I just got back from this year’s Specialty Coffee Association’s conference in Portland. Despite the rain, over 700 exhibitors welcomed thousands of customers who came out for the show, many of whom drove for hours just to spend the day learning about advancements in specialty coffee.
I recommend attending an industry trade show for those new to the industry as well as experts who want to learn about the latest trends – there’s something there for everyone that can help you make smarter business decisions.
Coffee Trade shows are a great way to learn from experts, see all the latest trends and coffee contraptions, network with roasters and coffee business owners, demo products like our iPad POS system, and drink coffee (of course) – I certainly had my share!
Naturally a visit to Portland wouldn’t be complete without a visit to a customer! We visited Claire and Molly’s at the Rain or Shine Coffee House and got a taste of their quiche, coffee and mouth-watering mocha with chocolate flakes!!
To all of our customers who visited us at our booth – thanks for stopping by and feel free to post your favorite part of the show in the comments below.
I hope to see you and others at Coffee Fest in Chicago in June where ShopKeep POS co-founders will be presenting their expertise on starting a coffee shop business and how cloud-computing can help you run your coffee shop better! You can find out more here. Let us know if you plan to be there (email [email protected]) and we can give you discount code for 50% off admission!
I’ll be there too, of course sharing the latest and greatest that ShopKeep POS has to offer – and drinking lots of coffee!