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Scaling Specialty – Part 3: Small is beautiful, but can big be better?
April 09, 2024 10:15 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBIn the final article of this mini-series we share reflections from people that have scaled specialty coffee chains, plus add some ideas of our own. View the full mini-series at https://unitedbaristas.com/articles/series/specialty-coffee-chains/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Scaling Specialty – Part 2: The profitability chasm
April 09, 2024 10:14 - 16 minutes - 84.9 MBThe profitability chasm starts when headquarters’ costs become greater than the profit generated by the shops. Many operators experience the edge of the chasm at three or four sites. This audio article is part of a mini-series exploring why specialty coffee chains fail. View the fill series: https://unitedbaristas.com/articles/series/specialty-coffee-chains/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Scaling Specialty – Part 1: Are specialty chains too big to succeed?
April 09, 2024 10:13 - 14 minutes - 75.4 MBIn a new mini-series exploring why specialty chains keep failing, we start by identifying the hurdles that must be surmounted when expanding from one shop to two. View the full mini-series at https://unitedbaristas.com/articles/series/specialty-coffee-chains/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Green coffee carbon calculators are wildly inaccurate
July 26, 2023 05:00 - 20 minutes - 115 MBScience, industry research and carbon calculators agree that coffee production is a key cause of coffee’s carbon footprint. However, the carbon footprint of green coffee production varies depending on the specific farming and production methods. Some studies calculate emissions to be as low as 0.5 Kg per kilogram of green coffee at milling. Other researchers estimate the carbon footprint of green coffee to be as high as 12 Kg per kilogram. With such a large range, how can coffee businesses ...
Progressing from barista to manager
July 05, 2023 05:30 - 5 minutes - 27.9 MBIn the latest United Baristas managing people and building teams newsletter we look at the skills required to help the people on your team progress from the shop floor to taking on management responsibility – whether that's better managing themselves on the job, or beginning to manage their colleagues, a project or even a business unit. These four steps are based on Zarvana's Critical Thinking Roadmap https://www.zarvana.com/how-to-building-your-teams-critical-thinking-skills/ If you fou...
Introducing Total Coffee
June 13, 2023 09:00 - 1 minute - 8.85 MBToday we announce the first sessions of our new talks programme, Total Coffee. We’re bringing together a range of practitioners, experts and industry leaders to empower coffee people. Join us at any of the dozen sessions taking place at Cafè Culture this October for powerful insights plus actionable ideas. You can find out more about Total Coffee and register: • unitedbaristas.com/events/total-coffee • caffecultureshow.com We look forward to seeing you at Total Coffee. Hosted on A...
How to have a fight 🤜 🤛
May 23, 2023 05:05 - 5 minutes - 30 MBWhen workplace disagreements arise, it's tempting to smooth things over or rush to compromise. But strong opinions – when harnessed – can lead to better decision-making. Plus, disagreements are a sign that people care. This audio article is from our latest Managing People & Building Teams newsletter, especially for coffee people who manage other coffee people. Subscribe and get a tip every other month at unitedbaristas.com/newsletters/managing-people-building-teams. Hosted on Acast. See a...
Culture Counts: don't outsource your company culture
January 30, 2023 11:08 - 5 minutes - 7.79 MBIn the first managing people and building teams for 2023, we explore how company culture is a practical tool that explains what gets prioritised, how things get done and what the rewards and penalties are. Many owners and managers have attempted to delegate the creation and maintenance of their company culture to shop managers or HR. We explain why this approach isn't working – and what you can do about it. Subscribers get more information and resources to help them build their company cul...
Offsetting is for wimps
October 06, 2022 09:30 - 5 minutes - 2 MBYou can offset a tonne of carbon dioxide more easily than buying a bag of coffee. Offsetting websites are online shops, it costs just £9 to offset a tonne of CO2e. In this episode we explore why offsetting is fraught with challenge and absolutely not a substitute for carbon reduction. You can read the original article, and view the relevant references, at unitedbaristas.com/articles/think-pieces/offsetting-is-for-wimps Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Coffee is Opportunity: How can we make specialty coffee more sustainable?
