We have a coffee shop onsite here at Cruzioworks and it's a fantastic value-add for our members. We planned for it when designing our space and the coffee shop has counter access from outside for non-members, and from inside for members. We worked out a revenue-sharing deal in lieu of rent, but in all other respect we treat the coffee shop as a regular member.
They sell coffee to our members at $1 per cup. Next door to them, in the break room, is a coffeepot that's also in regular use. The members just choose between a really good cup of joe for a buck, or the free stuff. Depends on mood and current finances. They also offer a full range of espresso drinks, cold sodas, pastries, bagels, salads, etc. We wrestled with the free coffee dilemma, but it hasn't really been an issue. I can see that there are huge challenges in adding this to an existing space, or even incorporating it in a new space without total design control. Depending on location, it'll be a challenge for the coffee shop owner too. It took a good 18 months before things started to click here but now we're very, very happy with the setup, and so are our members. James James Hackett Cruzioworks 831.459.6301 x280 [email protected] On Apr 16, 2014, at 2:41 PM, Ashley Proctor <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Erynn > > I would suggest you reach out to the Coworking Canada google group as well, > and definitely to the Centre for Social Innovation in Toronto about their > profit sharing coffee shop model over at CSI Annex. They have the cafe on the > main floor lounge (open to the public) and to prevent the 'free coffee' > conflict, there is absolutely no coffee provided on the 2nd floor (directly > upstairs from the cafe) but the free coffee starts flowing again on the 3rd > floor of the building. > It's an interesting agreement to say the least. > > At Foundery, because we own the building, we rented a neighbouring unit to > Starbucks when we first opened this coworking location. > There is no entrance to the cafe through the coworking space, you must go out > the front door and in the next door to reach the cafe. > This prevents the noise issues and also prevents the general public from > entering the space uninvited. > > We are now replacing the Starbucks with an independent cafe that is more in > line with our community, but the function is the same. > The cafe is always a great meeting point and social spot for all of our > members and there is great crossover with members from other floors in the > building. > An external cafe is also a great place to find new members - they are usually > sitting uncomfortably with their laptop trying to get some work done.... > All we have to do is invite them next door and show them a better option! > > We have always provided free coffee to our members, but had a simple > agreement that we would not sell coffee in competition with Starbucks. > We are not in the coffee business anyway, so it's not problematic at all ;) > > Hope that helps, > > Ashley > > The Foundery Buildings > 376 Bathurst Street > Toronto, ON > M5T 2S6 > > > > On Apr 15, 2014, at 12:17 PM, Erynn Lyster wrote: > >> Hi Everyone >> >> We are a coworking space located in Canada and are thinking about the idea >> of partnering with a local coffee house and having them set up a coffee shop >> in our space. >> >> We were just wondering if anyone had any experience with that - how did you >> agree to rental terms with the shop (ie: did they pay you rent or did you >> split profits?) and also how did you get around the issue of free vs >> paid-for coffee? We currently provide great free coffee and we believe that >> we should continue to provide free coffee, but obviously this is a bit of a >> conflict of interest. We don't have any fancy coffees like espressos or >> cappuccinos, though, which the coffee partner could provide along with >> snacks etc. >> >> Any insight would be appreciated! >> >> ~Erynn >> >> -- >> -- >> Erynn Lyster >> The Commons Calgary >> a cowork apothecary >> >> www.thecommonscalgary.com >> (403) 399-1716 (cell) or (403) 452-7938 (office) >> >> -- >> 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/d/optout. > > -- > 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/d/optout. -- 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/d/optout.
