Everyone dreams of owning their own business. Sometimes the ideas just fall in your lap while others struggle to come up with something that they like and can make money doing. It’s not only difficult to think of something but then you have the expenses that come with if you are considering buying the franchise as well. Then you must consider the fact that the franchise may not always be popular and the franchise may be lost. One great thing about the coffee shop business is the fact that coffee will never be out of style. In fact the future looks very bright for the coffee business around the world. With different flavors being developed regularly, it is easy to see why people would love to see what is coming up next in the coffee world.
There are several different coffee shop franchise businesses to choose from and each one offers something different. They may offer freshly baked pastries and breakfast sandwiches, or deli sandwiches and coffee. You can even serve ice cold fruit smoothies to your number one customers who find that your smoothies hit the spot on a hot summer day. In the winter they can select from all the best flavored hot coffee you offer to help them warm up their day.
It’s not easy starting one of the many coffee shop franchises but you can do it with careful planning and help from the franchisor. The initial investment depends on each franchise and they each offer you something different. Being in business for yourself can be very rewarding for you both financially and emotionally.
You will first need to think about what you are looking for in a franchise. For example, do you already have a cozy little shop that would be great to start your business in or do you want one that is on the go? Maybe you want to have a drive through coffee shop where customers don’t even get out of their cars to get their coffee because your employees will be bringing it to them. This is not only a wise concept but it is a great way to promote your business because people will soon start talking about the fact that they do not need to get out to get their daily dose of quality coffee in the mornings.
There are other things to consider when you want to open up a coffee shop franchise. You need to think about the location expenses, employee expenses, insurance and more. Your franchise manager will go over all the expenses with you so you will know exactly how much to account for your business.
Like any business, be sure to create a business plan. Be sure to include all your goals, both personally and business-wise, and how you want your business to turn out. What do you want to achieve? It’s all up to you. Before making your final decision on a franchise, be sure to speak to someone with each franchise that interests you the most and then you can base your decision on your conversation. Enjoy your new business!
- Stewart Baker
COOKING: Mom’s Mango Smoothie
Dietitians and cookbook authors Liz Weiss and Janice Newell Bissex (AKA The Meal Makeover Moms) blend up this fast and healthy smoothie recipe the whole family will love. Their Meal Makeover cooking & advice segments feature everything from healthy makeovers for chicken nuggets, fish sticks, fruit smoothies and other kid favorites to practical tips for getting picky eaters to try their vegetables! If you’re a mom (or dad) looking for easy ways to improve your family’s diet, be sure to visit www.MealMakeoverTV.com. To learn about Liz & Janice’s cookbook, The Moms’ Guide to Meal Makeovers, check out www.MealMakeoverMoms.com
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Escape Velocity Systems and Demand Works Company Align to Deliver Pivot Forecasting
Working to provide organizations with total solutions to business improvement, Escape Velocity Systems (www.evs-sw.com) and Demand Works (www.demandworks.com) announced the signing of a strategic agreement.
Demand Works has seen rapid acceptance of its Smoothie products, centered on the proprietary Pivot Forecasting technology that enables immediate synchronization of user-defined aggregate forecasts with product and/or customer forecast details in real time. Pivot Forecasting replaces the need for rigid forecast hierarchies. As a result, it has been adopted by an increasing number of companies that need to statistically anticipate demand while reconciling product, channel, geographic and customer forecasts at varying levels of aggregation.
“Smoothie is an excellent product for global distribution and value-added channels. It’s easy to configure and easy to use, yet it provides compelling benefits to business users in the form of improved service, sales and asset turnover.” said Bill Tonetti, Demand Works company president.
According to EVS, Escape Velocity Systems’ President, “The software is one of the best I’ve seen for demand forecasting. We are going to write the interface to MAS 500 to make a seamless solution for process manufacturing users.”
Process Manufacturing describes a manufacturing process whereby materials are blended, cooked, or mixed as opposed to assembled from discrete units. Some needs common to process manufacturing industries are:
• Formulas (or recipes) are ratios, not static bills of material
• Split bill of material: several products can share one formula, yet have different packaging
• Flexibility with units of measure
• Stringent quality control, with recall ability
• Lot grading / attribute tracking and calculation
About Demand Works
Demand Works Company, based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, develops forecasting, demand and supply planning solutions for manufacturing and distribution companies. Demand Works’ solutions enable businesses to economically achieve superior performance with improved tactical business planning and analysis tools. For more information about Demand Works, visit www.demandworks.com.