August 26, 2022 08:10 - 10 minutes - 3.66 MBWe start a new series by explaining how coffee’s scale, reach and connections enable us to play an important role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The new series explores how we can make specialty coffee more sustainable. You can read the original article on United Baristas https://unitedbaristas.com/articles/insights/how-can-we-make-specialty-coffee-more-sustainable/ and if you would like to view the video of Hans Rosling explaining the correlation between human health and ...
What are the opportunities and challenges for coffee after Brexit?
August 05, 2022 07:24 - 21 minutes - 7.24 MBThe Brexit debate was hotter than a steam boiler. Now, six years after the referendum, the conversation has cooled. And, like when cupping coffee, that makes it easier to grade. United Baristas explores what Brexit has served up to the coffee community. We’ve spoken with dozens of people including importers, business owners, baristas and brokers. There was a range of political opinion, but when it comes to the impacts and repercussions there was much in common. You can read the full articl...
Increasing coffee prices makes sense
June 20, 2022 08:50 - 12 minutes - 4.35 MBUnited Baristas explores why increasing coffee cup prices is necessary with current rising costs. And explains how to successfully implement a price rise in your coffee shop. We refer to several previous articles in this audio article. You can read them on United Baristas: One Size Doesn’t Fit All - on segmenting coffee businesses by size and focus Insights from the Iron Triangle - exploring why coffee shops can only pick two of fast, quality and cheap United Baristas also explained to b...
Here's how coffee businesses can tackle climate change
May 30, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutes - 4.76 MBUnited Baristas starts a new series exploring the carbon footprint of coffee businesses. We want to equip the industry to reduce its impacts and build a more sustainable future. Many of the coffee businesses in our community are retail coffee businesses, such as coffee shops, coffee bars and cafés. You can read more about how we define and segment these businesses in our recent article One Size Doesn’t Fit All. We need to work these things out if we’re going to play our role in tackling cl...
We’re bringing the coffee community together in 2022
May 26, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 848 KBWe’ve introduced a completely new version of the Coffee Events Calendar to United Baristas. It’s now easier to find the events you want to attend, more straightforward to add your coffee event and much better looking. Here’s the upcoming events. Basic event listings on the Coffee Events Calendar are free thanks to the support of Midnight Oil. You can discover a variety of drink recipes or create your own. There are so many great events happing across the coffee community and the team at Un...
Introducing the Paylax escrow service to United Baristas Market
May 23, 2022 09:20 - 3 minutes - 1.2 MBWe have updated the payment escrow service on United Baristas Market to Paylax. You can learn more about Paylax on their website and learn more about buying and selling safely on United Baristas Market. We are delighted that so many coffee people and businesses find United Baristas Market useful and want to thank you for being a part of our journey. Make sure you update your existing listings to make the most of these new functions. And we look forward to helping more people buy and sell...
Introducing the Trustshare escrow service to United Baristas Market
May 23, 2022 09:20 - 3 minutes - 1.12 MBWe have updated the payment escrow service on United Baristas Market to Trustshare. You can learn more about Trustshare on their website and learn more about buying and selling safely on United Baristas Market. We are delighted that so many coffee people and businesses find United Baristas Market useful and want to thank you for being a part of our journey. Make sure you update your existing listings to make the most of these new functions. And we look forward to helping more people buy a...
There's more items, more people and more updates to make buying and selling on United Baristas Market even better
May 17, 2022 14:45 - 5 minutes - 1.76 MBIn recent months we’ve made many improvements to United Baristas Market. As phase I comes to an end, here’s what you need to know. You can read more about phase I updates to United Baristas Market on United Baristas News and get information on specific changes to our services on United Baristas Updates. Baristas and coffee businesses use United Baristas Market to buy and sell new, used and refurbished coffee equipment, businesses, coffee, merchandise – in fact anything coffee related! You...
