Start and Run Your Own Coffee Shop and Lunch Bar (How-To)

From business plan to recipes, this book will give you all the information and advice you will need to help you set up and run a coffee shop and lunch bar. In it you will find the expert advice, first hand experience, and practical information to make your new business a success. This book features: choosing the right location, creating a useful image and choosing an appropriate name, planning an attractive menu, employing and training the right staff, finding and dealing with helpful suppliers, keeping to the required health and safety regulations, and more - including popular recipes from the author's own coffee shop.

As a social worker, author Heather Lyon worked with children and families for several years before deciding on a career change. Having always wanted to own and run her own coffee shop, she opened for business in 2001. She now has a thriving business with 120 seats and always a queue of customers waiting to fill them.