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Successful Coffee Shop 101: Creating Value
Welcome to our series on how to start a successful coffee shop! If you missed our last two posts, you can read our first one on Hours of Operation and our second one on Location and Read more…
34% of our customers drink more than 8 cups of our coffee per day--that's double the national average
Once we get a customer, there is a 56% chance that they will keep coming back for more
24% of our customers have enjoyed our coffee enough to purchase some to share with a friend
Welcome to KT Coffee, the wholesale division of Kitty Town Coffee. We strive to offer a high quality product that your customers will truly enjoy. Our mission is simple: coffee for all. What that means for your business is that we provide coffee that tastes great for a reasonable price with great service.
Our coffees are always freshly roasted. We specialize in medium roasts that emphasize the bean’s natural flavor and prefer coffees that have natural sweet and nutty notes. Click here to learn more about our coffees.
Roast: City
Origin: Brazil
Cupping Notes: Sweet caramel, cashews, and almonds. Medium body.
The Story: When we first got into roasting, this was the very first roast we tried. It was love at first sip and we never looked back. This is a good crowd pleaser coffee. It's naturally sweet and smooth with deep nutty flavors that anyone can love.
Roast: Vienna
Origin: Brazil
Cupping Notes: Dark chocolate and sweet pistachios. Full body with low acidity.
The Story: Everyone wanted a dark roast, but burnt coffee is against our religion. We went as dark as our hearts could handle, and this coffee was born. This is our favorite coffee to use for espresso, but it also makes a very rich and bold regular coffee too.
Roast: City
Origin: Can vary, typically Brazil and Costa Rica
Cupping notes: Milk and almonds, very creamy and smooth. Light body.
The story: This is the blend that can get you in trouble. It's so smooth that you don't even realize how much you're drinking until you're 6 cups in. At least, that's what happened to us the night we discovered it. This is our most popular blend because of how smooth it is without being watery or weak.
Roast: Full CIty
Origin: Guatemala
Cupping notes: Sweet caramel apple with an apricot finish. Hints of cocoa powder. Medium body, bright throughout.
The story: Given our focus on South and Central American coffees, our offerings wouldn't be complete without a juicy and delicious coffee from Guatemala. This is our personal coffee of choice. Shh... don't tell the others.
Roast: CIty
Origin: Can vary, typically Brazil and Guatemala or Costa Rica
Cupping Notes: Caramel and apricot with a chocolate finish. Medium body with some brightness throughout.
The Story: This is the blend that turned us into black coffee fanatics. This coffee has a nice balance of sweet fruity and subtle chocolatey notes that you'll love.
As a new coffee shop, we can't image how we could've gotten through our opening without working with Zanetta at KT Coffee. She helped us figure out how much to order, trained our staff on brewing coffee and espresso, and educated us on coffee so we could educate our customers. Their coffee is amazing, it has truly been a game changer for our business.
We got a sample of KT Coffee from a friend, and decided to try it in our hair salon. My clients and I love the coffee, I can honestly say this is the best coffee I've ever tasted and I've never gone through so much coffee in my life!
Zanetta at KT Coffee helped us get started with our coffee shop. Even though we're small, she's been very attentive and the price is extremely competitive. She even refers business our way. We can't imagine running our business without KT Coffee.
Welcome to our series on how to start a successful coffee shop! If you missed our last two posts, you can read our first one on Hours of Operation and our second one on Location and Read more…
Before I started KT Coffee, my husband and I tried a couple different entrepreneurial endeavors. When we first started, I knew absolutely nothing about starting a business, and my husband knew very little. We needed Read more…
This is the second article in the Successful Coffee Shop 101 series. If you missed the last one, check out Hours of Operation. Next I’m going to talk about location and demographics. With a physical Read more…
Our roastery is located in Lebanon, PA. Give us a call any time, we may be roasting or delivering, but if we miss you we promise we'll get back to you as soon as possible!
Zanetta Kok
Founder
717-769-5713
zanetta@ktcwholesale.com