A Slight Change of Plans
March 28, 2022 08:37 - 9 minutes - 3.15 MBThis latest audio article from United Baristas explores the updated use class regime and the opportunities it creates for coffee businesses. Westminster recently introduced changes to planning with the express intent of permitting a greater range of commerical propositions on the High Street. It creates new opportunities for coffee businesses. You can read the full article and view a summary of the use class changes at: https://unitedbaristas.com/articles/insights/2022/03/a-slight-change-o...
One Size Doesn’t Fit All
March 22, 2022 09:50 - 5 minutes - 2 MBAs United Baristas grows, coffee people and businesses use our services in increasingly different ways. We've had to create ways to segment coffee businesses to identify their needs and serve them better. Using them can help you too. Originally published in our Insights newsletter, we're releasing this Audio Article version as some of our forthcoming articles build upon these concepts. You can subscribe to get other exclusive content and actionable ideas in our Insights newsletter https://...
How much should you get paid this year? ☕️💰
February 01, 2022 10:22 - 4 minutes - 1.64 MBWorking in coffee is fulfilling, but not without challenge. Everyday essentials are becoming more expensive. Your electricity and gas bills are going up, food costs are rising and most things you buy (from phones to pizza) will cost more too. This year, you’ll need a pay rise. Learn why prices are going up and get five tips to talk about pay rises with your boss in our new Newsletter exploring life and work in coffee. Subscribe for exclusive subscriber-only content at https://unitedbaris...
Ideas to Better Manage Coffee People in 2022
January 20, 2022 15:55 - 8 minutes - 2.95 MBMany coffee people are wondering how to better manage their team this year. This audio article contains ideas based on Frederick Herzberg's research and his article in Harvard Business Review applied to coffee managers working in 2022's unique context. We want to help coffee people managers even better manage their teams this year. If you find this interesting, subscribe to our new newsletter specifically for coffee people managers. Called Managing People and Building Teams it explores on...
The World is Getting Warmer – Graphic Evidence
January 06, 2022 10:00 - 4 minutes - 1.4 MBIt might have been a good year for climate change negotiations, but in 2021 the world still emitted record levels of greenhouse gases. In this latest article United Baristas plots UK temperature increases since 1900. And shows the world is running out of headroom to limit temperature increases to peak at no more than 1.5 degrees. The chart and the original article are available at: https://unitedbaristas.com/articles/insights/2022/01/the-world-is-getting-warmer-graphic-evidence/ Hosted o...
Drinking Coffee for Shits and Giggles: What baristas need to know about their caffeine habit.
September 10, 2021 08:00 - 7 minutes - 2.48 MBPeople drink coffee for many reasons: the aroma, the flavours, the social experience and, of course, the caffeine kick. For baristas, balancing their energy and coffee consumption with work demands is essential for a long and viable career. Here’s the essential information you need to know for better coffee drinking. You can read the full article on United Baristas at https://unitedbaristas.com/articles/barista-life/2021/09/coffee-for-shits-and-giggles-what-baristas-need-to-know-about-t...
Coffee for Shits and Giggles: What baristas need to know about their caffeine habit.
September 10, 2021 08:00 - 7 minutes - 2.48 MBPeople drink coffee for many reasons: the aroma, the flavours, the social experience and, of course, the caffeine kick. For baristas, balancing their energy and coffee consumption with work demands is essential for a long and viable career. Here’s the essential information you need to know for better coffee drinking. You can read the full article on United Baristas at https://unitedbaristas.com/articles/barista-life/2021/09/coffee-for-shits-and-giggles-what-baristas-need-to-know-about-t...
Is the price right? Let’s make the alt-milk surcharge fit-for-purpose in 2021
August 13, 2021 10:23 - 6 minutes - 2.23 MBThe coffee industry is both a cause of carbon emissions and impacted by climate change. United Baristas analysis shows how we can get better environmental outcomes and enhance shop viability by updating our coffee menu pricing. This is an ideal moment to rethink our menu’s pricing structure. So, let’s look at costs and impacts associated with milks. You can read the full article and references at https://unitedbaristas.com/articles/insights/2021/08/is-the-price-right-lets-make-the-alt-milk-...
