Your Daily Grind
A vision coming to life
If one owns a café or coffee shop it is not unusual that over time many will become complacent with their success, others may simply allow their business to stagnate giving the impression of a tired, worn-out operation. This certainly is not the case for Laura Fletcher the owner of Folk and Merchant, located in…
Kind words never hurt
Throughout the years of travelling the world studying the hospitality industry one constant always came to light, owners of most cafes, coffee houses, service companies and roasters, etc do their very best to provide something special to attract customers with the goal of making a secure income, thereby providing for their family and indeed their…
Success breeds success.
Thankfully the community in and around Como and South Perth have a wonderful café to satisfy both their taste buds and if French pastries are on anyone’s bucket list, then Fiend Merchants is a name to remember. The owner of this wonderful little café is Reuben Thomas who has an amazing, gentle, and humble persona…
Considered a legend, well almost.
Enter Justin Kenny owner and founder of Loaded Craft Coffee Roasters considered by many as the pre-eminent coffee roasting specialist in WA. Achieving this status is a result of a simple yet determined vision… Raise the bar so high that only one possible outcome is achieved, perfection in the roasted product. Justin’s rise in achieving…
Always thinking on ways to improve.
That’s a motto deeply entrenched in the mindset of the owner of Bolt Coffee Roasters, Steve Lomax. This progressive thinking giant of a man’s operation has grown from a small one man show and through his vision and determination it now includes a large funky café in Midland and a Bayswater roastery that also serves…
Simply the best!
Sanitarium is a company that has been operating continuously near on 125 years in Australia earning the distinction of being a market leader in the field of health and wellbeing. Contributing to its success is the philosophy of forever evolving which in 2019 resulted in the creation of an offshoot company producing café only milk,…
Stress is still occurring for café owners!
Although this is a scenario customers would probably never notice. As a society we always tend to expect the very best when visiting a café or coffee shop and with all things being equal that should be a given. But one should spare a thought for owners of hospitality businesses including their staff, for as…
African Gold
Figuratively speaking those words can be used to describe Aussie Coffee Roasters of Canning Vale and its owner and founder Michael Feleke as his roots can be traced back to Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee. Mike is a former mining engineer, but now his vision is to connect African coffee farmers with his ever-increasing customer…
The Kiwi Connection
Every now and then one can walk into a café and feel totally welcomed and appreciated. Two new owners Natalie Doyle and Perry Seymour of The Lonely Café in Midland indeed understand the concept of hospitality. In fact, once people realize this café, although small is ready to make ones stay special, Natalie and Perry…
Something special!
This term of endearment is used by those customers lucky enough to have found this incredible café not to mention the new faces who in increasing numbers are also sharing similar thoughts. Enter Crooked Spire Coffee and Art House considered by many as an institution of Midland and surrounding areas. Thanks to the guidance of…