COFFEE INSIGHTS

Chapter 35: The Gemba Roastery · THE QUESTION

Chapter 35: The Gemba Roastery · THE QUESTION
The One Question That Maps Your Floor The Gemba Roastery · Chapter 35 — // THE QUESTION Eight checkpoints in, you've audited the floor with your ey...

Chapter 34: The Gemba Roastery · THE WORKAROUND

Chapter 34: The Gemba Roastery · THE WORKAROUND
BLOG POST — CH.34 The Tape Is Telling You Something The Gemba Roastery · Chapter 34 — // THE WORKAROUND There's a piece of tape somewhere in your r...

Chapter 33: The Gemba Roastery - THE VISIBLE FLOOR

Chapter 33: The Gemba Roastery - THE VISIBLE FLOOR
The Floor That Answers Its Own Questions The Gemba Roastery · Chapter 33 — // THE VISIBLE FLOOR There's a question that costs roasteries more than ...

Chapter 32: The Gemba Roastery - THE GOLDEN ZONE

Chapter 32: The Gemba Roastery - THE GOLDEN ZONE
The Spaghetti on Your Floor The Gemba Roastery · Chapter 32 — // THE GOLDEN ZONE Last chapter, we walked. This chapter, we draw. The first lens of ...

Chapter 31: The Gemba Roastery - THE WALK

Chapter 31: The Gemba Roastery - THE WALK
The Answers Aren't in the Office The Gemba Roastery · Chapter 31 — // THE WALK Every roastery owner knows the feeling. The spreadsheet says the ope...

Chapter 30: Where the Chain Starts: The Farm

Chapter 30: Where the Chain Starts: The Farm
The Connected Roastery · Chapter 30 — // DIRECT TRADE This is the last chapter. And after everything — the network, the map, the library, the board...

Chapter 29: The Board That Clears Your Bottleneck

Chapter 29: The Board That Clears Your Bottleneck
The Connected Roastery · Chapter 29 — THE BOARD Walk through any roastery and you'll find two things sitting side by side that never quite meet: a ...

Chapter 28: The Library

Chapter 28: The Library
Chapter 28: The Connected Roastery — The Library Every roaster carries a private list of things they don't quite know. The corner of the roaster th...

Chapter 27: Find the Chain Around You

Chapter 27: Find the Chain Around You
The Connected Roastery  — Discovery Ask most roasters how they found their key relationships — the supplier they trust, the wholesale accounts that...

Chapter 26: You're Closer to the Whole Chain Than You Think

Chapter 26: You're Closer to the Whole Chain Than You Think
Chapter 26: The Connected Roastery - The Network Most roasters operate inside their four walls. The green comes in, the coffee goes out, and the re...

The Finale / Chapter 25: The Profit Engine: Roasting for Margin, Not Just Volume - Roasting on the Numbers, Not Around Them

The Finale / Chapter 25: The Profit Engine: Roasting for Margin, Not Just Volume - Roasting on the Numbers, Not Around Them
Chapter 25: Roasting on the Numbers, Not Around Them The Specialist's Action Plan Most roasters work out their margin once. It happens in a quiet w...

Chapter 24: The Profit Engine: Roasting for Margin, Not Just Volume - Pricing From Cost, Not From Fear

Chapter 24: The Profit Engine: Roasting for Margin, Not Just Volume - Pricing From Cost, Not From Fear
Chapter 24: Pricing From Cost, Not From Fear — Building Prices That Protect Your Margin We've now done the hard work. We've built a true cost per k...