American Barista & Coffee School

Posted November 6th, 2007 by baristaschool
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Background

The American Barista & Coffee School [ABC's] is the first and only professional school in the U.S. devoted to domestic and international specialty coffee business education and hands-on barista training.

# ABC's offers a comprehensive coffee business start-up program, management program, barista training, latte art training, a wide spectrum of classes for existing retailers and consumers, and specialty classes that include equipment maintenance, roasting and marketing.

ABC's is not connected to a specific brand of coffee-related product, equipment or coffee. Unlike other schools that use only one brand of equipment in class, we teach you on 10 of the industry's leading espresso machines and brewing systems. We also let you work with coffee from 13 different roasters and expose you to a wide range of associated products. All the training and information you receive at ABC's is unbiased and in your best interest.

ABC's 2100+ square foot school is the only state-of-the art training facility that includes an actual coffee bar setting for "real-life" training and a sensory room, where coffee, water, milk and tea cupping classes are held.

Keys to Success

# ABC's instructors are specialty coffee industry leaders who have owned or operated multi-unit retail coffee businesses and offer students a broad range of knowledge born of decades of real-life experience.

# ABC's class sessions include lectures and demonstrations followed by hands-on practice. Our small class sizes insure a personalized experience taught by coffee business professionals who have owned and operated successful retail coffee operations.

Target Customers

ABC's is perfect for anyone looking to open their own coffee house, or for an existing

Challenges Faced

Helping retailers all over the world differentiate themselves from their competition by offering the best quality beverages possible. Also explaining how to run a successful business, and how to run and operate a successful coffee bar to new business owners.

Where We're Headed

We have had 400+ students graduate since the school opened in 2004, and our monthly and bi-monthly classes are growing each month.