Wake Up and Smell the Profit: 52 (+1) Guaranteed Ways to Make More Money in Your Coffee Business Paperback – Import, 1 Jul 2007

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Review A quite brilliant new book on cafe operation... A lot of mistakes are made by people who run coffee bars - and sometimes all of us are lucky enough to learn from those who have turned their mistakes into practical experience, such as in this exceptional new book from Ireland's 'Coffee Boys', John Richardson and Hugh Gilmartin. Ian Boughton - Coffee House Magazine --Ian Boughton - Coffee House MagazineThe hard work and pitfalls about profit from coffee are laid out in a quite exceptional new book from Ireland's Coffee Boys, enterpreneur John Richardson and supplier Hugh Gilmartin. In it they bring together their favourite stories and wake-up calls, from what has sometimes been hard-won experience. ...the most meaningful work on coffee retailing since Sahar Hashemi wrote about how she founded Coffee Republic. Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine --Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine"A really fun read, full of proven ideas and sensible advice to make money but also enjoy your business at the same time. A must for anyone wanting to start a coffee bar and many operators would benefit from a read as well" Steve Penk - UK National Co-Ordinator & Director of the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe --Steve Penk - UK National Co-Ordinator & Director of the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe About the Author ohn Richardson and Hugh Gilmartin are two of the UK's top Coffee Business Gurus. Hugh Gilmartin runs Specialist Beverages one of the largest coffee supply companies in the UK. He is well known in international coffee business circles. He speaks at conferences in Europe and the US, and is a board member of The Speciality Coffee Association of Europe. John Richardson has owned and still is involved with some of the most successful sandwich bars, cafes and turn key consultancy projects in Ireland and is an expert in marketing, systems and financial business modeling. He currently spends most of his time helping his international client base increase their profitability in their coffee related businesses. Catch their daily comment on the world of coffee at thecoffeeboys blog.