Article: Take a bite out of food costs: think that adding food items to your coffee house menu will bring in more revenue? Not necessarily. Discounting or adding sandwiches may not be the answer to dwindling sales; in fact, it might set you back even more.(Food Sales)

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There's no getting around it: coffee houses are feeling the pinch point between soft sales and higher costs. The impact of declining home values, adjustable rate mortgage resets and higher gasoline prices are causing everyone to think twice about their morning coffee house visit. Coupled with the increase in dairy costs and paper products, operators are also feeling it in their bottom lines.

At no time in the recent evolution of the U.S. coffee house business have operators felt an economic climate like the one they face right now. Even the big players are searching for answers. Coffee house operators are scrambling to find a ...

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