How We're Responding to Tariff Changes—Without Raising Prices
By Damon Porter
April 9, 2025 Lately, there’s been a lot of noise about new tariff regulations and what they could mean for the food and beverage world. At Hot Cup Factory, we...
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How to Use Bundle Marketing In Your Coffee Shop
By Marketing Team
Bundle marketing, paired with innovative coffee cup marketing strategies, can significantly boost your coffee shop's visibility and sales! Offering more products, more convenience, and discounted prices customers are going to enjoy your...
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What is Boba and How to Use it
By Marketing Department
If you've been in the drink industry long, you've heard of boba. For the past year or so, it's become a major trend. You've probably seen boba shops or coffee shops...
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5 Coffee Shop Drink Ideas for this Spring Time
By Marketing Department
The weather is warming up, the flowers are blooming, spring is here! If you're looking for fun limited-edition drinks to fill your coffee cups this spring, your search is over! Here are 5...
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Perfect Coffee Cups You Should Buy for Coffee Shop
By Marketing Department
One major decision to make when you're opening a coffee shop is your supplies. You'll need to decide what coffee cups to stock in your shop. There are a lot of options for sizes,...
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Why Use FoamAroma Lids and Their Benefits
By Marketing Department
FoamAroma lids are a recent development in the coffee shop community. Their innovative design facilitates a better coffee-drinking experience. You can smell your coffee and sip your foam all at once.
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What are the Best Lids for Your Hot Paper Cups?
By Marketing Department
When purchasing supplies for your coffee shop, you have quite a few options. Today we're going to discuss your options for lids to go with your hot paper cups. There are...
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All the Coffee Shop Supplies You Need to Start Your Cafe
By Marketing Department
During the process of starting your coffee shop, there are a lot of supplies and equipment you need. We're here to help! Here are all the coffee shop supplies you...
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How to Make Cold Foam for Your Coffee Shop?
By Marketing Department
Cold foam has become a staple of Starbucks's cold brew drinks. Customers love it! It's not a traditional coffee accessory but it's one worth bringing to your coffee shop. Here's how...
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How to Deliver Best Coffee Shop Customer Service?
By Marketing Department
Good customer service isn't just doing the bare minimum. The best customer service is going above and beyond to surprise and delight your customers. Just like how one really bad experience will...
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How to make a menu for Coffee Shop?
By Marketing Department
When opening your coffee shop, creating your menu is one of your biggest and most important tasks after getting your wholesale coffee cups. Having a solid menu to start out with...
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How to Make Scrambled Eggs with a Steam Wand?
By Marketing Department
Serving breakfast in your coffee shop is a great opportunity to capitalize on the morning rush. Some coffee shops will serve premade pastries and baked goods but, with this recipe,...
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How to Make a Pup Cup for Your Coffee Shop
By Marketing Department
A pup cup, also known as a puppaccino, is a treat you can serve in your coffee shop that's just for dogs! Your customers with furry friends can get a...
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Black History of Coffee: From Slavery to Fair Trade
By Marketing Department
February is Black History Month. To celebrate Black History Month, we want to acknowledge the storied history of black people and coffee. To learn more about the black history of...
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