and then closes its doors for good. Good coffee isn't enough. The best coffee businesses find a niche. 

THE ICONIC NYC COFFEE CUP. If you’re a New Yorker who enjoys your daily cup o’ joe, at some point you’ve probably sipped from the blue, white and gold Greek coffee cup that reads “WE ARE HAPPY TO SERVE YOU.” Even if you’re not a coffee person, you might’ve seen the cups clutched in the hands of fellow commuters, on the counter of your local bodega, or in shows like Law and Order, NYPD Blue and Mad Men. The cup might be so familiar that you’ve never stopped to think about why it’s Greek-themed. New York City’s Greek coffee cup is called an “Anthora,” which stems from the Greco-Roman amphora, an ancient container. If you look closely at the cup, you’ll see a picture of an amphora, alongside the cup’s slogan and a Greek key (the decorative border), all in the backdrop of the Greek flag’s blue and white. The story starts with the NYC wave of Greek immigrants during the early 1900s, who brought a love for coffee along with them. This precipitated an influx in Greek-owned coffee shops and carts—over 600 of them. In 1963, the Sherri Cup Company created a standard coffee cup to appeal to Greek food vendors and restaurant owners. The company’s Marketing Director came up with a warm message for the cups: “We are happy to serve you.” The Anthora soon became New York City’s “go-to” coffee cup.   Cup sales peaked at 500 million per year in 1994, with The NY Times describing the cups as “perhaps the most successful cup in history.” Sales then fell to 200 million per year largely due to the debut of Starbucks in New York City. No matter how many cups are sold per year, the Anthora has become an iconic symbol in and of New York City. It has come to represent both the city itself and its identity as a place that welcomes immigrants. Only in NYC can something so simple as a coffee cup become historically meaningful and culturally significant. #shankerlaw

For centuries, coffee shops have served as prominent social hubs and community spaces. Often considered to embody many of the characteristics of the “third place”, cafés have offered more than just coffee for some time now. However, as specialty coffee has evolved, especially alongside the rise of automation, the role of coffee shops has also changed. To stand out in an increasingly competitive market, cafés are turning their attention to offering differentiated experiences to serve as dynamic and engaging spaces for everyone who walks through their doors. There are many ways coffee businesses can achieve this, but they need to ensure it suits their needs, remains on brand, and captures the attention of their customers. In today’s article, Zoe Stanley-Foreman speaks to Esat Kocadagğ, Ersin Kefeli, and Renato Correia of Espressolab to find out how coffee shops can elevate their spaces. https://lnkd.in/dm_q4zRq #PerfectDailyGrind #CoffeeShops #CafeExperience

NYC bars and restaurants are struggling and one of the reasons is legal cannab*s, according to this new report. Bars and restaurants should be able to sell weed, especially at events. These small business owners are relying on the OCM to expedite the events license so they can stop being harmed by legal cannab*s and start being apart of the market. https://lnkd.in/eSbFmtA6

Pub Chains. Like most 'chains' in Hospitality, once you get to a certain amount of 'units', it gets hard to control 'standards'. As an owner, having just a few places, you can probably get round them yourself and instill your own, exacting standards. When you have nearly 100 places, you can't do this and have to rely on 'other people'. If it's hard to get good 'other people', it's a problem. Also, if your offer was 'ahead of the game' decades ago, you find that smaller, more fleet-of-foot places, can soon catch up with you, or have a better, more fashionable offer, in 2024. Tastes change, quickly. Of course, there are VAST chains like Greene King and Wetherspoons that can ride the perfect storm of Brexit, ludicrously high power bills and lack of staff. They can cobble together finance packages of £squillions, as their THOUSANDS of places, in a vast property portfolio, allows them to do this. Quite often, like McDonald's, they're actually a Real Estate, not a Restaurant, proposition. However, amidst all these sort of 'good news' headlines, there are chains not doing as well, that won't be around much longer. Even consumate pros, like Jamie Oliver have demonstrated how hard it can be, to take your offer, to everywhere in the UK. You don't have to look very far, to see other 'chains', that were once omnipresent in the 'High Street', have completely disappeared. In spite of what people will tell you, and articles like this, allude to, it's NOT just a Glasgow problem. The unholy Trinity of: Expensive Power, No Staff and Pricy Product Raw Materials isn't something created just in Scotland. It's easy to blame Rates, Parking, Bin Collections, any number of local things but if you look at the ENTIRE Sector, all over the UK, it's only part of an increasingly complex balancing act. Pub and Restaurant Chains have ALWAYS come and gone, it's just that it's now a lot easier to aim REALLY high. Boom and Bust are a lot closer together.

In the bustling metropolis of Geyser City, let's envision a beloved coffee shop, Caffeinated Sprinkle, known for its delicately brewed lattes and charming ambiance. One fine morning, as the shop’s customers wandered in, they were greeted by a mysterious new sign: “From now on, to order a latte, you must have a barista’s license.” Sounds absurd, right? Well, this is the curious and somewhat bewildering scene unfolding in Colorado’s plumbing sector. Local plumbers and water districts are shaking their heads and scratching their collective pipes over a new law, akin to demanding mocha licenses from customers. Here, a backflow prevention device – a nifty contraption that keeps the funky water from doing a moonwalk back into our pristine supply – now requires a licensed Midas touch. No license? No dice. Let’s break this down: 1. **Price Hike Inbound**: Just as our fictional cafe had to raise coffee prices to cover the cost of all those barista licenses, Colorado consumers are about to face higher prices. Plumbers need to invest time and cash into getting licensed, and guess who picks up the tab? You guessed it – the consumer. 2. **Caught Flat-Footed**: Much like our coffee aficionados entering Caffeinated Sprinkle without a clue about the change, the plumbing world didn’t see this coming. Many were blindsided, and now they’re in a mad scramble like espresso beans in a grinder. 3. **Quality Control or Red Tape**: Sure, in theory, this law ensures high standards, a noble venture. But was it necessary? It smells a bit like an overcooked latte – a fine idea left on the burner too long, with an end result that's bitter rather than smooth and satisfying. Reflecting on this saga makes one think: is this legislative latte perhaps more froth than substance? Only time will tell if we’ll sip compliance or choke on inflated bills. In Geyser City’s enchanted coffee shop, customers might eventually treasure their prized barista licenses, showing them off as tokens of caffeine passion. Or they might simply switch to tea. Similarly, will Colorado see a boom in certified plumbing expertise or an exodus to simpler terrains? In the grand symphony of regulation, here’s hoping for a harmonious blend instead of a discordant siren. #PlumbingLife #RegulationMadness #ConsumerCosts #ColoradoNews #BackflowBlues #WaterSystems #LocalBusinesses #NewLegislation https://lnkd.in/emdgfXDV