Looking for some advice

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• askthecoffeeguy

  November 2007

  Hey there little3 - you are welcome to visit castro's and to talk to Allie, my manager, but unfortunately I wont be there! I'm on holidays now until prob mid-feb, and although I'll prob be popping in from time to time, I'm mostly focusing on other projects right now. I suggest that you look to smallish boutique roasters if you want to show that you are serious about coffee. To my mind Jasper Coffee, located in Abbotsford, are the number one premium roasters of Fair Trade coffee in the country.  Other's may disagree, but I use their product, and my coffee sales have effectively doubled to someting like 60 to 65kg of coffee per week, during semester, since I introduced the product. Other suppliers worth considering are St Ali in South Melbourne, and Veneziano coffee in Rchmond - not sure if either of these suppliers do Fair Trade coffee, but both are absolutely among the best in the country at what they do. What's your coffee making experience like? I suggest you do an accredited coffee making course such as the one offered by the William Anglis Institute in the city. Also, all of the suppliers mentioned above will be only too happy to discuss any aspect of the coffee making business with you, if you drop in and give them a visit. Actually, not actually sure if St Ali provides coffee wholesale to other venues or not - but they are definitely worth visiting to find out what great coffee is all about. Most of the big name suppliers also provide barista courses, and these are worth a look in also. What area are you looking at opening up in? You should be aware of your demographic and how they are serviced at present, and aim to provide a superior service and end product, to what is currently being offered in the area. Hope this helps. Cheers, Pat

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• Little3

  November 2007

  Hi Pat, Thanks for your informative reply.   I have made coffee on a professional machine before and I know a bit about the whole process but would not classify myself as someone who knows enough!  I know a bit about the milk and the difference between a latte and cappucino (which some cafes in Melbourne don't seem to and I quite often get a heavy milky latte when I want a cappuccino!  You can probably see why I want proper training and I would like to be offering customers something of high standard that they will come back for. We will be in a south east suburb  and there is already Veneziano and Map in the area.  I will have a look at the places you have suggested and enquire and taste Jasper.  Thanks.  I may also take a trip down to Castro's.

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