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How in-house roasting can help cafés manage high coffee prices

Perfect Daily Grind

High coffee prices are becoming a lasting reality for the industry. While many assert that this signifies a long overdue change, as coffee has historically been an undervalued commodity, price volatility affects all levels of the supply chain in various ways. For coffee shops, in particular, margins are tighter than ever.

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Ready To Sell? Maybe You Should Be

Modern Restaurant Management

By then, he had a well-oiled, cash-flowing operation that he could sell at a premium. First, if you are skimming some cash off the top, you need to stop now. If your business is not profitable, its value will likely be limited to the value of the lease and perhaps 10% of what you spent on the equipment. We decided it was time.

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Why roasters are demanding more from their machines

Perfect Daily Grind

Green coffee prices have remained high and volatile , and so has the cost of everything else, including packaging, transport, energy, and labour. With margins and cash flow stretched thin, a machine that just roasts coffee is no longer enough; today’s roasters are increasingly demanding more from their equipment.

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Restaurant Failure Rate: Why Restaurants Fail And How To Make Yours Succeed

ChowNow

Youre not just managing food and staff, youre battling slim profit margins, high operating expenses, and constantly changing customer preferences. Poor Financial Planning The Issue: Underestimating startup costs, no cash flow buffer, and unclear budgeting. Running a restaurant is one of the most rewardingyet riskyventures out there.

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MRM Research Roundup: AI Investment Heating Up and Summer Dining Dos and Don’ts

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the present and future of AI use in F&B, The Splintered Path to Purchase, the Datassential 500 Awards, and where chefs are earning six figures. percent menu-price inflation rate. At the same time, U.S. chain sales grew just 3.1

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

. – Sophia Goldberg, Founder and CEO, Ansa The big lesson I learned is that I've had to continue to adapt my pricing, because people are still watching their spending. That's why we instituted lower-priced lunch specials and made other adjustments. Technology has become a solution in staffing as well. .

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The pros and cons of raising your retail coffee prices

Perfect Daily Grind

Coffee prices have soared over the past few years, pushing roasters, independent cafés, and specialty coffee retailers into challenging territory. Rising costs for green coffee, energy, shipping, labour, and equipment are placing significant pressure on businesses. Why are coffee prices staying so high?

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