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Core coffees

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Available year round in reg or decaf

Verando Blend- light Blonde
House Blend- medium
French Roast- dark

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Limited time offerings

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Available for a limited time. Seasonally

Anniversary blend
Christmas blend
Kati Kati blend

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Starbucks Reserve

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Available for a limited time in select stores

Rwanda
Malawi

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Four coffee fundamentals

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  1. Freshness
  2. Proportion
  3. Grind
  4. Water
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Proportion of coffee

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2 tablespoons per 6oz of water

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Perfect temp for coffee

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195degrees to 205 degrees

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Proper grind

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Coarse: coffee press
Medium: flat-bottom drip
Fine: come filter
Extra fine: espresso

When grinding ask how customers brew their coffee at home

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Barista Roles

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  1. Café Point of Sale
  2. Order Support
  3. Bar
  4. Customer Support
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Café Point of Sale Duties

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Works at register
Greets and serves customers
Takes orders
Collects payments
Ensure customers know where to get items
Marks cups and bags
Gather food, coffee, and tea
Confirm name is spelt right
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Order Support Role Duties

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Help POS Barista
Gather food and get coffee and tea
When the store is busy- performs some of the POS roles like taking orders

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Bar Role Duties

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Handcrafts drinks at Espresso Bar and Cold beverage station

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Customer Support Role Duties

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Brewing coffee
Bussing Tables
Restocking supplies like cups

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Hot Drink Sizes

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Short- 8oz (no longer on menu)
Tall- 12oz (some may say “small”)
Grande- 16oz (some may say “medium”)
Venti- 20oz (some may say “large”)

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Cold Drinks Sizes

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Tall- 12oz
Grande- 16oz
Venti- 24oz
Trenta- 31oz

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Beverages with Hot Water

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Caffè Americano
Caffè Misto
Chai Tea Latte
Brewed Coffee
Hot Tea

Short drinks are double cupped
Tall and grande served with sleeve if with hot water
Venti - always with sleeves

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How to line up lid

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Sip hole not in line with seam so it won’t leak

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4 most popular hot espresso beverages

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Espresso
Caffè Americano
Caffè Latte
Cappuccino

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Espresso order

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A concentrated shot extracted from freshly ground coffee beans

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Caffè Americano

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Espresso shot and hot water

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Caffè Latte

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Espresso, steamed milk, and a thin layer of foam on top

3-4 sec hand-steam

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Cappuccino

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Espresso, less steamed milk, and a deep layer of foam

10sec hand-steam

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Espresso amount of shots

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Short- 1 short

Tall- 1 shot (Americano has 2)

Grande- 2 shots (Americano has 3)

Venti- 2 shots (Americano has 4)

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Vanilla latte order

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Vanilla syrup
Espresso
Steamed milk
Thin layer of foam

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Vanilla Cappuccino order

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Vanilla syrup
Espresso
Little steamed milk
Deep layer of foam

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Caffè Mocha
Mocha sauce Espresso Steamed milk Whipped cream instead of foam
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Syrup hot beverages amount
Short- 2pumps Tall- 3 pumps Grande- 4 pumps Venti- 5 pumps Always use full pumps
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Café Order Routines
6 major steps 1. Welcome 2. Mark cup 3. Ring (confirm order "you had a tall latte? It will be $2.95") 4. Gather (if no support you get coffee and food) 5. Tender 6. Finish (tell them where to pick up and thank them) *look for mobile orders Don't correct customers - make it easy for them to order -
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Brewed Coffee or Tea Routine
1. Sleeve the cup (short- double cup) 2. Pour coffee or hot water to 1/4 in below lid 3. Deliver drink
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Mark Cup Routine
1. Get cup size 2. Mark cup with ID code 3. Face cup toward bar Barista
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Cash Routine
State the amount of money received clearly so their are no potential confusions Place currency face down on top of drawer until after giving customer change Lock up register when not around and use till tags
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Name of the espresso machine
Mastrena Always leave on
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Where are the espresso beans stored
The Hopper
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Proper drip time for a shot
18-23secs
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3 parts of a perfect shot
1. Crema -foamy source of sweetness 2. Body- middle layer slightly dark 3. Heart- dark brown source of coffee taste Shots die fast 15-30secs
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Iced espresso shots
Tall- 1 shot Grande- 2shots Venti- 3shots
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Iced Americano shots
Tall- 2 shots Grande- 3 shots Venti-4 shots
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Iced syrup pumps
Tall- 3 pumps Grande- 4 pumps Venti- 6 pumps Trenta- 7 pumps
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Steamed milk temp
Default is 2% Children- 130F Everyone else- 150F-170F Milk never gets hotter than 195F Thermometer calculated daily
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Milk Steaming Routine
1. Pour milk 2. Aerate milk 3. Auto Steam Milk 4. Sanitize the wand- leave wand pointed for next drink 5. Groom milk- gentle tap on counter and swirl the milk * should look like glossy white paint and no visible bubbles * never resteam
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Aerate milk
Fully submerge wand but don't touch bottom Pull handle all the way down to auto then slowly lower pitcher until you hear a paper tearing sound Aerate milk 1-3 secs Or 6-10 for capp
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Tools
Steaming pitcher Thermometer Bar spoon Wiping cloth
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Beverage Routine
1. Steam milk 2. Queue shots 3. Pump shots 4. Finish and connect- pour milk in cup add ice or topping deliver drink. Make sure customers have all they need: straws sleeves and cup carriers
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When a customer has a problem:
LATTE ``` L- listen A- apologize and ask questions T- take action to make it right (quickly remake drinks) T- thank E- ensure satisfaction ```
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Calling Beverages
1. Beverage size 2. Beverage type 3. Customers name "Tall vanilla latte for Jill"
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Cycle task list
1. Brew coffee 2. Restock 3. Check café 4. Perform Cycle Tasks
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Brewed Coffee Routine
4 coffees -8 mins 3 coffees-10 mins 2 coffees-15 mins 1 coffees-30 mins 2 hour smallwares timer
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Cycle task list
``` Maintain food case Maintain RTD & E case Empty one garbage Clean small load of dishes Clean front door Sweep ```
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4 steps to tasting coffee
1. Smell 2. Slurp 3. Locate 4. Describe
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4 coffee tasting characteristics ( things to look for)
1. Aroma 2. Flavor 3. Body 4. Acidity
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Starbucks refreshers
Strawberry acai Cool lime Very berry hibiscus Made with real fruit juice and fruit. Lightly caffeinated with green coffee extract
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Teavana Shaken Iced Teas
Passion Tango Black Green
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4 steps to handcrafting Starbucks refreshers
1. Add liquid base (juice) to first line 2. Add cold water to second line 3. Add fruit (1slice or scoop) 4. Finish and connect (add ice and then shake 10 times)
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4 steps to crafting teavana shaken iced teas
1. Add tea 2. Add cold water (or lemonade) 3. Add syrup Tall= 3 pumps Grande=4 pumps Venti= 6 pumps Trenta = 7 pumps 4. Finish and connect
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Handcrafting frappes
8 steps 1. Pump coffee base 2. Pour whole milk to lower line of cup 3. Pour contents into blender 4. Add flavor and ice 5. Pump base (coffee base for coffee type drinks and cream base for creamy drinks) 6. Blend (button 1) 7. Finish and connect 8. Clean up
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Syrups and sauces at cold beverage station
Syrup Tall- 2 pumps Grande- 3 pumps Venti- 4pumps Inclusions (fruit/powder) Tall: 2 scoops Grande: 3 scoops Venti: 4 scoops For other syrups and sauces (including mocha sauce) Tall: 1 Grande:2 Venti: 2

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