Cutting-Edge Workshops

ABC's workshops are designed to give you or your staff the information and training needed to succeed in today's highly competitive retail specialty coffee market. Workshop sessions include lectures and demonstrations followed by hands-on practice. Our small workshop sizes insure a personalized experience led by coffee business professionals who have owned and operated successful retail coffee operations.

The ABC's state-of-the-art espresso lab features the latest equipment and products from the specialty coffee industry's leading companies, and an actual coffee bar setting for "real-life" hands-on pratice. Here you will gain the skills needed to develop the menu for your business and prepare not just espresso-based drinks, but also blender drinks, smoothies, granita and light food items such as panini.

American Barista & Coffee School Business & Barista Workshops

  • Business + Barista Workshop [5-Day]: $2695. This intensive workshop includes lectures on start-up, operations and management and hands-on training in the espresso lab learning proper beverage and food preparation.
  • Barista Workshop [2-Day]: $895. This workshop is focused on on menu building and quality control. Existing retailers, managers and key employees learn to increase the quality of the products they serve and new techniques or brew methods to incorporate into their retail businesses, ensuring their continuing success.
  • Barista Competition Workshop [1-5 Days]: Call for Pricing. This workshop is tailored to meet each attendee's needs, and is led by United States Barista Championship competitors, champions and judges.
  • Consumer Education + Home Barista Workshop[1-Day]: $295. This full-day workshop gives consumers a broad understanding of specialty coffee from its history to proper brewing and espresso preparation techniques.
  • Corporate Workshops [1-5 Days]: Call for Pricing. Up to 15 students per session for hands-on business + barista training at ABC's. Some past students include: Mr. Coffee, Calphalon, Dean & Deluca and Guittard chocolate.
  • Coffee Roasting + Cupping Workshop [1-Day]: $750. This workshop is the perfect introduction to the world of coffee roasting and will provide you with a great overview and theory of what is involved in micro-roasting coffees from around the world. A great entry-level workshop for coffee retailers and home roasters.
  • Custom On-Site Barista Training and Store Opening: Call for Pricing. This training is tailored to meet the needs of the individual owner and business.
  • Specialty Workshops: includes marketing and equipment maintenance.

The following large companies have looked to ABC's to train their employees:

  • Starbucks
  • Mr. Coffee
  • Jarden Consumer Solutions
  • GraceKennedy, Ltd
  • McMenamins
  • China Barista Coffee School
  • Calphalon
  • Ghirardelli Chocolate
  • Whitewave Foods
  • Blendtec Blenders
  • Caffe Umbria
  • Longbottom Coffee & Tea
  • Fresh Cup Magazine
  • Dean & Deluca Gourmet Foods
  • Schaerer Espresso Machines
  • Espresso Supply
  • Cirqua Water Systems
  • Torani Syrups
  • Royal Cup Coffee    
  • Webbeams
  • Caffe D'Amore
  • Maui Wowi
  • Caffe D'Arte Coffee Roasters 
  • Coffee Bean International
  • Equal Exchange
  • Kerry Food Group
  • Bunn Brewing Equipment
  • Noco Petroleum
  • Caffe Calabria Coffee Roasters
  • Nuova Simonelli Espresso Machines
  • Espresso Specialists
  • Pixie Mate
  • La Spaziale Espresso Machines
  • Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters
  • Oughtred Coffee and Tea
  • Noble Coffee Roasters
  • Guittard Chocolate
  • Monin Syrups
  • La Marzocco Espresso Machines
  • Brasilia Espresso Machines
  • Coffee Labs
  • Dr. Smoothie
  • Victoria Arduino Espresso Machines
  • Vita-Mix Blenders

Staff

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