SOCIAL-LANEWAY ESPRESSO: WHAT A DAY.....

We started the day early, it was a rainy (gloomy) day - nothing would stop us...

First on agenda was to visit Cafe/RestaurantTrade show

at Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park, Sydney

To give you a quick rundown about the trade show is;

The concept has been developed in consultation with leading industry suppliers, retailers, and associations and it the premier event for the sector, featuring demonstrations, competitions, industry experts and a vibrant exhibition floor
It offers visitors a unique opportunity to touch, taste, feel, discuss and 

learn more about the industry.

We did some sourcing for those GREAT food suppliers.
2013 is only the second year for this trade show in Sydney,

I found that there weren't as many exhibitors as I expected.

The other mission was to keep our eyes open for Takeaway Coffee Cups suppliers.

We are thinking of printing our own brand (Social-Laneway Espresso) on our takeaway cups.

There are few suppliers who can definitely work on this and it's all come down to;

who has the best quality at the best price (if we decided to go for it).

Premier Northpak is believe to be one of the largest distributor in Australia, for this category.

http://www.premiernorthpak.com.au/

 Still at LUNCH! trade show - we dropped by the KOUNTA booth.

An innovative integrated POS system which enables you to work on your financial reports,
making it easier and more convenient to do your business analysis.

We also learnt about how "Beat the Queue" facility works,
this is certainly a very useful application for the "Grab and Go" café culture

For more info click on KOUNTA website below:

http://www.kounta.com/

Time does fly....

We are now moving along to coffee tasting at ALLPRESS.

I am excited!

We were greeted by Ben Muckenschnabl for ALLPRESS - NSW.

He took us through the production technique, then Joe gave us some insights on the QC process

and we got to hang out with Tim (Ben's counterpart) for some coffee tasting.

Guys, thank you - we certainly need those nice cups of coffee after a long day.....

ALLPRESS would be an option for us based on brand awareness.

http://au.allpressespresso.com/

from left to right: Robert, Marina, Ben and Tim

Unfortunately, we need to move on - fortunately, we are moving onto another exciting meeting with Kimberley Lee who is a Social Media Guru (I must say).

She was responsible for HOYTS social media strategy/activity.

Now, she finds her own way and become the Managing Director of Brand PR Social.

She shared with us what we need to focus on in PR/Marketing, which social media is most effective and how to plan your campaign.

Check her out on link below:

http://brandprsocial.com/

from left to right: Marina, Kimberley and Robert

 Cant believe by the time we finished our meeting with Kimberley, the day has gone.....

One more meeting to go and it is back to Coffee Tasting - perfect!!

Our meeting was with Sergio De Caires who is already part of Social-Laneway Espresso project (Shop Fit-Out) . The Company (Bespoke Property Group - sergio@bespokeproperty.com.au) has spread their wings to be involved in coffee/café industry.

BESPOKE coffee bean option for us would be based on create your own blend with your own brand.

We tasted several different types of blend which can be mixed and matched to your need,

And it was fantastic.

www.bespokecoffeetraders.com.au

After several espresso's later (including piccolo and latte) 

we are ready to finish off the day and go home for some rest....

Looking back - We had a pretty productive day!

Thank you all for your support and we look forward to sharing our next chapter with you.