Café Consulting
When you buy Volcano, you’re not just buying coffee; you’re gaining a partner
With years of experience supporting cafés, restaurants and hospitality venues, we turn our expertise into structured guidance that helps you make confident decisions from day one. Our consulting services simplify the complex, reduce costs and set your business up for long-term success.
Café Operations Support
Simplify the setup. Strengthen the business.
Opening or running a café involves countless moving parts. Our team applies years of operational know-how to make your opening smoother, faster and more sustainable.
We help with:
- Workflow and layout design: optimise customer flow and service efficiency.
- Menu planning: align drink range, speed and profitability.
- Business modelling: build cost and margin structures that work from day one.
- Recruitment support: from shortlisting to interview guidance, and occasionally headhunting key hires.
- Supplier introductions: trusted contacts for equipment, food and ancillary products.
Technical and Equipment Guidance
Make the right technical choices, once.
Choosing machinery should never be guesswork. We analyse your forecast volumes and concept to recommend equipment that balances performance, reliability and long-term cost. Our technicians will liaise directly with all contractors to ensure utilities, build and installation are all planned to perfection.
We cover:
- Volume forecasting and tailored equipment recommendations.
- Assessment of serviceability, reliability and parts availability.
- Coordination with builders on power, water and waste planning.
- On-site integration during fit-out and installation.
Trade Marketing and Growth Support
Build awareness. Drive repeat business.
Our support does not stop once the coffee is installed. The trade marketing team helps you connect with customers and grow sales from day one.
We support with:
- Collaborative launch events and seasonal campaigns.
- Retail display and visual merchandising guidance.
- Data-led advice to improve sell-through and margins.
- Regular trend insights to help you stay ahead of competitors.
Volcano’s Café Consulting turns experience into advantage.
It demonstrates our investment in our partners by simplifying complex decisions, reducing risk and providing a clear path to commercial success.
