Design & Construction of your Coffee Shop/Espresso Business

Design & Construction of your Coffee Shop / Espresso Business
Service and customer flow are of crucial concern to coffee shop business operations and come under the heading of ergonomics. Ergonomics is an applied science that coordinates the design of devices, systems, and physical working conditions with the capacities and requirements of the worker.

Example–A client in the Midwest had already designed and built a beautiful coffee bar in a large downtown metropolitan area when we were called in. He had a one-group machine and already needed a two-group machine, even though he had only been open for a few weeks. He had done a poor job of designing his work area and had not allowed enough room to expand to a two-group machine, let alone a three or four group. In addition, the workflow patterns were horrendous, at best. If we had designed that coffee bar from scratch, we would have definitely done many things differently.

This is the kind of situation you can avoid by hiring professionals like Bellissimo to assist you. It is much better to spend a few dollars up front, rather than thousands of dollars later, go back and retrofit and redesign your coffee bar.

Remember, even if you are working with an architect, you should get coffee professionals such as Bellissimo to get involved and review the architect’s plans. Your architect may not be knowledgeable about the operational requirements–the importance of equipment layout, work, and customer flows–in coffee shop business design and food service establishments.

Bellissimo's consulting services include designing coffee shop layouts for their clients.