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April 24, 2006
Business Plan
Coz and I were chatting while driving around Vancouver this weekend, and hit on an idea for a business. It seems terribly obvious, but neither of us can find any evidence that it's been tried.
The elevator pitch is "do for home coffee roasting what 'U-Brew' did for home brewing."
Basically, take boutique/micro-roast coffee to the next logical step - allowing people to mix and roast their own beans, while removing the equipment cost, storage, and ventilation hurdles that stop interested people (like me) from trying it at home.
Want a custom blend of Colombian, Ethiopian, and Kenyan beans? We can do that. Roasted just past medium? No problem. Want all of them to be triple-hippie (shade grown, organic, fair trade)? Buy your indulgence like everyone else. Flavors? Sure. Decaf? Consider it done.
The possibilities seem endless.
Coz did a little looking into small batch roasters, and the equipment start-up costs seem manageable.
Now all we need is another life wherein we have time to develop this idea.
Posted by dberger at April 24, 2006 8:25 AM
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Hey, I'm not doing anything at the moment... I'm doing some more research on it this week. :) "House of Brews" opening soon near you!
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at April 24, 2006 12:44 PM