Re: [Coworking] Re: Coffee brokers/wholesale recommendation
Well, that's what we are talking about. In principle anywhere of course, but coffee beans weigh something. If they can get them out of Africa (which they do) then I feel confident thaet can get them to the US. :-) I have a baby pilot project going in my spaces whereby we share the costs of logistics and fulfillment for webshops and import/export. So the costs of this kind of project stay low by sharing them. That was sort of the takeoff point for some of our discussions. If you are interested, I can certainly get you with them, or if more folks are interested we can really get busy. Maybe we should open a Coworking Customs along with the Coworking Visa. :-) On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 5:20:53 PM UTC+2, Jacob Sayles wrote: Where can they sell/ship to? Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 2:47 AM, Jeannine flexkanto...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: How marvellous of you to bring this up. I was recently approached by a business involved in my Amsterdam space, Moyee Coffee http://www.moyeecoffee.com/. They have a Fair Chain thing going on. We have been talking about how they can get involved with Open Coworking; we are in preliminary talks and so nothing has been given any kind of shape at all. They are nevertheless intrigued by the possibilities and that is as far as we have gotten. Until now the discussion has centered around exactly what Alex says, they don't really want a we talk you up and get a discount kind of relationship but are interested in the long term. And I am not at all interested in sending a pitch to the community, I don't think that is what I am for. And the logistics of course are both daunting and interesting. The coffee, I have to tell you, is FAB. So I am just throwing that out there as food for thought. Maybe I should set up a list for folks interested in taking this particular notion further? Or should we just get a show of hands? :-) Cheers, Jeannine On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 3:48:20 PM UTC+2, George Aye wrote: Dear coworkjng gurus, Our space in Chicago has been on a weekly subscription to Metropolis coffee since we started 1.5 yrs ago. We've been ramping up our consumption as we add more people and we're now level at 4 lbs/week for $60. We're at a total headcount of 27 individuals. Anyone have any recommendations on a coffee broker or a wholesaler that can get offer better pricing? Or simply suggestions on managing cost? Many thanks in advance! George Ps. Chicago has a strong coffee culture with metropolis and intelligentsia being the two big roasters in town. Both are fantastic but expensive. Switching to dunkin donuts for their beans is not a viable option and I personally can't stand to drink it. George Aye 773-263-2603 -- 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 coworking+...@googlegroups.com javascript:. 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Coworking] Re: Coffee brokers/wholesale recommendation
Does anyone who buys coffee in bulk also have a lot of member contributions of potluck food and members bringing in their favorite bags of coffee often? I tend to have staff buy across the street one bag at a time because often members then bring in bags of their favorite coffee, which is then appreciated by other members and talked about. Does anyone buy fresh fruit or vegetables for members? For around 2 years we had weekly fresh fruit and vegetables, but I wasn't sure if that was increasing perceived value or not. It didn't seem to increase members bringing potluck food, which I like as one of the best ways of sharing and appreciation (for bringing favorite things). Does anyone do theme days? Halloween has been one of our more popular open house days, maybe because it's a costume open house (or maybe because it's after the start of autumn and before the holiday season). I'm wondering about other theme days we might have. Thanks, Alex -- Alex Linsker Collective Agency's Community Organizer / Proprietor (503) 517-6900 http://collectiveagency.co Tax and Conversation's Statewide Community Organizer (503) 517-6904 taxandconversation.com (503) 369-9174 mobile (503) 517-6901 fax 322 NW Sixth Ave, Suite 200, Portland, Oregon 97209 On Thursday, August 21, 2014 1:36:33 AM UTC-7, Jeannine wrote: Well, that's what we are talking about. In principle anywhere of course, but coffee beans weigh something. If they can get them out of Africa (which they do) then I feel confident thaet can get them to the US. :-) I have a baby pilot project going in my spaces whereby we share the costs of logistics and fulfillment for webshops and import/export. So the costs of this kind of project stay low by sharing them. That was sort of the takeoff point for some of our discussions. If you are interested, I can certainly get you with them, or if more folks are interested we can really get busy. Maybe we should open a Coworking Customs along with the Coworking Visa. :-) On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 5:20:53 PM UTC+2, Jacob Sayles wrote: Where can they sell/ship to? Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 2:47 AM, Jeannine flexkanto...