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The independent coffee shops finding success globally

The Miners’ coffee shop in Barcelona, Spain | Photo credit: Courtesy of The Miners

Scaling a specialty coffee business locally requires grit, determination and an uncompromising vision, but what compels successful independent coffee operators to take on the colossal task of expanding abroad? Michael Lyons spoke with the founders of Germany’s The Barn, the UK’s WatchHouse, India’s Roastery Coffee House and Czech Republic-based The Miners to find out why they took their businesses global

Queues are forming around the block, the rave reviews are flowing, and your café is the darling of Instagram’s finest. Success can quickly transform a local independent coffee shop into a multi-site operator with aspirations to seek new audiences even further afield.

Scaling from one to two or even three stores is challenging enough, but what motivates successful and influential independents to expand abroad?

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