alternative to Starbucks?

[jolog1]

Are there any good coffee shop out there that price their products lower than Starbucks, Figaros, and Seattle's Best?

[marco_1]

how about coffee experience :)

[Krakista]

How about Bo's Coffee Club (http://www.boscoffeeclub.com/) of Cebu?

[KuyaDanny]

...or Mocha Blends?

jolog1, from whose standpoint do you ask your question - a customer's or a prospective franchisee's?

[Krakista]

or Serg's Cafe (http://www.sergscafe.com/)?

[jolog1]

Danny, from a franchisee's standpoint. Do you guys think all these coffee shops are making any money?

[KuyaDanny]

I suspect the franchisees are not, but the franchisors might be.

[Krakista]

If the franchisees are not making money, it's not a bad idea to forego a franchise and set up your own. There are only 2 coffee shops I frequent these days and these 2 have only 1 branch each but they're full even on Sunday evenings. Coffee Shop #1 succeeded because of location. It is on a restaurant row but the nearest competitor is around 4 kilometers away. Coffee Shop #2 on the other hand is also on a restaurant row but on a street that has the highest density of coffee shops in the country. The reason I come to this shop is because they allow laptops unlimited use of their AC power. And I suspect, a good friend of mine who's a Ph.D in mathematics, comes everyday to find a good conversation.

[bata_sa_maynila]

i think if you're looking somehting to franchise, why don't you ask bout sugar n beans... its local lang (batangas ata nagsimula) and medyo reasonable naman ata *** price and start up cost nila :D well, mdyo madalas me dun kasi quite lower ang price ng coffee nila compared to starbucks and seattles and dey do serve rice meals (hehe.. pinoy talaga... ;P) their coffee is also less bitter than *** galing abroad... :D sarap pa ng iced tea nila ...

[Krakista]

Of course, KuyaDanny also supplies coffee beans.

[agentmori]

There is no alternative to Starbux. If you wanna be kewl, there's only one place to go....

Buwehehehe.

[lwc]

wen u get to cdo try taza coffee. it is good :)

[patlv23]

Tubby's?