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How to Open a Coffee Shop: China’s Market Outlook
China’s coffee market grows over 30% yearly. Learn why urban demand is rising, who the major players are, and what coffee formats dominate today.
Why Most Coffee Shops in China Can't Survive Selling Just Coffee
In Changsha, only 20% of customers order coffee. Most come for meals—here’s why Chinese cafes rely on local food to stay open.
How Cuppachoice Trains More Professional Baristas
This Singapore café and training hub helps baristas focus purely on coffee craft, offering creative freedom and professional development.
Key Tips for Opening a Specialty Coffee Shop
Thinking of opening a coffee shop? Here’s a no-nonsense guide covering budgeting, skills, staffing, and how to survive the crucial opening months.
How to Budget for Opening a Specialty Coffee Roastery
Here’s how to open a coffee roastery on a tight budget — from $10K to $200K, depending on your setup. We break down every cost category.
How Coffee Shops Mix Wine and Coffee for a Slower Nightlife
Discover how coffee shops are extending hours, adding wine and cocktails, and creating a relaxed evening culture with coffee and alcohol pairings.
How a 27-Year-Old Opened a Successful Coffee Shop in 9 Months
A young entrepreneur shares how she opened a 600–800㎡ coffee shop in Zhengzhou, turned a profit within months, and kept customers coming back.
How to Open a Specialty Coffee Shop on a $1,000 Budget
A step-by-step plan for launching a tech-partnered coffee shop in high-traffic urban locations with FrontStreet Coffee supply and training support.
5 Key Principles for Running a Successful Restaurant Business
Learn the five essential strategies—honesty, branding, business skills, adaptability, and resource management—that help restaurants thrive long-term.
The Trash-Picking Cafe Owner Behind Beijing’s Most Eclectic Space
Why does Beijing’s divey café 'Qian Yuan' look like a museum of oddities? Because the owner, Chen Xian, collects vintage radios, typewriters, and over 100 clocks—and sometimes gives them away.
Coffee Shop Sales: 5 Key Principles to Boost Profit
Learn how to apply the 5P marketing framework—product, place, promotion, personnel, and PR—to grow your coffee shop’s revenue beyond survival mode.
How to Master Coffee Shop Service Details
Learn the key service details that set successful coffee shops apart, from hygiene and staff behavior to remembering customer preferences.
How to Master Coffee Shop Service Details
Learn the key service details that make some coffee shops succeed: hygiene, staff behavior, and remembering customer preferences boost loyalty and profit.
Why Your Coffee Shop Isn’t Getting Customers
Five key reasons your café may be empty — from poor coffee quality to weak marketing — and how to fix them.
How Boao’s Coffee Shops Were Built Around a Forum
Meet the dancers, sailors and hotel managers who turned Boao into a café town after the Asia Forum arrived. Their stories, from old boats to air gardens.
Advice for Opening a Coffee Shop or Bar
Thinking of opening a cafe or bar? Get real advice on budgeting, staffing, customer growth, and avoiding costly mistakes.
How a Coffee Shop 'Star Employee' Wins Over Customers
Meet Xiao Feng, the 'star barista' who greets each customer differently — and learns how great service makes all the difference.
How a Young Grad Built Changsha’s First Standalone Coffee Shop
In under a year, MounGar423’s Dongpailou location in Changsha broke even—led by 24-year-old founder Chen Boxun, who turned a solo coffee concept into a 2021 entrepreneurial success story.
How Artistic Atmosphere Helps Cafés Thrive
Artistic environments nurture unique cafés—especially in art districts. Here’s how ambiance supports café survival, backed by a real case in Shenzhen.
Friendship Cafés: Where Coffee Meets Dating in China
In China, 'friendship cafés' mix coffee with dating services, using events like 'six-person tables' and '8-minute dates' to connect singles — and earn from membership fees.