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Thought I would put up some pics of the van conversion we did last week for Big Moose Coffee in Cardiff. It's a Citroen Dispatch - take a look and let me know what you think.I’m opening a mixed use space, predominantly we’ll be a gallery and gift/homewares shop, I’ve just taken over a lease and this is what it previously did, to good effect. But the shop is in a fantastic location next to the train station on a busy commuter line, and I think the introduction of coffee, mostly for takeaway, would help draw in footfall and also keep tourists happy through the week and weekend. It’s situated in a busy tourist village and there isn’t really anywhere doing great quality takeaway coffee near the shop or station. We have a few bakeries that seem to specialise in a winning combo of poor quality coffee, high prices and grumpy service, but nothing apart from that.
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Anyway, we’ll probably have one space or two to drink inside, but we’re talking a few seats and a table, it’s A1 and we intend the coffee element to be ancillary to our main trade as a shop. However, as a coffee geek myself I want to do this well but also wary of shelling out substantial sums of money for something that isn’t core to the business. I do expect that takeout trade could be fairly constant over lunch times at the weekend, or perhaps early morning for commuters, whilst during other times pretty quiet.
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I’ve been looking into some of the 2 group (1 group could be a little too limited?) Expobar machines, Fracino or if a good used deal came up a La Spaziale or San Remo (I have two distributers of LS and SR within a 20 minute drive, and the SR Zoe is very pretty!). What are your thoughts on those manufacturers, or anyone else I should look at? I’d love to get a machine for roughy £2K but if needs be I would up the budget or consider 2nd hand, but conscious it could be a money pit.
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So going back to the main subject, I would need a coffee machine that would allow me to prepare around 60-70 cups a day – 450 a week (I’m being optimistic), that would last me for at least 3 years and won’t break the bank. Do you think I need a special barista espresso machine, or there are some Domestic Espresso Machines that could work for me?And.. should I buy a brand new one or try a SH one first?
