Using the figures above, you can better determine your coffee shop profits: on average, a small-to-medium-sized coffee shop can produce between $55,000 to $168,000 in personal income per year. In both of these examples, we will multiply by .10 to determine your re-investment into your business.
As a general rule you can expect the on average, a normal standard size coffee shop sells 230 cups of coffee per day. Now to give that number a little more perspective according to Starbucks they are bringing a daily average of around 476 customers per store which leads to over 600+ cups of coffee per day.
· “They can be between 20 to 24% a year, or 1.5% to 2% a month. And sometimes for not enough money to do what you want to.” Collateral. Another key issue is collateral. Many coffee farmers lack forms of conventional collateral (an asset to secure the loan against), which makes banks and other lenders less willing to loan to farmers.
· The most popular — but certainly not the best way — to store coffee beans is to keep them in their original airtight packaging and put them in a kitchen cupboard. However, as pointed out by the National Coffee Association [1] , there are other, superior ways you can store coffee beans to help keep them fresh.
· The Your Dream Coffee blog is a great resource for those that want to replicate the seemingly complicated beverages that their favorite coffee shops make. It could be items like mochas or saffron lattes. Making these at home may sound impossible but Your Dream Coffee has step-by-step guides that walk you through how to make your favorite drink.
· Upon payment, a worker at the warehouse where the coffee is being stored (known in Kenya as a warehouseman) will issue a coffee warrant. This is a document that gives the buyer formal ownership of the coffee. However, this money doesn’t go to the farmer, but instead to the marketing agent. The agent then summarily deducts their fees.
· Most baristas use a ratio to determine how much water and coffee grounds should be used: fifteen-to-one for a strong cup and seventeen-to-one for a milder cup. We did some of the math for preparing an eight-ounce (226-gram) cup of coffee—because no one should be doing calculations uncaffeinated.
· Beer & Coffee: Acquired Tastes, Part 1. This is my testimony. I drink a lot of coffee and probably more than my fair share of beer these days, and as such I was thinking about how funny it is that I like either one because of how much I used to hate them both. So I thought I would tell my story and intersperse with some general thoughts on the …
· Yes. The Nespresso coffee is more “European” standard of coffee rather than “North American”, in my opinion. So for my taste buds and my idea of coffee, the Nespresso Vertuo is a wonderful investment. Much, much better than Starbucks or other coffee shops of the sort. Drip coffee was always a solid no for me, I couldn’t enjoy it.
· And, as the kids grew, I discovered that my favorite places to do my work were in coffee shops, beside my children while they studied. I’ve spent so much time in coffee shops with my kids, that I actually call what we do coffee shop schooling. My point here is that I didn’t set out from the get-go to be a digital nomad.
· A coffee maker will pay dividends based on how much you spend. However, savings will depend on how many times your drink coffee. If you consume at least two cups of coffee daily, then you’ll probably save 2 to 3 dollars when making your own.
· Marigolds do like coffee grounds and the grounds also perform a lot of functions aiding their healthy growth and development. However, avoid using too much of it as too much of the grounds can have an adverse effect on your marigold plants.