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2014 Trends in Coffee Shop Design

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Here are 9 trends in coffee shop design as found by Bon Appétit Magazine:

  1. Pale wood – Use it for your tables to shelves and counters.
  2. It’s in the beans – Don’t just focus on taste, customers are just as interested in the origins of the coffee.
  3. Pay Pal – Download this app on your table and make the sale go even faster and smoother.
  4. 70s baby!  – Pull out those vintage 70s music and hit play!
  5. House Drink – Make sure to create your own signature house drink.
  6. Coffee and more – Add a sparkling water chaser to an espresso.
  7. Merchandise for sale – Designate a section in the shop for the sale of your merchandise products (roasted-in house beans, branded mugs, tote bags, chocolate, etc).
  8. Efficient machines – Choose efficient machines that help the coffee making easier.
  9. Fresh Flowers – Display fresh wildflowers.

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Coffee Shop Web Design 101

Are you contemplating on hiring a web designer to create your new coffee shop website but feel clueless about the whole process? Thanks to DesignModo, this helpful infographic will cover everything you need to know about the web designer/client expectation and phases of your project leading to its launch.

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Published September 9, 2014 by

Choosing the Right Equipment for Your Shop

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Coffee shop equipment offers the highest return on any investment in your business. Choosing the right equipment will help you prepare delicious, high-quality drinks that will make your customers keep  coming back for more. At Cappuccino Connection, we carry the following high-end equipment for your shop:

  • Espresso Machines
  • Pannini Sandwich Grills
  • Grinders
  • Coffee Brewers
  • Blendtec Blenders

Brands include Nuova Simonelli, Blendtec and Vita-Mix Blenders, BUNN Brewers, and more. Request a full catalog or call us at 1-800-249-0011 for pricing and leasing information.

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Published August 25, 2014 by

Trending: Coffee Shops are the Quickest-Growing Industry

coffee_cupAccording to a recent article by Bloomberg Businessweek, coffee shop sales are up by 9 percent last year. The article also states that:

The boom is being driven by large chains. Of the country’s roughly 26,500 cafés, Starbucks accounts for more than 11,400 of them, Dunkin’ more than 7,600 more, and both are expanding. Only about 5,000 cafés in the U.S. are now run by independent operators and small chains, defined as businesses with 30 or fewer units, according to Technomic. While independent coffee shops are doing well—sales increased 6 percent last year—small chains saw sales drop 5.5 percent.

Still deciding whether to open up your own coffee shop? Now is a better time than ever! And if you need supply ideas for your shop, check us out as we carry top quality coffee and beverage supplies including high-end specialty  beverage equipment.

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Essential Reading For The Coffee Entrepreneur

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Espresso Coffee, The Science of Quality
Andrea Illy & Rinantonio Viani
This unique book is a must for food researchers, food technologists, and managers working in, or entering into, the coffee industry. Written by leading coffee technology specialists in consultation with some of the world’s biggest coffee manufacturers, the book comprehensively covers the current status of the chemistry and technology of expresso coffee.

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The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee: Growing, Roasting, and Drinking, with Recipes
James Freeman, Caitlin Freeman, Tara Duggan
One of the country’s most celebrated roasters explains how to choose, brew, and enjoy the new breed of artisan coffees at home, along with 40 inventive recipes that incorporate coffee or taste good with a cup.

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Joe: The Coffee Book
Jonathan Rubinstein
This fresh new release is a beautiful, hip guide to the world of coffee brought to you by New York City’s popular connoisseur coffee chain, Joe. Written from the point of view of owners (and siblings) Jonathan and Gabrielle Rubinstein, the reader is welcomed into the tight-knit international specialty coffee community of committed growers, buyers, roasters, entrepreneurs, baristas, and drinkers. Their mission: to source, purchase, roast, serve, and drink the world’s finest coffees.

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Coffee: A Comprehensive Guide to the Bean, the Beverage, and the Industry
Robert W. Thurston, Jonathan Morris, Shawn Steiman
This book offers a definitive guide to the many rich dimensions of the bean and the beverage around the world. Leading experts from business and academia consider coffee’s history, global spread, cultivation, preparation, marketing, and the environmental and social issues surrounding it today.

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