Cafe Basics
Great Business Opportunity for Coffee-Loving Entrepreneurs
Do you love coffee? Are you health conscious? How would you like to start a rewarding new business? Opening your own coffee shop could be the opportunity of your dreams.
An article in Forbes online says, “According to the NCA [National Coffee Association], 80% of Americans drink coffee, and more than half of the population drinks [...]
Do You Have What it Takes to Operate a Coffee Shop?
It takes much more to operate a coffee shop than a love of such products. You have to be able to continually offer what customers are looking for. There is no shortage of consumers out there for coffee products. By the same token though there is no shortage of coffee shops in most areas. What [...]
Fair Trade – Why Is It Important?
Fair trade is increasingly popular for imported goods. You may see coffee in your gourmet food store with a “fair trade” label. You may see textiles and crafts for sale on the web advertised as being “fair trade” products. But what is it exactly? Fair trade is an approach to marketing that incorporates environmentally sustainable [...]
The Challenges Of Fair – Equitable Trade In Indonesia
Fair-trade, Fair and Equitable Trade and Relationship Coffee in Indonesia- a Merdeka Coffee view:
1/. Internal (Indonesian specific) Barriers- Indonesia is a country with a huge potential internal consumer base. However at this stage the consumers we target are based in Jakarta, Medan, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Bali and Bandung. Outside of these cities, the market is very [...]
Harvesting Coffee In Java – Care, Attention And The Social Aspects Of Coffee In The Community
In the village the streets are quiet and empty. It is a little after midday and the children are at school, the adults going about their daily routine in the fields higher up the slope of the volcano. The only noise is the occasional cackle of hens and a mournful mooing coming from the dairy [...]
Specialty Coffee – A Vibrant Industry, Or The Future Of Coffee At Crossroads Of Change?
Seattle; the home of Boeing, software giants, grunge music and…specialty coffee. Well, not quite. Contrary to popular belief, while Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Boeing and Oracle do indeed hail from the Pacific Northwest, modern specialty coffee has its roots much further south.
When Alfred Peet died in his sleep a few weeks ago he was a [...]
Understanding The Basics On Gourmet Coffee
Have you done your homework with gourmet coffee? If not then you need to get a move on it. There is very little chance your coffee shop is going to do well if you don’t know much about what it is that you sell. People aren’t going to pay for coffee that is low quality [...]
For The Love Of The Coffee Shop
Coffee shops of all sizes are here to stay so this can be a great business to invest in. It doesn’t matter if you buy into a chain establishment or develop your own reputation from the ground up. There is definitely a demand for coffee all year long so as long as you can meet [...]
The Delicious Organic Coffee Bean
With the millions of coffee drinkers worldwide there is a rise in demand for not only organic coffee but also for organic flavored coffee Many coffee growers have discovered alternative and safe ways to improve the growing process. They now use organic fertilizer and other earth friendly ideas to enhance and protect their plants.
An organic [...]
Understanding The Basics On Gourmet Coffee
Have you done your homework with gourmet coffee? If not then you need to get a move on it. There is very little chance your coffee shop is going to do well if you don’t know much about what it is that you sell. People aren’t going to pay for coffee that is low quality [...]
