Hey Loren, I just posted something about a cafe yesterday or so in the post "Food Vendor Set-Up Help, Detroit<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/coworking/UA6KVS_-4yc>." We wont have a coffee shop per se, but we will have a cafe/cafeteria located on the same floor and basically same space as the co-working space. We are not open yet, and I don't know how busy the cafe/cafeteria will get but it will be a really interesting combo. Also we do plan to have coffee makers and there is talk of putting coffee grinders for co-workers to bring in the coffee of their choice. We may also try to supply fresh coffee beans from some of the local coffee places in Detroit.
Isaac--Junction440 On Tuesday, October 15, 2013 10:08:44 AM UTC-4, ashley wrote: > > Hi Loren > > Starbucks is one of our anchor tenants. > They have an independent unit within The Foundery Buildings in Toronto. > The noise is controlled, although I must admit the entire building smells > like freshly brewed coffee - but it's not really a problem for anyone :) > Some Foundery members buy Starbucks coffee, some brew their own coffee, > and we also provide coffee free of charge to our members - not everyone is > a fan of Starbucks and we absolutely do not require our members to support > them. > The Starbucks brings new people to our building every day, and I visit the > Starbucks regularly to chat with anyone who might happen to be working on a > laptop, and who might happen to be looking for an alternative to the coffee > shop... > It helps us educate the general community about coworking, and removes the > responsibility of us running a cafe ourselves. > We worked together to make the building accessible. > They are also great neighbours and solid tenants. > Foundery and the Creative Blueprint Gallery definitely both benefit from > the coffee shop clients and customers - it's just another way we can reach > out to our community at large. > > Ashley > > Foundery > [email protected] <javascript:> > www.foundery.is > > The Foundery Buildings > 376 Bathurst Street > Toronto, ON > M5T 2S6 > > > On Oct 13, 2013, at 2:25 AM, LA Tripp wrote: > > Hi All! > > I have been searching for this in the past threads but haven't found this > exactly. I was wondering if anyone has a Coworking space and coffee shop > combination, where the coffee shop is an actual cafe run by a separate > entity? The cafe would be in the front showroom area of the old auto > dealership building I have in mind, with coworking in the warehouse/office > part in the back; there would be some separation of the spaces, but I'd > like to at least have a clear view into some the coworking space from the > cafe. I have someone who might be interested, and it would certainly pull > in potential coworkers. With the exception of Starbucks, most cafes in > Pasadena are discontinuing their wifi, so I don't think anyone would be > especially outraged if that wasn't offered in the cafe part. What may > irritate coworkers is paying for coffee! Anyone have a business model for > this they could share? Or is this a bad combo, and why? > > You all might get a kick out of this segement a few weeks ago on our local > radio station about Coffee Shop Squatters: > http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2013/09/10/33648/coffeehouses-fight-back-against-wi-fi-squatters/ > > I was driving and so I couldn't call in and plug coworking as the solution! > > Many thanks! > > Loren > > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
