When running a coffee shop or even a business of any kind, before you even open your doors to the general public, you’re going to want to think about some of the basic essentials you’re going to need for your business to operate.
More specifically, if you are thinking about opening up a coffee shop or have already opened a coffee shop and want to be sure that you have everything that you need. With this in mind, the following article will outline the essentials you’ll need to make sure your coffee shop has.
Coffee Cups
First up, you will want to make sure you have coffee cups – yes, it’s an obvious one, but there’s more to this essential than just cups. It would be best if you had cups your customers can stay in your shop with and cups you can take away, which should all come in different sizes. This is to help give your customers options when deciding where they want to drink their coffee.
You’ll also want to make sure these cups reflect you and your business. One way to do this is the design of the cups. If you want your coffee shop to have a cosy feel to it, you want to make sure the cups you serve your customers emulate this – like big, deep mugs in warm colours, as an example. Similarly, if you want your coffee shop to feel more modern, you’ll have to buy cups that reflect this, such as slick, monochrome mugs or coffee glasses, for instance. Cup design and style add to the overall appeal of your shop, so you’ll need to buy the right ones (or have them made to suit your shop’s aesthetic).
As well as the look of the cups, there are other areas within the cups themselves and your values that you might also want to consider. For example, you might be a big champion for saving the environment. In this case, you will want to get cups that reflect this value. You can buy a ripple coffee cup style as your takeaway cup, as these are not only better for the environment due to their recyclability, but the ripple effect is comfortable to hold – meaning your customer’s hands won’t be scolded when holding them.
Coffee Machine
The next essential for your coffee cup is a coffee machine. If you own a coffee shop, it can’t be as simple as just making your customer a cup of coffee since that is something they can easily do from home. If they’ve come to you to make them a coffee, they want an experience and maybe something they couldn’t get at home.
Not only will you want a coffee machine that can offer different types of coffee, but you will also want one that can make multiple cups of coffee in one go. If you hope for your shop to be successful, you will also need to be able to serve numerous customers at once. If you can only serve one customer at once, each order will take differing amounts of time, and waiting a long time could cause potential customers to go elsewhere.
Barista
Alongside this, you will also need to hire fully trained baristas. This may not be possible at first as you may not be able to afford any extra staff other than yourself. However, you should be a fully trained barista, and once you can afford to, you need to find other trained baristas, or at least offer them the training, to further add to your customers getting a good experience and wanting to return.
Final Thoughts
Regardless of what else you decide when it comes to your coffee shop, these three points are just some of the essentials you need to consider when you are ready to open your shop.