Don’t Start a Coffee Shop, Grow a Coffee Catering Business Instead – 12/11/2024

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We’ve all dreamed of starting a cafe, but what if we told you that growing a coffee catering business could be a smarter move in 2025? In this episode, we break down why coffee catering might be the future of specialty coffee businesses and how it can be a high-margin, low-overhead operation compared to running a cafe. We share our real-world experiences, from optimizing the coffee cart setup with new tools to scaling systems for events. Plus, we drink two wild coffees.

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00:00:00 - Start
00:01:28 - Bring the Bean in
00:03:17 - 3 Year Anniversary of the Program, how has it changed our lives?
00:08:36 - Coffee, today!
00:15:18 - Q&A Baby
00:16:10 - First Q (comment below if you know the reference)
00:20:54 - Q2
00:21:45 - Q number 3
00:27:01 - Espresso Grinder UPDATE
00:27:48 - Addressing the ELEPHANT in the room
00:33:20 - Carts vs Cafes
00:40:46 - Breakdown of Catering numbers
00:46:10 - Simple cart first impressions
00:53:04 - How do we simplify load in and load out?