The Instant Coffee Shop

How to Open a Cafe in a Week

Darcy Millar, Bruce and Darcy Millar

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English

Palazzo Editions Ltd
01 November 2023

Business strategy; Entrepreneurship; Service industries; Food & beverage technology; Hotel & catering trades

"A must-read for anyone thinking of opening a coffee shop; everything you need to know is here. Make your first investment this very practical guide and it will save you time, money and heartache.

""If you read this book and absorb its contents, once you have secured a site and stocked up with the minimum necessary equipment, you will be able to serve your first cup of coffee within seven days.

It won't be easy it may even be the hardest working week of your life but it is certainly doable. I know, because I have done it myself. The book even includes a seven-day countdown to opening, with tips on cost effective short cuts and an invaluable list of key pitfalls to avoid.""

Darcy Millar is the owner of two bustling coffee shops in Copenhagan. Here he shares how he did it and shows how you can do it too.

This is a complete practical guide and manual to opening a modern coffee shop, covering every aspect with detailed, step-by-step advice on subjects from the essential how to brew good coffee to how to design and fit out a venue that suits your aims, whatever your budget.

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A book for coffee-shop professionals, or would-be professionals, to help them get started or to improve their offer; also for coffee enthusiasts, hungry for detail .

A practical 'how to' manual for anyone looking to open a coffee shop, along with the story of a successful entrepreneur who did just that .

Includes a seven-day countdown to opening, with tips on cost effective short cuts and an invaluable list of key pitfalls to avoid

AUTHOR: Darcy Millar was born and educated in London. After travelling in Australia, New Zealand and south-east Asia, he studied English literature at Manchester University. While studying for masters degrees in Copenhagen and Malmö , he supported himself by working in a succession of cafés, steadily building his skills and developing a passion for all things coffee. Fast-forward a few years, and he is living that dream as the proprietor of Darcy's Kaffe in Copenhagen, with two branches, eighteen staff and hundreds (perhaps even thousands) of regular customers, whom he regards as friends."

By: Darcy Millar, Bruce and Darcy Millar
Imprint: Palazzo Editions Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781786751287
ISBN 10: 1786751283
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Darcy Millar was born and educated in London. After travelling in Australia, New Zealand and south-east Asia, he studied English literature at Manchester University. While studying for masters degrees in Copenhagen and Malm, he supported himself by working in a succession of cafes, steadily building his skills and developing a passion for all things coffee. Fast-forward a few years, and he is living that dream as the proprietor of Darcy's Kaffe in Copenhagen, with two branches, eighteen staff and hundreds (perhaps even thousands) of regular customers, whom he regards as friends.