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re: Getting ready to open a coffee shop..ideas?
Posted on 3/11/13 at 3:26 pm to 756
Posted on 3/11/13 at 3:26 pm to 756
Orleans Coffee is a custom roaster in NOLA, been around for years. If you wanted a custom house blend, Orleans can help you create it and then roast it to order as needed. LINK
ETA: pay attention to your on-counter merchandising; people buy a surprising amount of impulse stuff along with the coffee. Holiday tchochkes, mugs, mints, chocolates, etc. If the products are interesting, offbeat, cool, you'll see some nice add-on sales.
ETA: pay attention to your on-counter merchandising; people buy a surprising amount of impulse stuff along with the coffee. Holiday tchochkes, mugs, mints, chocolates, etc. If the products are interesting, offbeat, cool, you'll see some nice add-on sales.
This post was edited on 3/11/13 at 3:30 pm
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Posted on 3/11/13 at 3:28 pm to 756
In fairness, two well-established local brands sort of skew this market (speaking of Community and PJ's).
In a sense, they do give the area a strong local flavor, just one that locals might find to be like a national chain. But they are local places that are hard for other locals to compete with.
I'm not sure if Nashville has anything comparable to those two.
One thing is know your neighborhood. Highland Coffee knows the pedestrian traffic it will get from LSU. The little place on Perkins near Varsity Sports (name's slipping my mind) has the right demographic in the neighborhood, as does Brew Ha Ha.
Hebert's was not a good fit in the "in-city burb" where it was located. For it to work there, you need to have the model of a drivethru catering to a commuter culture.
In a sense, they do give the area a strong local flavor, just one that locals might find to be like a national chain. But they are local places that are hard for other locals to compete with.
I'm not sure if Nashville has anything comparable to those two.
One thing is know your neighborhood. Highland Coffee knows the pedestrian traffic it will get from LSU. The little place on Perkins near Varsity Sports (name's slipping my mind) has the right demographic in the neighborhood, as does Brew Ha Ha.
Hebert's was not a good fit in the "in-city burb" where it was located. For it to work there, you need to have the model of a drivethru catering to a commuter culture.
Posted on 3/11/13 at 6:06 pm to 12Pence
we are out in Bellevue close to the Natchez Trace. There are 2 Starbucks within a 5 mile radius and that's it
Posted on 3/11/13 at 6:06 pm to CAD703X
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there isn't another local coffee shop in our area right now..but there is a starbucks.
Uhh... are you sure you are in Nashville, Tennessee? I could rattle off 10 or so local coffee shops just off of the top of my head.
Posted on 3/11/13 at 6:10 pm to CAD703X
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we are out in Bellevue close to the Natchez Trace. There are 2 Starbucks within a 5 mile radius and that's it
Ah gotya. That's getting on out there, isn't it? I love Percy Warner park and visiting the Loveless Cafe. I'm surprised there isn't a local place that way though. Does Belle Meade have a place?
Posted on 3/11/13 at 6:55 pm to 12Pence
I work for a local (New Orleans based)comapny
I can get you some info and of course source products for you. no pressure, let me know if you are interested. Shoot me your email if you are.
I can get you some info and of course source products for you. no pressure, let me know if you are interested. Shoot me your email if you are.
Posted on 3/11/13 at 7:33 pm to LSU Tammany Tiger
Bubble tea. Awesome drink for the hot weather.
Posted on 3/11/13 at 8:11 pm to CAD703X
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if it fails it fails..but its just money. you can always make more.
oh brother.
Posted on 3/11/13 at 9:22 pm to LSUbase13
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Uhh... are you sure you are in Nashville, Tennessee? I could rattle off 10 or so local coffee shops just off of the top of my head.
Bellevue
Posted on 3/11/13 at 9:25 pm to LSU Tammany Tiger
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