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How Restaurants Should Innovate During COVID-19? Covid-19 has taken a heavy toll in the US, especially on the restaurant industry. Now when the alert level 3 is approaching, every sort of business is coming up with new ways to keep afloat. If you are running an independent restaurant, cafe, or bakery and want to again take the honor of serving hungry customers, then you should understand that it’s the high time to innovate your working strategy. You have to go that extra mile and think about more than just satisfying your customers' taste buds with luscious dishes. Now you’ll have...

Selecting coffee shop supplies & equipment comes down to a few things.   The volume of your store Local trends Your branding Who your customers are The volume of your store will impact your buying decisions.  If you’re selling 200 cups of coffee a day do you really need to offer 3 different sizes?  Probably not, but if you have 2,000 cups of coffee every day, then yes, you probably should offer a variety of sizes. Local Trends should impact your decisions too.  If you’re in an area that is environmentally friendly like San Francisco or Seattle, then you should probably...

Flavoring Syrup Brands Before we proceed any further now, here is a list of four most preferred flavoring syrup brands out there in the market in no particular order of superiority. DaVinci Gourmet Syrups This brand is committed to quality, consistency and superior taste. Be it sugar-free syrup, all-natural syrups, cooking syrups or beverage syrups you can find every type with DaVinci Gourmet Syrup. Perfect for Cafes, Dessert Shops, and Smoothies. Monin Syrups Another favorite brand is Monin Syrup. They offer top-quality syrups for different applications. Monin also offers organic and all-natural syrups that contain no artificial flavors.   Found in...

The World of Flavoring Syrups If you’ve ever started looking for a flavored syrup, then you know you have some options.  But how do you pick the right one for you? Since flavoring syrup is a multi-billion dollar industry, you have plenty of different brands and different flavor sets within those brands to choose from. Types of Flavored Syrups Generally, you can segment flavored syrups into three basic types based on their applications. As for which kind of flavored syrup will suit a particular application, a usage rundown is there at the bottom of this article to assist you. But let...

Looking to stock up on non-dairy milk?  Now’s the time with Pacific Barista Promo!  From now until February 14, 2019 you can take advantage of Pacific Barista Series promotion of buy 5 get 1 free.   Pacific milk is used in coffee shops across the country. Restaurant Supply Drop delivers all your favorites types of non-dairy milk to cafes from New York to San Diego.  Non Dairy Milk Flavors Oat Milk - Taste the sweet flavor of oats while not being overly strong and taking away from the taste of your specialty drinks.  A fan favorite in coffee houses around the country....