Café
Latest articles, industry insights and brewing guides
Common Sugars for Coffee: Types and Effects
Learn how different sugars affect coffee flavor and sweetness, with recommended usage levels and taste profiles for each.
How to Make Pu'er Coffee: Tea-Infused Specialty Drink
A rich, layered Pu'er coffee recipe blends aged pu'er tea, espresso, maple syrup, cream, and apple. Here’s the full technique and why it works.
How Coffee Wings Uses Digital Ops to Scale Cafe Chains
Coffee Wings' founder explains how ERP, CRM, and online-to-offline marketing fuel profitable cafe growth — and why food matters as much as coffee.
European Cafés: From Picasso to Vienna’s Coffee Legends
Explore the history behind Barcelona’s Els Quatre Gats and Vienna’s Café Central, where coffee culture shaped art and literature.
How to Evaluate a Coffee Shop Franchise Brand
Wondering how to assess a coffee franchise? Focus on investment scale, brand support, and your personal readiness. Here’s what really matters.
How a $10,000 Budget Cafe Hits 70% Profit Margins
A low-cost coffee shop sells filter coffee for $0.80, keeps rent low, and uses fresh grind — achieving 70% profit margins and full payback in 1–1.5 years.
How a Shanghai-Style Coffee Meetup Boosts Urban Connection
A Guangzhou-style 'white-collar cafe' event grouped 30+ professionals in roundtable talks, generating real community interest through structured conversation.
How One Man Opened 17 Specialty Coffee Shops in China
Wang Sen built a 17-unit coffee chain in Wuhan by keeping rents under $550/month, avoiding food and franchises, and staying small.
How 3W Coffee Became More Than a Café for Entrepreneurs
3W Coffee combines a café, co-working hub, and startup incubator with 180+ shareholders and 500+ events — here’s how it works.
How Nestlé Coffee Built Its Global Brand Strategy
From its early struggles with gender perception to iconic taglines like '', here's how Nestlé Coffee became a market leader worldwide.
Where Were the World’s First Coffee Shops?
From Mecca to London, discover the origins of the world’s first coffee houses and how they shaped global café culture.
3 Things No One Tells You About Opening a Coffee Shop
Starting a coffee shop? Here’s what no one warns you: how dull the work is, how hard the labor gets, and who you’re really selling to.
Ten Unique Themed Cafés to Visit in Beijing
Discover ten standout themed cafés in Beijing, from internet culture and football to detective fiction and anime, each offering a niche escape.
How to Choose the Best Location for Your Coffee Shop
The right coffee shop location boosts your success rate by 70%. Learn what to look for in foot traffic, visibility, and neighborhood fit.
How Laos Became a Specialty Coffee Producer in 20 Years
Laos has transformed its coffee industry over 20 years, shifting from war-torn plantations to high-altitude arabica cultivation on the Bolaven Plateau.
Hainan's Coffee Culture and What Makes It Unique
Discover the roots of Hainan’s coffee scene in Fushan, where robust beans with Sumatran-like qualities are roasted and sold locally.
South Korea’s Most Popular Dog Café in Busan
A Korean dog café in Busan offers adoptable rescue dogs, snacks, and coffee for $7.20. Perfect for animal lovers who can’t own pets in small homes.
How Tap Coffee No.193 Makes London Roasting Stand Out
Explore how Tap Coffee No.193 in Soho turns coffee retail, brewing, and roasting into a sensory experience — from spatial design to fresh-roasted beans.
How to Open a Coffee Shop: Step-by-Step Guide with Key Tips
Find out how to choose a location, define your concept, budget accurately, and set the right service tone for a successful coffee shop launch.
How to Create the Right Café Atmosphere
Learn five key ways to shape your coffee shop’s ambiance, from music and lighting to branding and customer psychology.