
This business and barista training seminar covers one full day of business training that includes: Interviewing and Hiring Employees, Employee Training, Operational Systems and Controls, Financial Projections and Budgets, Risk Management, Your Opening Day/Week/Month, Marketing Your Business, and Dealing with Employees.
The class also consists of three days in our espresso lab using the best equipment and the latest products the industry has to offer, a coffee cupping class, hands-on practice and caffe latte art demo. Touring successful Portland cafés and roasteries is also included.
The class concludes with a full day espresso lab training that focuses on more advanced barista skills such as: Overview of the Perfect Crema and Espresso Shot, Polishing and Texturing Milk for Latte Art, Combining Espresso and Milk, Latte Art Pours [Rosetta, Heart, Triple Rosetta, Apple and other variations], Advanced Barista Techniques on Tamping, Dosing and Grinding, Barista Ergonomics and How To Think Like A Pro.
The cost of ABC’s five-day class includes a copy of Achieving Success in Specialty Coffee, a 23-chapter guide to success in retail coffee, Espresso 101, the industry standard DVD for training baristas, and Advanced Barista Training: Extreme Pours (a $240 value). Those who attend our four-day barista training course will receive Espresso 101 and Advanced Barista Training: Extreme Pours (a $160 value). In addition, all business and barista training students will receive one hour of free consulting (a $150 value), to be used at any time after the completion of their ABC’s course. Students also receive over $100 in free samples and give aways.
All ABC's students receive special discounts on Bellissimo educational books and videos as well as discounts on lodging at Portland's finest hotels.
In addition, students also receive a 10% discount on Bellissimo Coffee InfoGroup Consulting Services.
Day 1