#557 Carlos de la Torre: The Mexican Coffee Industry Pre 2020

This is the 1st of a 6-episode series with Carlos de la Torre, owner of multiple coffee small businesses in Mexico City, Mexico, including cafes, roastery's, and a coffee subscription service. Carlos was also the Mexican National Barista Champion multiple times and competed and won other coffee competitions throughout his career.

In this series, we'll be discussing how the Mexican coffee industry has changed since March 2020 across the entire value chain.

In this first episode, Carlos sets the landscape by explaining the state of the industry before the world changed in March 2020.

#556 Russia, Ukraine - Implications for the Coffee Industry

At the time of the recording of this podcast, Friday Afternoon Feb 25th, Russia had invaded Ukraine and the conflict was in full escalation. While the physical conflict, for the time being, is contained within those two countries, the implications for the global economy in the financial and commodities sectors will be felt across the globe. This will undoubtedly have ramifications on the coffee industry to differing degrees.

#555 New Business Owners Beware

If you're considering opening your first business in the coffee industry in 2022, please PLEASE watch this episode and consider why, in my opinion, this may not be the best year to do that. And please remember that all these podcast episodes are general information and not meant to be advice for your specific business. Find a consultant that can help you make the best decision.

#554 Coffee Supply Chain Challenges Continue

Following on from a challenging 2021, the economic and logistical volatility of this moment is proving to continue to place downward pressure on all stakeholders in the industry, even the ones making more sales than before the pandemic.

There are a few bad apples taking advantage of this situation and trying to outplay the system using (what they think) are smart tactics. Unfortunately, it's a play that ends badly for everyone. Find out more in this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by MAP IT FORWARD.

#553 Jibbi Little: Serious Shipping Chaos For Coffee

This is the final episode of an 8-episode series with world-famous latte art Queen, coffee roaster, and entrepreneur, Jibbi Little.

Jibbi is a Thai-Australian coffee professional, highly successful latte art and coffee roasting competitor, and business owner. Her world-renowned milk jugs (pitchers), the JIBBIJUG, have been shipped to over 20 countries.

In this episode of the podcast, Jibbi discusses the seriousness of supply chain constraints on both her brands - JIBBIJUGS and Jibbi Little Roasting Company, and examines how these challenges will change the landscape of the coffee industry for the foreseeable future.

#552 Jibbi Little: The Biggest Problems in Coffee

This is the 7th of an 8-episode series with world-famous latte art Queen, coffee roaster, and entrepreneur, Jibbi Little.

Jibbi is a Thai-Australian coffee professional, highly successful latte art and coffee roasting competitor, and business owner. Her world-renowned milk jugs (pitchers), the JIBBIJUG, have been shipped to over 20 countries.

In this episode of the podcast, Jibbi answers the question "What are the main problems facing the coffee industry" and details how she believes that labour shortages and international shipping charges will break many businesses in 2022.

#551 Jibbi Little: Pitfalls of Entrepreneurship

This is the 6th of an 8-episode series with world-famous latte art Queen, coffee roaster, and entrepreneur, Jibbi Little.

Jibbi is a Thai-Australian coffee professional, highly successful latte art and coffee roasting competitor, and business owner. Her world-renowned milk jugs (pitchers), the JIBBIJUG, have been shipped to over 20 countries.

In this episode of the podcast, Jibbi and Lee explore the pitfalls of entrepreneurship as innovative entrepreneurs.

#550 Jibbi Little: Fake JIBBIJUG's

This is the 5th of an 8-episode series with world-famous latte art Queen, coffee roaster, and entrepreneur, Jibbi Little.

Jibbi is a Thai-Australian coffee professional, highly successful latte art and coffee roasting competitor, and business owner. Her world-renowned milk jugs (pitchers), the JIBBIJUG, have been shipped to over 20 countries.

In this episode of the podcast, Jibbi tells us the unfortunate downsides for customers who buy fake JIBBIJUG's and why they are often left feeling disappointed.

#549 Jibbi Little: The Dark Side of Business for the JIBBIJUG

This is the 4th of an 8-episode series with world-famous latte art Queen, coffee roaster, and entrepreneur, Jibbi Little.

Jibbi is a Thai-Australian coffee professional, highly successful latte art and coffee roasting competitor, and business owner. Her world-renowned milk jugs (pitchers), the JIBBIJUG, have been shipped to over 20 countries.

In this episode of the podcast, Jibbi talks of the unanticipated darker side of business ownership as we explore how the JIBBIJUG IP has been stolen from her and her brand registered as trademarks in China leading to inferior JIBBIJUG fakes being sold all over the world.

#548 Jibbi Little: e-Commerce Challenges for the JIBBIJUG

This is the 3rd of an 8-episode series with world-famous latte art Queen, coffee roaster, and entrepreneur, Jibbi Little.

Jibbi is a Thai-Australian coffee professional, highly successful latte art and coffee roasting competitor, and business owner. Her world-renowned milk jugs (pitchers), the JIBBIJUG, have been shipped to over 20 countries.

In this episode of the podcast, Jibbi talks about her love of technology and how e-commerce was the preferred (and most cost-effective way) to take the JIBBIJUG to a global market. It was not, however, without its challenges that continue till today.

Fake JIBBIJUGS are inferior in quality and won't give you the same results as the real thing. To purchase authentic JIBBIJUGS:

In Australia: https://www.jibbijug.com.au/

Everywhere else: https://www.jibbijug.com

Find Jibbi on IG at: https://www.instagram.com/jibbi.the.littles

#547 Jibbi Little: Making Jibbijug a Global Brand

This is the 2nd of an 8-episode series with world-famous latte art Queen, coffee roaster, and entrepreneur, Jibbi Little.

