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This commercial espresso blend from FrontStreet Coffee was developed specifically for large chain cafes with high-volume production. Built on a base of American beans, it also includes 10% Robusta, which delivers a thicker, more persistent crema and a rounder, fuller body. The extracted espresso shows abundant crema, a smooth texture with a gentle bitterness, and an intensely rich mouthfeel. It works beautifully for specialty milk drinks and latte art, and it also holds its own when paired with syrups and other flavoring ingredients.

The blend is priced at 60 yuan per pound, which comfortably covers the daily production needs of a working coffee shop.

Never Underestimate the Quality of Specialty Coffee

According to the team at FrontStreet Coffee, selling coffee can be highly profitable — but only if a cafe is willing to invest properly in its people and its beans, hiring the best staff and buying the highest quality coffee available.

Owner Jingjing put it this way: "Whether a coffee shop succeeds comes down entirely to its reputation. Every bean we use is roasted in-house. We want our customers to understand our brand and our culture, so that we can grow alongside them."

She also points out that demand in the specialty coffee market has multiplied in recent years.

"That means we face much fiercer competition. Cold drip coffee, for instance, has taken off recently and has been extremely well received."

In her view, brewing a genuinely great cup depends on many factors at once — chief among them a real passion for roasting and an uncompromising commitment to quality.

"From the roaster to the grinder, from the espresso machine to the coffee's taste, aroma, the environment where it's served, and the brewing method itself — every factor has to be considered so that customers get the best possible coffee experience."

"Our roasters care deeply about the complete coffee experience. They would never simply hand you a roaster, a grinder, and a bag of green beans and call it a day. By holding the entire roasting process to the same exacting standards every single day and monitoring quality rigorously, we can guarantee that what customers drink is coffee at its best."

She believes that while good food may be the biggest draw for cafes and restaurants, coffee quality is simultaneously a decisive factor in whether a coffee shop thrives or fails.

Your Cafe's Positioning Determines Everything — Which Customers Do You Want to Serve?

Understanding your customers is the foundation. Knowing exactly who you want to walk through your door informs every decision, from designing the menu to choosing a location. If you're opening a specialty coffee shop, your target customers probably won't be hurried passersby. Most specialty cafes sit in residential neighborhoods, so newcomers should focus on the people living nearby and win over the appetites of their own community. Building a coffee business by serving neighborhood needs first is one reliable path toward steady, lasting success.

Of course, landing a great property through luck alone is never easy. One bold option is to open right next to a Starbucks — they have already done extensive market research, and a neighborhood cafe like ours won't be competing head-to-head with them for business. You don't need to hunt for vacant storefronts, either. A better approach is to look for a shop that clearly isn't being maintained or cleaned regularly (a sign the owner has little interest in the business) and take it over. It's even better if the space used to be a restaurant, since that can save you a significant amount on initial kitchen equipment investments.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

FrontStreet Costa Rica Mozart — dark berry notes for cold drip. Costa Rica is famous for honey-processed coffees, which carry the sweetness of ripe fruit and suit iced coffee beautifully. The Mozart lot uses an anaerobic honey process and has a distinctive raisin aroma. Brewed as cold drip, it shows vivid blueberry, dark grape, and winey fermented notes, with a clean, refreshing finish that lingers.

FrontStreet Kenya Cherry Tomato — crisp and clean. A classic Kenyan specialty, this lot is washed with an extended 72-hour process; the extra 48 hours of rinsing and soaking give it a remarkably lively acidity, like a glass of fruit juice. As cold drip it offers the fresh fragrance of cherry tomato and grapefruit — a light, refreshing acidity perfect for summer.

FrontStreet PWN Golden Mandheling — sweet and mellow. Few shops brew cold drip with dark roasts, assuming it will taste bitter, but that's not the case. This typically medium-dark roasted coffee undergoes more caramelization, packing aromas of dark chocolate, cocoa, and toasted bread. Made with FrontStreet's cold drip method and chilled for 24 hours before serving over ice, it comes across sweet with just a whisper of chocolate bitterness — remarkably clear and bright, with a pleasant, aromatic fermented character.

FrontStreet Ethiopia Guji Hambela Huakui — black tea sweetness. One of the most celebrated Ethiopian beans, grown in Guji Hambela at altitudes above 2,200 meters, where the coffee cherries have ample time to absorb nutrients. Natural processing and roasting turn them into a delicate floral and fruity profile. As cold drip, the low-temperature extraction brings out the sweet-tart notes of cream strawberry and guava, the fine texture of dried mango and florals, and layered black tea sweetness on the finish.