Coffee Shops across the nation feature venues where quality sound is a must. Having the right Pro Audio Products and quality RF Analyzers are a must.  Just like choosing the right franchise; coffee shop managers need to have the right equipment to provide quality entertainment.

Sound System should be chosen carefully.  Audio-Visual components also are necessary as well to produce a great result. Some dealers often refer to themselves as Home Theater Installers. These companies also typically install commercial A/V as well.

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Its early in the morning. Your brain says give me caffeine. You order that drink from your favorite coffee franchise. You get your drink and smell the aroma and then you take your first sip. But wait, something is wrong. The barista has either messed up your coffee beverage or your taste buds are not in a good mood.

1. The barista gives you the wrong drink.

This happens more than most people know especially during peak times. Imagine getting in your car after picking up a delicious mocha and heading in to work on your normal commute. Then feeling a bit tired and a little bored; you reach for that steaming hot cup of joe. You expect to be treated by a warm chocolate goodness but instead it takes like pumpkin. Even worse you do not like pumpkin. What a let down! If you turn around and go back and face that long line again you will be late for work. So you decide you will just try to drink as much of the drink as you can. Baristas often get in a hurry and give you the wrong drink or does not properly hear what beverage to make. This made one person in Georgia so upset; that in a few months he opened his own shop with a commitment to ensure that you always get what you order.

2. I ordered decaf why do I have the jitters?

This is one of the most widespread mistakes that baristas will admit they may have made on numerous occasions. If caffeine bothers your systems or affects you adverse be sure you watch the barista make your beverage. It is okay to ask when they hand you the drink this is decaf right?

3. I am a diabetic but I ordered sugar free right?

This mistake is not made a lot. But places where you can watch your hot and tasty beverage being made it is a good idea to keep an eye on the barista making your coffee.Most all baristas surveyed said they may have made that mistake before but on rare occasions.

4. Your hot beverage is handed to you cold!

This may seem funny to you but almost all barista’s surveyed said they have done this at least once. So when you are expecting a hot beverage to be hot and its cold it is a different kind of wake up call.

5. My drink taste sweet but where the espresso?

For whatever reason most all baristas admit that on several occasions that they forgot to put the espresso in your beverage. Sure you still may have what is commonly called a steamer (steamed milk and syrup) but it is not the same. The espresso especially the caffeinated version is what many of us need to get to a great start to our day.

6. OOPS, the lid popped off and my white shirt is ruined!

Most all baristas insist they always put the lid on correctly. However I have been in many coffee shops where the lid pops off and coffee splashes all over a white dress or white shirt. This has all the makings of a very bad day.

7. My drink does not taste right.

Many baristas even at the same store makes drinks differently. This occurs even if there are strict guidelines at the store for consistency. A little less white chocolate in a 16oz drink has a totally different taste then a drink with the normal amount.

8. Too Strong!

Some barista put so much espresso in a drink it’s like drinking out of a burnt tar pit. This is also caused by cheap, spoiled or over-roasted espresso. Make sure if you do not like how the drink taste to tell the barista.

9. Wrong Milk

The barista know I always order a vanilla soy latte. However today I take a sip and its half and half. This drink is known as a breve latte. It’s almost a complete 180 from soy. This also can really set a bad tone for your day.

10. What’s that in my coffee?

To me there nothing worse than ordering a brewed coffee to find out that it is full of grinds. This is usually caused when pressure and steamed has caused the filter in the brew basket to flip during the brewing process. Most good barista always check this. However almost all baristas surveyed said this has happened to them.

So if you want more control of your java maybe you should do what the guy in Georgia did. You might want to open your own shop. One of the best paces to review coffee chop franchises is at www.coffeefranchisereviews.com . Just please if you open up your own shop do not put grounds in my coffee.