Jibbi is a Thai-Australian coffee professional, highly successful latte art and coffee roasting competitor, and business owner. Her world-renowned milk jugs (pitchers), the JIBBIJUG, have been shipped to over 20 countries.

In this episode of the podcast, Jibbi explains the process of product development for JIBBIJUG and how she developed it for a global market.

#546 Jibbi Little: The Creation of the JIBBIJUG

This is the 1st of an 8-episode series with world-famous latte art Queen, coffee roaster, and entrepreneur, Jibbi Little.

Jibbi is a Thai-Australian coffee professional, highly successful latte art and coffee roasting competitor, and business owner. Her world-renowned milk jugs (pitchers), the JIBBIJUG, have been shipped to over 20 countries.

In this episode of the podcast, Jibbi and Lee talk about why Jibbi decided to create the JIBBIJUG and explore the genesis story of the brand.

#545 Introducing Our New Podcast Format

We produce a lot of content on this podcast - an episode every weekday! You told us that, while you love all the content, it's super hard to get through an episode each day of the Daily Coffee Pro as well as the long-format conversations with guests that we release at the MAP IT FORWARD Podcast...so, we're kind of combining the two to come up with a new format. Check out this episode for more details AND be sure to check out our next episode for our first "new" format podcast.

#544 There Are Two Types of Coffee Pro's

The past two years have given employees in labor forces around the world the opportunity to assess if their job is returning an adequate ROI (return on investment) for their investment of time and effort. This conundrum has been prevalent in the hospitality industry at large for decades.

The momentum of the great resignation from the past two years allowed this generation of employees within the coffee industry the opportunity to finally start addressing this issue and take action on their dissatisfactions. The result is a definitive divergence in our labor force.

#543 Responsible Coffee Product Pricing

Traditionally, business owners sell coffee products (bags or cups of coffee) based on what customers are willing to pay as well as what their closest competitors are charging. This has created a "race to the bottom" mentality as businesses use competitive pricing to win customers.

When businesses participate in this kind of irresponsible pricing practice for an extended period, everyone loses. The supply chain, the business, the employees, and the customer.

In this episode of the Daily Coffee Pro by MAP IT FORWARD, we explain what responsible product pricing is and why everyone benefits when you approach your business this way.

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#542 Is the Coffee Game Rigged?

You'd think with the volume of cafes and roastery's that open, the profit margins for running such businesses would be huge AND that they were fairly easy businesses to run.

The truth of the matter is, net profit margins are very slim (like very VERY slim) and far more exhausting to operate and maintain than the first-time owner-operator could ever fathom.

So why do SO MANY people fail at making the profits they expect to make in the coffee game and is it rigged against success? Check out this episode of the Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by MAP IT FORWARD to hear our thoughts.

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#541 OUR Patreon + 2022 Will Be Volatile

We've been promising it for some time but it's finally here! We've launched our Patreon channel and we've got two very good reasons for doing so:

1. we're working on shifting our business model to one that will become independent from sponsors and,

2. We're creating a supportive community called the Global Coffee Thinktank as a basis for coming together in what we at MAP IT FORWARD believe is set to be one of the most volatile and definitive years for the coffee industry, coffee small businesses, and coffee professionals, in history.

In this episode, we'll explain how our Patreon (and the Thinktank) is going to work, how you can join, and why we need a community of people conspiring to each other's success more than ever. We hope you'll click the link below today and join our Patreon channel.

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EP 540 [SWAPCAST] Knowing Your Cafe's Business Numbers (The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by MAP IT FORWARD)

This is the final episode of an eight-episode SWAPCAST between The Daily Coffee Pro by MAP IT FORWARD hosted by Lee Safar and The MAP IT FORWARD Middle East Podcast hosted by Sara Alali.

This is also the final episode of the podcast for 2021. The MAP IT FORWARD Podcast team will be taking a few weeks vacation and returning in late Jan 2022. The MAP IT FORWARD Podcast team, together with Lee Safar and Sara Alali would like to wish you a happy and safe holiday season and a successful year ahead in 2022.

In this episode of this SWAPCAST, Lee and Sara take a look at the clarity and confidence that came from Sara understanding the numbers involved in creating and running her cafe and how that clarity is helping her prepare for, and adapt to, the global inflationary environment of the next 24 months.

THAT Boutique Cafe has been a MAP IT FORWARD Consulting Client for over 12 months

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EP 539 [SWAPCAST] Hiring The Best Team For Your Cafe (The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by MAP IT FORWARD)

This is the 7th of an eight-episode SWAPCAST between The Daily Coffee Pro by MAP IT FORWARD hosted by Lee Safar and The MAP IT FORWARD Middle East Podcast hosted by Sara Alali.

In this episode of this SWAPCAST, Sara and Lee go into the detailed process of hiring a team for Sara's new business, luxury boutique cafe @THATCafe.co based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The process includes a step-by-step account of how they hired a full team that was aligned with the values, mission, and vision of Sara's business in the middle of a labour shortage and pandemic.

THAT Boutique Cafe has been a MAP IT FORWARD Consulting Client for over 12 months

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EP 538 [SWAPCAST] Building the Business Infrastructure of Your Cafe (The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by MAP IT FORWARD)

This is the 6th of an eight-episode SWAPCAST between The Daily Coffee Pro by MAP IT FORWARD hosted by Lee Safar and The MAP IT FORWARD Middle East Podcast hosted by Sara Alali.

In this episode of this SWAPCAST, Sara and Lee discuss the infrastructure planning that went into building the foundation of Sara's new business, luxury boutique cafe @THATCafe.co based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This planning included creating hiring plans, inventory plans, customer acquisition plans, sales plans, financial forecasting, and much much more.

THAT Boutique Cafe has been a MAP IT FORWARD Consulting Client for over 12 months

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