#564 Dan Yee: Owning a Sydney Cafe in 2022

Having opened two successful Sydney cafes in his career in the coffee industry, Dan Yee joins us for a series to discuss how the Sydney Coffee Industry has been shaped by the pandemic.

This is our 2nd of 6 episodes with Dan Yee - Owner of Artificer Coffee (cafe and roasting brand) based in Surry Hills, Sydney. In this episode, talks us through how owning a cafe is different now than it was pre-pandemic in the coffee industry.

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#563 Dan Yee: Opening a Cafe in Sydney Pre 2020

Having opened two successful Sydney cafes in his career in the coffee industry, Dan Yee joins us for a series to discuss how the Sydney Coffee Industry has been shaped by the pandemic.

This is our first of 6 episodes with Dan Yee - Owner of Artificer Coffee (cafe and roasting brand) based in Surry Hills, Sydney. In this episode, Dan talks about the process of opening two very different cafes in one of the world's most renowned coffee cities - Sydney.

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#562 Carlos de la Torre: Lessons Learned - 2 Years on

This is the final installment 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 episode, Carlos gives us insight into what the Mexican Coffee industry has learned about its practices and consumer behaviour throughout the pandemic as well as some of the adjustments that needed to be made.

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#561 Carlos de la Torre: Mexican Coffee Producers and the Pandemic

Please note, this was intented to be the final episode of the series but it went for 40 minutes so the episode was split into two parts and there will be one more episode in this series with Carlos de la Torre.

This is the 5th installment 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, particularly producers, has changed since March 2020 across the entire value chain.

In this episode, Carlos gives us insight into how he observed the Mexican coffee industry react across the supply chain when the Pd'ic hit in March 2020 and the months that followed it.

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#560 Carlos de la Torre: Mexican Coffee Labour Force and the Pandemic

This is the 4th 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 episode, Carlos shares stories of how the employees in the Mexican coffee industry are fairing two years into the pandemic and the hard decisions that had to be made by the coffee labour force in response to bad actors.

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#559 Carlos de la Torre: Mexican Coffee Small Businesses and the Pandemic

This is the 3rd 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 episode, Carlos shares stories of how business owners in the Mexican coffee industry are fairing two years into the pandemic some of the seemingly unintended positive outcomes that are eventuating.

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#558 Carlos de la Torre: Mexican Coffee Industry Reacts to the Pandemic

This is the 2nd 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 episode, Carlos gives us insight into how he observed the Mexican coffee industry react across the supply chain when the Pd'ic hit in March 2020 and the months that followed it.

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#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.

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#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.

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#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.

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#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.

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#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.

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#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.

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#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.

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#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.

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#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.

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#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

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#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.

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#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.

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#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.

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