What You Need to Know About Common Café Injuries
How cafés can protect their baristas and prevent workplace injuries.
How to Design an Outdoor Seating Plan For Your Cafe
Have you been thinking about adding outdoor seating to your cafe? A thoughtful patio design can enhance your brand and draw in new customers. Whether you hire someone or go about the design yourself, the…
Hiring Good Managers: How To Empower Your Staff and Learn To Step Away
Identifying, training, and empowering a potential manager is vital to the health of your café.
5 Ways to Create a Safer & More Productive Café Space
Ensuring that café spaces stay safe and productive requires more than just good intentions.
How To Win The Farmers Market Game
Farmers markets can be a great place to introduce folks to your brand, but comes with its own rules and challenges — here's how to navigate them.
Guests Welcome — Three Tips on Inviting a Guest Roaster Into Your Café
Bringing in a guest roaster can add variety to your menu and drive business.
The Five Tools We Loved at the 2022 Specialty Coffee Expo
The Specialty Coffee Association Expo floor was full of new gadgets and tools: here are some of our favorites.
Crunching the Numbers — Creating a Budget That Works For You
Five entrepreneurs share their best financial practices.
With A Push Of A Button — How Automation Bridges The Gap Between Convenience and Craftsmanship
Here's how cutting-edge shops are leveraging automation to create a memorable experience for customers and baristas.
The Tipping Point: Are We Ready to Move Beyond the Tipping Model?
Baristas' livelihoods often rely on tips received—should they?