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Apr 09 2024
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Scaling Specialty – Part 3: Small is beautiful, but can big be better?

Apr 09 2024 41 mins  
In 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

Apr 09 2024 16 mins  
The 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 a

Scaling Specialty – Part 1: Are specialty chains too big to succeed?

Apr 09 2024 14 mins  
In 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 athttps://unitedbaristas.com/articles/series/specialty-coffee-chains/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Green coffee carbon calculators are wildly inaccurate

Jul 25 2023 20 mins  
Science, 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 f

Progressing from barista to manager

Jul 04 2023 5 mins  
In 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 Zarv

Introducing Total Coffee

Jun 13 2023 1 mins  
Today 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:• unitedbarist

How to have a fight 🤜 🤛

May 22 2023 5 mins  
When 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

Culture Counts: don't outsource your company culture

Jan 30 2023 5 mins  
In 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 –&nb

Offsetting is for wimps

Oct 06 2022 5 mins  
You 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/ar

Coffee is Opportunity: How can we make specialty coffee more sustainable?

Aug 26 2022 10 mins  
We 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-sustainabl