Monthly Training Meeting Reminder and Other October News.

October 03, 2024

We have received numerous inquiries as to the impact the dockworkers strike is having and will have on our businesses. The current, best answer is "we can't be sure just yet other than to know that the longer it lasts, the larger the impact". We will discuss this during next week's mid-month training meeting and will know more by then but for now, you can rest assured that we are always a quarter ahead on supplies, coffee and all inputs into your products. We do expect that unless this resolves quickly that there will be disruptions - in the coffee world, it will mean higher prices on green coffee, bags and all other supplies - some simply due to East Coast roasters pulling stock from the West Coast. Join us on Thursday at 2:30 Pacific as we discuss this and other important Holiday Season updates.

ZOOM TRAINING: Thursday 10/10 @ 2:30

This month we are on the 2nd in the series : Selling at Events and Farmers Markets.

Since this falls in October, we will modify this to Holiday Success: Selling at Events and Ways to Capture Holiday Sales.

We will also have a brief discussion regarding the supply side implications and what to expect as a result of the dockworkers strike and dramatic spike in green coffee prices. Most importantly how to use our size and strategic planning advantage as those in your competitive set struggles.

Due to popular demand, we will once again be offering free/public site review - a short version of our fee for service program with recommendations and feedback based on best practice and what is working in today's market. Send your Site URL if you would like to secure a spot on the list

...and of course Q&A - feel free to forward any pressing questions you have prior to the meeting to be sure they make the list.

The invite will go out to all active stores.

We hope to see you there!

Fulfillment Times and News

The average time from order to fulfillment is 1.71 Business days on all lines.

All valid orders are meeting all required Tik Tok and Amazon SLA.

Best Sellers This Week

6 BEAN
Best Sellers Samples
Single O samples
BBLEND
COLOMBIA
WHISKEY
Flavored Samples
Pumpkin Spice
Cowboy
Bali

Most popular:

size - 12oz

bag color - black

grind type - drip

Average order size - 2.16 bags

Reminder:

The new pricing went into effect on October 1st. Your COGS are still significantly lower than those in your competitive sets. Be sure you use price acceptance and niche expecatation as your guide to retail pricing and not simply margins - follow them up as they are impacted by current spikes in COGS.

Credibility program label reminder:

If you are a member of any of the credibility programs and want to use their logo(s), you must carefully follow the terms of use. Your label must have a white stripe on the bottom and each logo should be carefully placed from left to right as in the example.

New Tea Page is Live - This will make adding tea easier as the labels must have accurate Statement of identity and ingredients.

Have. great week and as always, never hesitate to ask if you have questions!