Top Ten Coffee Franchise Shop Myths

1. To own a coffee shop you have to work 70-80 hours per week. When a coffee shop is first open a new owner will have to put in a lot of hours. However after a few months most coffee franchise owners can have a normal life.This is achieved by hiring and training the right people to work for you. There are many people looking to work in a coffee house atmosphere. Many college aged students love the flexible hours and social parts of the job. These part time helpers are usually professional and give the franchisee owner an opportunity to have a life outside the shop.
2. A Coffee Shop Franchise does not make a lot of profits. A coffee shop features a lot of highly profitable drinks. The margin are sometimes 3-4 times the actually cost to produce the drinks. Wow what a mark-up. However there are costs such as rent, utilities, and payroll that must be considered. As long as a store has good volume combined with moderate rent a franchisee owner can make around $75000-140000 annually. Ones income has a lot to do with the location of the shop.
3. Coffee Shops Franchises are too high. A coffee shop franchise usually cost between $10,000 to $35,000. It varies a lot due to the brand as well as the type or model chosen. However, this is inline with most concepts that offer a similar amount of revenue. However few concepts offer the profit margins that coffee shop delivers.
4. Making those gourmet drinks is just too difficult. It really is very simple. Most of today’s espresso machines are programmed to deliver just the right amount of espresso for the size of drink you are making. The milk for drinks are usually steamed to 160 degrees. Then add syrup or sauce to flavor the drink. You will learn after a few days what amount of flavor to use to make each size drink taste terrific.
5. Do Baristas have to go to Italy to learn how to make drinks? No, most of the franchises will provide you with the training to make a wide variety of drinks. A barista refers to one being like a chef of gourmet coffee beverages. After a few weeks you will probably be getting your own aprons embroidered with the a barista logo.
6. It is impossible to learn the coffee language that franchises use? No, it is a lot simpler than learning how to use excel on your computer. Short is an 8oz drink, tall is a 12oz drink, grande is a 16oz drink, Venti or super grande is a 20oz drink. That’s the hard part. Macchiato means marked. So a Carmel Macchiato means marked with caramel. Latte refers to steamed milk and a cappuccino refers to frothed milk.So a tall vanilla latte is actually a 12oz coffee drink with steamed milk with vanilla flavoring. See its all fairly easy.
7. Coffee Shops have to be opened very early in the morning. Depend on your definition of early. Coffee shops that open around 6:30 in most places will be open early enough to catch the prime customers. Before this time most orders are usually just for brewed coffee. Brewed coffee is both a lower price point and a lower margin than the specialty drinks.
8. The most important thing about a coffee shop is its quality of coffees to be successful. Location is without a doubt one of the highest factors to determine the success of a coffee shop. Being located on a corner or close to lifestyle type of businesses such as chiropractors, work out places, malls, movie theaters and other positive business will help your operation. Locating next to a car repair shop that some might look negative upon when receiving their bill might hurt you. The next thing is how much your feel welcomed and the speed of service. These are probably the next factors in my opinion.
9. I am afraid of all the government interventions from local politicians.Local politicians will reach out to you in a positive manner. They need you. Coffee shops historically have always been a place to discussed ideas and exchange opinions. The local politicians will reach out for you to help get out certain messages to the community. So the politicians will be your friend.
10. It is impossible to find out which coffee franchise to buy.There are web sites that offer great reviews about coffee franchises that are available. Every entrepreneur should look for a concept that best suits their own personality and interest. One site www.coffeefranchisereviews.com offers a lot of information that will help you narrow down the field on which concept you prefer. This is a great site to visit even if you just want to know more about opening an independent coffee house.

The International Coffee Organization enabling governments and their representatives to freely exchange points of view, and to coordinate policies and priorities at regular meetings.

• By improving the quality of coffee through the Coffee Quality-Improvement Programme and other specific projects
• By increasing the world coffee consumption through innovative marketing
• By initiating coffee development projects aimed at improving quality and marketing
• By encouraging an infinitely sustainable world coffee economy
• Keeping close ties with the private sector through a 16 strong Private Sector Consultative Board that tackles issues like food safety.
• By providing both objective and comprehensive information on the coffee market.
• By ensuring transparency in the market through use of statistics.

The International Coffee Organization was created in London in the year 1963 under the United Nations due to great economic importance that coffee bore. Six different International Coffee Agreements have been administered, the most recent one entering into provisional force on the first of October, the year 2001, and becoming definitive on May 17th of 2005. The International Coffee Organization is comprised of 77 members which includes 45 coffee exporting and 32 coffee importing countries, and it functions .