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Looking at Monin and Ghirardelli, Monin sells syrup and Ghirardelli sells sauce what is the difference. When do you use the sauce and syrup to make hot, ice, and blended drinks?

I’m a novice to coffee. Watching Starbucks in Hawaii making a frappe, they take out a chilled mystery mixture container from the refrigerator, add ice, and blend. Is this the standard? Chilled brewed coffee or espresso for several hours, and than blend with ice. On the other hand, does majority...

Please help. Is the below measurements the standard for coffee shops? Espresso Shots: 1. 7-9 grams (1 espresso) = 1.5 ounces 2. 14 grams (2 espresso) = 2 – 2.5 ounces 3. 18-20 grams (3 espresso) = 3 – 3.5 ounces 4. 1 coffee pound (454 grams) = 65 single espresso shots Using the...

I’m looking for roasters to my start-up coffee business in Hawaii. Roasters that sale variety of great roasted coffee (blend, estate, international, etc..) at wholesale prices, and if you can provide samples and assistants would be great. Please Post or PM me your great coffee. Thank you.

Has anyone every used the Toddy Cold Brewed coffee to make a frappe? Also, can a frappe be made with hot espresso with cold milk to cool down or is 2 shots of strong chilled espresso the norm? If you have recipes and websites about making the best frappe drinks to serve, please PM or post...

I'm interested in opening coffee stand/kiosk inside a hospital. However, when calling the hospital they don't know who I should ask. I spoke to the property manager but they only manage the physician buildings surrounding the hospital. My questions are: 1. Who did you speak with to open a...

Reading through everyones post about the best commercial espresso machine. I notice no one is talking about Thermoplan machines Being a novice to coffee, is this a great machine (reliability, service, parts, etc..). I went on there website and they are saying: 1. Replacing and maintaining are...

Have anyone rented or leased a commercial espresso machine for their business? I''m interested in starting a coffee business, so to keep my start-up cost low I would like to rent or lease a machine. Does anyone know any company that does this, especially being in Hawaii. And what machine...