¶ … rapid increase in the number of coffee houses in Hong Kong, it is considered the latest fad and is very popular hangout for younger crowd. However the price of coffee in these houses is usually much higher compared to regular coffee found in other less trendy outlets. For this reason, many grocery stores, bakeries and other such places have started using coffee machines to offer quality coffee to its customers at a much lower price. The popularity of coffee machines is thus on the rise and we have thus decided to invest in this business and become supplier agents of coffee machines to such outlets.
Our research indicates that the market for coffee machines is all set for immense growth. This is because coffee is no longer the drink of the few. It is very popular...
But recession around the world has also made people more budget-conscious and they do pay closer attention to price now. The price in such outlets as Starbucks is very high and people can no longer afford to spend this price on regular basis and are thus looking for alternatives.
We have found that the best alternative is the presence of coffee machine in busy places like grocery stores, bakeries, airports and hospitals etc. Customers can pay a nominal price to get high quality coffee especially espresso. We have already seen these machines in use at many busy places and we have seen how interested people are in using…
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