I would definitely second the idea of going for high quality local coffee (if you can). We have a great artisan company called Rising Star (a small batch roaster) which we use for all our coffee. In my experience, not only does this have an instantly visible value-added effect on people when come to events but it also gives them a reason to stay around because they enjoy the coffee and don't just slam it back as an efficient source caffeine.
- DAniel [founder] LakeworkSpaces cleveland, oh On Saturday, February 9, 2013 8:25:30 AM UTC-5, Tripp Baltz wrote: > > We provide coffee and tea for free at Scrib Coworking in Boulder. Thank > you to our excellent sponsors who provide us with yummy product, *Atlas > Purveyors* and *The Tea Spot*. > > Tripp > > On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 7:28 PM, Jerome Chang > <jer...@blankspaces.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> We offer the k-cup stuff for free. I've always thought this was the best >> balance of choice and end-to-end cost for coffee (cost to clean up beans, >> machines, etc.). >> >> >> Jerome >> ______________ >> BLANKSPACES >> "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" >> >> www.blankspaces.com >> 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 >> 323.330.9505 (office) >> >> On Feb 8, 2013, at 8:09 AM, Alex Hillman >> <dangerous...@gmail.com<javascript:>> >> wrote: >> >> I answered a "how" we provide coffee question here a while back: >> >> http://www.quora.com/Coworking/Whats-the-best-way-of-providing-coffee-in-my-new-coworking-space/answer/Alex-Hillman?srid=xym&st=ns >> >> We've since added a new Chemex pourover, and an espresso machine that >> gets daily use, but not a lot. >> >> But as I mention in my Quora post, it's the beans that are worth spending >> the money on. Almost daily we get comments about how great our coffee is, >> even the stuff that just comes out of the commercial drip setup. It comes >> down to 1) a decent water filter + 2) the best local, fresh roasted beans >> you can buy, ground to use. We picked up a commercial coffee grinder like >> the ones you see in a grocery store last year after killing a bunch of >> consumer burr grinders and it's been awesome. >> >> But back to your question about budgeting for coffee, we spent $5600 in >> 2012 on beans and related supplies, up from $3500 in 2011. That's $110/week >> on average. I hesitate to crunch that number down to the individual day or >> even person, because it would not be representative of anything worth >> making decisions based upon. >> >> But I'd also urge you to rethink your strategy about comparing your >> membership costs to cups of coffee at Starbucks. You're selling something >> that Starbucks can't offer (and I'm not talking about the space), so price >> fixing against them (and worse, below them) for the sake of marketing >> sounds like a decision that you'll regret before long. >> >> Think about the value you're offering. It should be a LOT more than the >> coffee. Why price yourself below coffee costs? >> >> Furthermore, anyone drinking 10 cups of coffee in a day is likely to be a >> short term member, given the likelihood that their heart explodes from >> over-caffeination ;) >> >> Bottom line takeaways: >> 1) Buy the best coffee you can afford. Buy fresh, local beans. Grind >> every pot fresh. Your members will thank you, and tell their friends. >> 2) Price on value, not on your "competition". Starbucks *probably* isn't >> your competition. >> >> -Alex >> >> -- >> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia >> >> On Feb 7, 2013, at 3:50 AM, Tom Lewis >> <t...@coworkingbath.co.uk<javascript:>> >> wrote: >> >> Sorry for the double post but looking through your cost figures reminded >> me of something. One of the scary big numbers on our business plan is for >> coffee (and tea, hey we're Brits!)- could you give us an idea of how much >> coffee people drink per day on average (I could ask you for your total >> spend, but from what I remember the cost of coffee differs a fair bit over >> there)? >> >> As an aside, one of my key principles in attracting people to want to >> join the space we're building is the promise that no membership will ever >> cost more per hour than a cup of coffee from Starbucks (and who wants to >> work there?). So even at the drop in/associate level at £20/day or >> £49/month for 28 hours), it's still no more than £2 an hour for membership >> >> Still, the coffee cost does worry me, and I used to sell coffee for a >> living, though that was low end vending machine instant so not much use in >> these calculations! >> >> On Tuesday, 5 February 2013 16:31:25 UTC, Alex Hillman wrote: >>> >>> I spent some time last night summarizing some figures from our 2012 P&L >>> along with some insights and interpretations related to the numbers that >>> people might find valuable for doing their own analysis & projections. >>> >>> For reference, 2012 was Indy Hall's 5th full year of operation, and >>> included the 3rd major expansion of our workspace. >>> >>> Enjoy! >>> >>> http://dangerouslyawesome.com/**2013/02/indy-hall-2012-** >>> reviewing-our-coworking-**community-by-the-numbers/<http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2013/02/indy-hall-2012-reviewing-our-coworking-community-by-the-numbers/> >>> >>> -Alex >>> >>> -- >>> /ah >>> indyhall.org >>> coworking in philadelphia >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> /ah >>> indyhall.org >>> coworking in philadelphia >>> >>> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to coworking+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to coworking+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to coworking+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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