Recent content by marc thomas

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    Café: Milk Alternative Prices?

    Thanks guys, great help! I had thought about how cheap they are at Aldi but at the same time I wondered, with it being the only milk I'd be using, how reliable they would with stock levels (considering it would be my main source of milk). A few of my local Aldis are often understaffed and have...
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    Café: Milk Alternative Prices?

    I'm in the early stages of planning a coffee/food business venture aimed at the vegan market. I'm just trying to find out roughly how much you can acquire milk alternatives (soy, almond & coconut) for from wholesalers. Most wholesalers only let current trade see prices etc, so I'm just looking...
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    PRS & PPL, how much?

    Thanks for help! I'll certainly do that when the time comes
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    PRS & PPL, how much?

    Well the very nature of the shop I want to open isn't the typical coffee shop! My question wasn't "do I need music?" ..just trying to get more of an idea about to costs of playing music.
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    PRS & PPL, how much?

    I'm looking into opening a small coffee shop that music will play an important part of. I was wondering roughly how much it has cost people in the past and how big/small your stores are? I can get a rough estimate from the PPL website but PRS not so much. Of course as this is just early days and...
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    Coffee Shop Equipment - Reliable, affordable suppliers

    Hello, I was wondering what some of the best suppliers for coffee shop/cafe equipment are - ranging from espresso machines to all the other accessories and bits and bobs (milk jugs, thermometers, water boilers). I notice Nisbets have a wide range of products all across the board but if there are...
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    Music licensing help

    I'm aware of record stores that have doubled up as coffee shops and the main source of music is from a turntable where the customer picks their own vinyl.. Are there any licenses required to do this?
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    Music licensing help

    I'm aware of record stores that have doubled up as coffee shops and the main source of music is from a turntable where the customer picks their own vinyl.. Are there any licenses required to do this?
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    Legalities of selling homemade cocktail bitters

    I've been making bitters at home for a while and I've come up with a brand for them that I'd like to take to market. Because they're not really a part of mainstream consciousness, it's pretty hard to find information about. My product is made from spirit infused with fresh fruits and bittering...
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    Legalities of selling homemade cocktail bitters

    I've been making bitters at home for a while and I've come up with a brand for them that I'd like to take to market. Because they're not really a part of mainstream consciousness, it's pretty hard to find information about. My product is made from spirit infused with fresh fruits and bittering...