Tea & Coffee 02/01 - ESPRESSO DRIVE-THRUS: Zooming Towards the Future (#)

  „As mentioned earlier, weather concerns also result in certain standards that must be met: for instance, the unit must be built to withstand high windloads in high hurricane areas like North Carolina, and roof reinforcement must be put in for snowy areas. Many areas of the country won’t even allow drive-thrus at all. According to one source, this reluctance may have originated in the early days of the drive-thru when there weren’t any specific rules for the new entity. He says a lot of mistakes were made by underfunded “mom and pop shops” that built their own and cut corners, poisoning the regulatory organizations’ views of this type of business.“

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The Hidden Planet - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada

  „An attention to the varying needs of their customers has become more and more important, explains Kyla. In order to survive, today’s café must provide more than good coffee and espresso. They must provide an atmosphere that accommodates their clientele, giving them a reason to keep coming back. Much of their traffic, quickly served, wandered back on their way to their ultimate destination, carrying with them their daily fix.“

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Advice on Starting A Coffee Business (INeedCoffee.com)

  „This is especially important for the drive-thru locations. The Design Besides an attractive visual design, your espresso station must be also designed for speed and efficiency of service so your customers don't have a long wait. There have been times when I had to wait ten minutes to get served my latte, with only a few people ahead of me. Slow, sloppy service like that may reduce the number of drinks that you sell in a given time period, reflecting directly on your revenues.“

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View topic - Coffee Consumption Statistics - Must View - Coffee Forum

  „On an average, 250 Cups of espresso and coffee drinks are sold per day at almost any espresso drive-thru business with a great visible location. (500 cups per day is extraordinary.)“

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Tea & Coffee 02/01 - ESPRESSO DRIVE-THRUS (Cont)

  „All in all, the growth of the espresso drive-thru industry comes down to what Maxwell calls his customers’ “demand for efficiency.” According to Lyons, that is the one thing the small espresso business owners can have over the big boys. “Starbucks is just killing all the mom and pops out there - one by one by one - because they can afford to pay higher rents, and they can also afford to pay higher wages. We do not want to compete with them - we want to go with something that they [in general] are not doing, because we don’t believe that the inline stores themselves can compete with Starbucks anymore.”“

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View topic - Starting drive-thru - Coffee Forum

  „I'm looking to open an espresso drive-thru in North Carolina and using a pre-fab. But first, I need to pick a location. I've got a few in mind.“

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