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In the final article of this mini-series we share reflections from people that have scaled specialty coffee chains, plus add some ideas of our own.
More Scaling Specialty – Part 3: Small is beautiful, but can big be better?
The profitability chasm starts when headquarters’ costs become greater than the profit generated by the shops. Many operators experience the edge of the chasm at three or four sites.
More Scaling Specialty – Part 2: The profitability chasm
In a new mini-series exploring why specialty chains keep failing, we start by identifying the hurdles that must be surmounted when expanding from one shop to two.
More Scaling Specialty – Part 1: Are specialty chains too big to succeed?
A new talks programme for coffee people curated by United Baristas.
More Introducing Total Coffee
Announcing an offset scheme is a public confession your business lacks a better plan.
More Offsetting is for wimps
Finding the right person adds value to your operations, culture and profitability. Follow these tips gathered from United Baristas and from across the coffee industry to better your barista recruitment and increase business performance.
More Tips for hiring great baristas
United Baristas founder Tim Ridley looks at how coffee businesses can survive, and even thrive, as lockdown lifts in the latest issue of Boughton’s Coffee House.
More It’s going to be a marathon not a sprint
Reducing coffee’s carbon footprint by tackling the energy consumption of espresso machines
More Hot Stuff: How espresso machines cause global warming
This week a proposal suggesting coffee shops should be amongst the first businesses to be allowed to re-open as lockdown restriction lift was tabled in Parliament. Sam Mason, Association Coffee, explains why it won’t be viable for many coffee shops.
More Opinion – Sam Mason, Association Coffee: Can coffee shops spearhead the lifting of lockdown?
Analysis comparing wage, revenue and inflation over the past two years shows the coffee industry is paying its staff more by raising prices
More We’ve made progress on wages, but there’s still much more work to be done
Originally presented at Caffè Culture 2019, this Keynote explores financial and environmental sustainability with a focus on propositions and carbon emissions
More Running a Sustainable Coffee Shop
People in coffee work hard, really hard; and often don’t get paid particularly well. The early starts, long hours and constant customer contact can wear out the most devoted coffee professional.
More How Baristas Can Get Paid More