Topic
Coffee Business
Real numbers on starting a coffee shop, roastery, or mobile cart: startup costs, profit margins, franchise options, and what industry data says about what makes coffee businesses succeed or fail.
Articles
8 published
Articles in Coffee Business
- 01
Choosing an Espresso Machine for a Small Coffee Shop
One group or two, volumetric or semi-automatic, and the power and plumbing that decide it before budget does. Sizing the espresso machine for a small cafe.
- 02
Coffee Shop Equipment List: What You Need, and What You Don't
The full equipment list for opening a cafe, split by what needs a dealer and what you simply buy, with the power and water limits that decide it.
- 03
Why Coffee Got So Expensive
Coffee roughly tripled between 2020 and 2025. How the C market works, what actually drove the run, and why robusta rose further than arabica did.
- 04
Mobile Coffee Cart: Costs, Formats, and What to Expect
The three formats of mobile coffee business — cart, kiosk, and truck — what each costs to start, how they differ operationally
- 05
How to Start a Coffee Roastery
What starting a coffee roastery actually involves: roasting equipment costs, green coffee sourcing, licensing, business models
- 06
How to Open a Coffee Shop: Costs, Steps, What to Expect
What it actually costs and takes to open a coffee shop: startup cost breakdown, equipment list, licensing, staffing
- 07
Coffee Shop Profit Margin: What the Numbers Show
What a coffee shop's profit margin actually is, what drives it, and why the gap between beverage gross margin (70%+) and net profit margin (2–7%) is so
- 08
Coffee Shop Franchise vs. Independent: Cost and Trade-offs
What a coffee shop franchise actually costs — Tim Hortons, Second Cup, and other Canadian franchises compared on fees, royalties, and margin.