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Mergers, Acquisitions, and Blue Bottle Coffee
Podcast
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Blue Bottle Coffee
Podcast

What's the big deal about mergers and acquisitions in the specialty coffee industry? The Coffee MBA Podcast discusses a classic case: Blue Bottle and Nestlé.

Miranda from The Coffee MBA dishes with Heather about her personal life, but mostly Blue Bottle's acquisition strategy. They also discuss Blue Bottle's acquisition by Nestlé, one of the largest of its kind in the specialty coffee industry.

Podcast
What's the Deal with Chamberlain Coffee?
Podcast, Product, Brand
What's the Deal with Chamberlain Coffee?
Podcast, Product, Brand

A specialty coffee and business perspective on what's going on at Chamberlain Coffee and why you should be paying attention.

Miranda Caldwell from The Coffee MBA dives into the business behind the celebrity Emma Chamberlain. Following the Sprudge article and the outcry from the industry saying, "yeah, we know having a coffee business is hard," Miranda talks with Heather and they use their business brains to analyze Chamberlain Coffee.

Find the Sprudge article here: https://sprudge.com/emma-chamberlain-high-key-regrets-starting-her-coffee-company-224500.html

Podcast, Product, Brand
Make Your Coffee Brand Memorable
Product, Brand
Make Your Coffee Brand Memorable
Product, Brand

Every element of your brand communicates who you are. Don't just look at your specialty coffee peers for inspiration... look at another purveyor of beans!

Go all in on your branding!

Let's talk about how a "basic" bean brand has created cohesiveness through all of their creative assets. Food for thought on how to apply to your specialty coffee brand!

Communicate what you do with every detail.

Product, Brand

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Connect the Dots: Business Strategies for Coffee People
Connect the Dots: Business Strategies for Coffee People

Don't miss out on this opportunity to make big changes in your specialty coffee business! Dive into what Big Business does that YOU could be doing too, but with your specialty values.

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Don’t leave before the miracle happens
Don’t leave before the miracle happens

What would happen if you were completely honest with yourself? I got honest with myself and it's changed the course of The Coffee MBA. Take a look at what happened...

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Who else needs a refresh?
Who else needs a refresh?

2024 didn't go the way I had planned. Here are 10 of the crazy things that happened and what you can expect from me moving forward.

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