Tips for Hiring Great Baristas
March 29, 2021 09:00 - 15 minutes - 22 MBWe understand that finding the right person adds value to your operations, culture and profitability so we built United Baristas Jobs, the leading jobs, careers and recruitment platform for the coffee industry. This is the audio version of an article on United Baristas Jobs providing tips and guidance for coffee companies to hire great baristas. It's been both popular and useful. • Read the full version: https://jobs.unitedbaristas.com/info/for-companies/barista-recruitment/ United Baris...
What a year it's been! And three reasons why 2021 will be much better
December 17, 2020 18:29 - 5 minutes - 7.03 MBWhat a year it's been. Covid has caused chaos and wrecked havoc with many lives and livelihoods. There are many baristas and business owners who can explain just how bad things have got. As well as been a financially challenging year, it’s been mentally tough because wins and losses have been arbitrary. In 2020 you could be a world-class operator with a sound business only to have found yourself on the ropes. Yet others with limited know-how and a poor financial position in February could...
NEW SERIES: Exploring the Future of Coffee Jobs
November 21, 2020 09:34 - 9 minutes - 18 MBHow to prepare for the future in coffee As coronavirus continues to impact the coffee industry, Caffeina and United Baristas embark on a new series to help you get ahead in coffee. Exploring the present As winter lockdowns sweep Europe, Caffeina and United Baristas start a new series exploring the variety of roles that exist in the coffee industry. We want to better understand what roles exist, how people who work in these roles got their jobs, what they actually do, and to offer tips, i...
United Baristas fact checks KeepCup’s claims about their Thermal cup, and it just doesn’t stack up.
September 22, 2020 07:30 - 10 minutes - 3.52 MBReusable cup company KeepCup made the claim last week on Instagram that their Thermal cup model has a lower environmental impact than paper cups after eight uses. The post raised eyebrows and disapproval in private messages amongst people who know about such things. United Baristas shines a light on the life cycle assessment so you can judge claims like this for yourself and determine whether a KeepCup is right for you and your customers. This is an audio version of an article published on...
Let’s tread more lightly on the earth: United Baristas dramatically cuts its carbon footprint while achieving record growth
August 13, 2020 09:30 - 3 minutes - 1.24 MBWe’ve cut our total carbon footprint by making multiple small decisions that cumulatively have had a big effect. Learn more, and find out how you can reduce your coffee's carbon footprint over the coming year. This is an audio version of an article published on United Baristas. You can read the article and view references at https://unitedbaristas.com/service-updates/2020/08/united-baristas-dramatically-cuts-its-carbon-footprint-while-achieving-record-growth/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
Not All Coffee is Equal
August 10, 2020 09:20 - 7 minutes - 2.71 MBHow the coffee industry can raise the value of coffee: a starting point. This is an audio version of an article published on United Baristas. You can read the article and view references at https://unitedbaristas.com/articles/insights/2017/10/not-all-coffee-is-equal/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Strengthening the coffee industry by eliminating the reusable cup discount
August 08, 2020 13:12 - 8 minutes - 2.78 MBWhen lockdown lifts to permit coffee shop trade, we should end the customer discount for reusable cups. Here’s why, how we should use the money instead, and why this is the best moment to implement this change. This is an audio version of an article published on United Baristas. You can read the article and view references at https://unitedbaristas.com/articles/think-pieces/2020/05/strengthening-the-coffee-industry-by-eliminating-the-reusable-cup-discount/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
We’ve made progress on wages, but there’s still much more work to be done
August 07, 2020 12:42 - 6 minutes - 2.23 MBAnalysis comparing wage, revenue and inflation over the past two years shows the coffee industry is paying its staff more by raising prices. This is an audio version of an article published on United Baristas. You can read the article and resources at https://unitedbaristas.com/articles/industry-briefing/2020/02/weve-made-progress-on-wages-but-theres-still-much-more-work-to-be-done/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.