@gmail.com wrote: How marvellous of you to bring this up. I was recently approached by a business involved in my Amsterdam space, Moyee Coffee http://www.moyeecoffee.com/. They have a Fair Chain thing going on. We have been talking about how they can get involved with Open Coworking; we are in preliminary talks and so nothing has been given any kind of shape at all. They are nevertheless intrigued by the possibilities and that is as far as we have gotten. Until now the discussion has centered around exactly what Alex says, they don't really want a we talk you up and get a discount kind of relationship but are interested in the long term. And I am not at all interested in sending a pitch to the community, I don't think that is what I am for. And the logistics of course are both daunting and interesting. The coffee, I have to tell you, is FAB. So I am just throwing that out there as food for thought. Maybe I should set up a list for folks interested in taking this particular notion further? Or should we just get a show of hands? :-) Cheers, Jeannine On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 3:48:20 PM UTC+2, George Aye wrote: Dear coworkjng gurus, Our space in Chicago has been on a weekly subscription to Metropolis coffee since we started 1.5 yrs ago. We've been ramping up our consumption as we add more people and we're now level at 4 lbs/week for $60. We're at a total headcount of 27 individuals. Anyone have any recommendations on a coffee broker or a wholesaler that can get offer better pricing? Or simply suggestions on managing cost? Many thanks in advance! George Ps. Chicago has a strong coffee culture with metropolis and intelligentsia being the two big roasters in town. Both are fantastic but expensive. Switching to dunkin donuts for their beans is not a viable option and I personally can't stand to drink it. George Aye 773-263-2603 -- 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 coworking+...@googlegroups.com. 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Coworking] Re: Coffee brokers/wholesale recommendation
How marvellous of you to bring this up. I was recently approached by a business involved in my Amsterdam space, Moyee Coffee http://www.moyeecoffee.com/. They have a Fair Chain thing going on. We have been talking about how they can get involved with Open Coworking; we are in preliminary talks and so nothing has been given any kind of shape at all. They are nevertheless intrigued by the possibilities and that is as far as we have gotten. Until now the discussion has centered around exactly what Alex says, they don't really want a we talk you up and get a discount kind of relationship but are interested in the long term. And I am not at all interested in sending a pitch to the community, I don't think that is what I am for. And the logistics of course are both daunting and interesting. The coffee, I have to tell you, is FAB. So I am just throwing that out there as food for thought. Maybe I should set up a list for folks interested in taking this particular notion further? Or should we just get a show of hands? :-) Cheers, Jeannine On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 3:48:20 PM UTC+2, George Aye wrote: Dear coworkjng gurus, Our space in Chicago has been on a weekly subscription to Metropolis coffee since we started 1.5 yrs ago. We've been ramping up our consumption as we add more people and we're now level at 4 lbs/week for $60. We're at a total headcount of 27 individuals. Anyone have any recommendations on a coffee broker or a wholesaler that can get offer better pricing? Or simply suggestions on managing cost? Many thanks in advance! George Ps. Chicago has a strong coffee culture with metropolis and intelligentsia being the two big roasters in town. Both are fantastic but expensive. Switching to dunkin donuts for their beans is not a viable option and I personally can't stand to drink it. George Aye 773-263-2603 -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Coworking] Re: Coffee brokers/wholesale recommendation
Where can they sell/ship to? Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 2:47 AM, Jeannine flexkantoorkame...@gmail.com wrote: How marvellous of you to bring this up. I was recently approached by a business involved in my Amsterdam space, Moyee Coffee http://www.moyeecoffee.com/. They have a Fair Chain thing going on. We have been talking about how they can get involved with Open Coworking; we are in preliminary talks and so nothing has been given any kind of shape at all. They are nevertheless intrigued by the possibilities and that is as far as we have gotten. Until now the discussion has centered around exactly what Alex says, they don't really want a we talk you up and get a discount kind of relationship but are interested in the long term. And I am not at all interested in sending a pitch to the community, I don't think that is what I am for. And the logistics of course are both daunting and interesting. The coffee, I have to tell you, is FAB. So I am just throwing that out there as food for thought. Maybe I should set up a list for folks interested in taking this particular notion further? Or should we just get a show of hands? :-) Cheers, Jeannine On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 3:48:20 PM UTC+2, George Aye wrote: Dear coworkjng gurus, Our space in Chicago has been on a weekly subscription to Metropolis coffee since we started 1.5 yrs ago. We've been ramping up our consumption as we add more people and we're now level at 4 lbs/week for $60. We're at a total headcount of 27 individuals. Anyone have any recommendations on a coffee broker or a wholesaler that can get offer better pricing? Or simply suggestions on managing cost? Many thanks in advance! George Ps. Chicago has a strong coffee culture with metropolis and intelligentsia being the two big roasters in town. Both are fantastic but expensive. Switching to dunkin donuts for their beans is not a viable option and I personally can't stand to drink it. George Aye 773-263-2603 -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
