Welcome
I want to welcome you to the first release of CoffeehouseTalk. For the past two years I have immersed myself in the specialty coffee and tea business, and I am amazed by the entrepreneurial spirit that runs through all of you. Although many of you have helped to make my business successful, CoffeehouseTalk is not about StixToGo. Instead it has been created as a resource center to share information, highlight successful coffee houses and hopefully in some small way, to help your business continue to grow.
The Coffeehouse
Over the past decade, the Coffeehouse has become a gathering place for many reasons. The virtual workplace and home offices are fueling a need for adult interaction and a meeting place. Convenient locations and the ambience have also contributed to the growth. Lifestyle changes have allowed Coffeehouses to replace local bars and pubs as a place to meet. Young adults have also chose caffeine as the daily stimulant, witnessed by the enormous growth in coffee consumption on or near college campuses.
In our travels we visit many Coffeehouses and stands. We will feature many of these in our “Coffeehouse” section. If we haven’t found you, please feel free to find us and send your information, with fun photos of your staff, customers and of course, your shop.
We will also cover trends and topics of interest in my blog. Current news articles of interest are available and you can post others on your own. But the most important part of CoffeehouseTalk is the Forum. It is a place for you to communicate with each other. A safe haven to ask questions, provide feedback and share information with each other.
We value your feedback and the opportunity to serve you. CoffeehouseTalk will be informative and just plain fun! And the content belongs to you!
Good Stuff
Thanks for the site. Looks like a nice place to "lounge". :-)
CoffeehouseTalk
Wow - I've been looking around the site - this is really cool. I can see where this could be a really good site to find creative ideas for my business. I don't think I have seen anything like it. I'll get some pics and post my stand.
Menu Boards
Oscar's Gourmet Coffee is a locally owned business, which has been open for almost 6 years. The business opened with chalkboards listing the menu items and we are at a point where we have outgrown this look. (Who can write like that and do it straight all of the time)?!? I was wondering what company(s) provides an attractive, clean, easy to read menu board that won't cost a fortune? Any recommendations?
menu boards
We are a gourmet coffee house and internet cafe in Wilmington, NC. We have been open for a little over a year. We didn't have a lot of money to spend on our menu boards inside so we designed the menus in Photoshop and Illustrator and had them printed out at poster size. Then we put them in inexpensive poster frames and hung them! Works like a charm and when I want to revamp the menu, all I have to do is have it reprinted. I got the frames from displays2go.com. Hope this helps!
Menu Boards
Hi...this is Sheri from Jericho Coffee in Roseville, Ca. We are a Christian themed coffee house and we offer books, gifts and music along with our great coffee drinks. We have been open for about 9 months now and we used a place called Kiwi Designs for our boards. They have a hard back board with magnetic strips that can be changed or added to. We have been happy with them and they look very professional.