A Prophet In You Pocket (PIYP) is real time, consulting services designed for people like yourself that are on the move running their business and just need help in a specific area.  We currently provide PIYP consulting solutions in the following disciplines:

-Micro Market Analysis (2 Hours)

-Promotions and Specials (1 Hour)

-Gift Card and Loyal Card Program Development (1 Hour)

-Is My Business In Trouble (2 Hours)

-Where Do I go From Here? (1 Hour)

- Am I being Taken Advantage Of and By Whom? (1 Hour)

What are your daily goals in pastry and baked good sales?  Do you have a written schedule that outlines what pastries and baked goods are presented at each time of day?  How can an effective pastry program help your bottom line (do your sales equate to enough to pay your rent each or your employee salaries each month, if not why)?

The Coffee Prophets can answer all these questions and many more with the help of this service.  We will assist you in sourcing top quality pastries that maintain a long self-life and match the tastes of your customer base, thus eliminating hundreds or maybe even thousands of dollars a year in potential waste.

We will coordinate to have samples from different bakeries sent directly to your door.  We will also assist you in selecting various pricing and promotional options to promote a rapid turnover (no pun intended).  Let us tell you what nobody else in the industry wants to talk about!

  The Coffee Prophets can assist you in identifying these  maneuvers and eliminating them from you business.  We will  review all products you plan to sell and find the “actual cost” of  the item you intend to sell and the profit margins you may be  losing because of freight, shipping and handling or worst of all excess inventories due to bulk purchase requirements.  Let us create par levels and just-in-time requisitioning systems for you.

Vendors of all types whether it be coffee roasters, suppliers or purveyors, food product distributors or other vendors have several unfair tactics they use to include “bait and switch schemes” and false leader programs designed to get your initial business.

Cost: $300

Uncertain about your next move? Confused to why your sales are sluggish or dropping or are you just looking to ask an expert a question?  Whether you have a new or existing operation, let The Coffee Prophets be your #1 subject matter expert while designing, refining or setting up your business.

Cost: $700

How much have you invested in your business? Ten thousand or maybe hundreds of thousands…either way it doesn’t matter, you owe it to yourself to try to save it!  The Coffee Prophets from any of our nationwide offices will evaluate your monthly financial statements, menu prices, and other essential factors that prevent profitability and work endlessly to assist you in improving your financial situation.  Our extensive knowledge and experience in food and drink preparation, menu design and “re-inventing your image” will allows us to overhaul your operation in very short order.  If you are in dire need of assistance and have waited until the service fee is not practical for you too pay please call immediately so we can work on a pro-bono basis to keep you up and running.

Cost: 1,000 **

Has your cup overflowed? Are you and your manager not seeing eye-to-eye?  Are sales not quite where you expected, hoped or desired? Allow The Coffee Prophets to come and take a look at what is preventing you from obtaining your goals, keeping it mind it might just be you and your leadership.  During our visit we will emphasis on four key elements to success, quality, customer service, consistency and a relentless passion for coffee.  Remember most people never know how high UP can be when it relates to sales let us get you vertical!

GROW- or die or the vine! One of The Coffee Prophets key tenets includes growth or expansion.  If you are planning to expand let us lead you through the process.  We will help to ensure your second or twenty second locations doesn’t adversely affect the success and profits you works so hard to achieve.  Our feasibility study processes along with Census Bureau date, traffic mapping and patterning software will ensure your next store is primed and ready to go with an eager population lying in wait.

Cost: $1,500

Are you losing money, looking to expand or simply have operational dilemas that need expert advice?  Our Forensic Investigation services may be just what you need to inject life back into a lackluster operation or to provide solid expansion planning assistance. Let The Coffee Propehts come and heal your business wows.