Escape Velocity Systems (EVS) was formed in 2001 to combine specific industry knowledge related to process manufacturing, distribution, and ERP implementations with cutting edge software development. The company focus is to create tools that enable mid-market enterprises to achieve their goals, focusing on lean processes and ROI. According Garber, “We realize that good ERP software is the hub of information in any process manufacturing enterprise. Timely, reliable, and centralized data are non-negotiable elements for businesses competing in the 21st century.”
The term escape velocity refers to the speed that is necessary for an object to overcome gravity and soar into space. EVS provides direct applications for businesses looking for a catalyst, not just a software package. Process manufacturers require the best software solution coupled with industry experience that will accelerate the velocity with which they race towards their goals. The gravity of status-quo opposes aggressive, cutting edge organizations as they strive towards high quality and short lead time delivery while reducing inventories and operating costs.
- Thomas Cutler
Raw Cacao Smoothie Ideas
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http://www.superfoodliving.com/Raw-cacao-powder.html
Here are just a few ideas for using your Raw Cacao Powder. You can…
Add it to your favorite smoothies-elixir (one heaping tablespoon will do) and watch them instantly become Raw Chocolate masterpieces!
You can blend it with Virgin Coconut Oil and Agave — for instant Raw Chocolate Syrup! (Then put this on top of raw ice cream or fresh fruit —AMAZING!)
You can blend it in a food processor with raw nut butters and agave nectar, for the most delicious dessert you’ve ever had.
You can make any cookie, brownie or pie INSTANTLY more chocolaty and delicious — just add a level tablespoon or more to taste.
You can blend it with almond milk or hemp milk. This gives you a creamy dark chocolate milk that’s LOADED with antioxidant power and tastes out of this world!
Blend some cacao powder directly into your favorite herbal tea and make your tea into an alchemical warm chocolate beverage!
And so much more!
In fact, this product is my secret weapon in my smoothie-elixir-best drink ever recipes. Because it’s so easy to use and the Antioxidants can really help fight off the jet stress I get when I fly — I would never travel without it again!
Not only that — for the price — you’ll find it to be one of the absolute best values on the market. Here’s why:
Figure the Price Against Other Top-Antioxidant Foods One Cacao Powder delivers 433,570 ORAC Antioxidant units. To get that same amount of ORAC units from other foods, you’d have to buy:
* 80 — 6 oz baskets of Organic Blueberries, which would cost you at least $320 and as much as $560!
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Karen Knowler’s Green Smoothie
For more information…..
and great recipes….
go to:
www.therawfoodcoach.com
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The Smoothie Kings Constant Health.mov
Pete & Joe, (aka, The Smoothie Kings), blend together an amazably supercharged nutritional breakfast health drink utilizing Constant Health Advanced Rice Protein Formula, ground chia seeds, an organic egg, flax oil, blue berries, black berries, red raspberries, banana, orange juice, cottage cheese, vitamin E and pancreatic enzymes
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David Wolfe – Raw Foods and Smoothies
David is the co-founder and the leading voice on the continuously evolving online magazine www.thebestdayever.com where subscribers are motivated and brought instantly and immediately up to speed on all the leading insights and strategies available now in many fields including health, success, beauty, fitness, maximum joy, sensuality, wealth generation and peak performance. Subscribers access this information via seminars available as downloadable mp3 files, written articles, chat forums, professional online coaches and live-streaming video.
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The prostate gland is located directly beneath the bladder and in front of the rectum. It’s a small, walnut-sized structure that makes up part of a man’s reproductive system. It wraps around the urethra, which is the tube that carries urine out of the body. And because of this it can cause various urinary problems. I suspect there may be a dietary connection to prostate cancer. I cured myself naturally of breast cancer and others have cured themselves of all types of cancer using a diet of living foods.
Prostate cancer is deadly, but because it is slow-growing it can be cured if it is caught early. Prostate cancer is characterized by ‘grade’ and ‘stage’. Grade is given to indicate how quickly a cancer is growing – the higher the grade, the more likely it is that the cancer will grow and spread rapidly. The size and extent of the tumor will determine its stage. In most men, prostate cancer grows so slowly they men will never even know they have the condition.
Weak or an interrupted flow of urine and painful or burning urination can be symptoms to watch for. One of the most common symptoms is the inability to urinate and if you have this symptom you should get checked right away. The need to urinate frequently, especially at night is another common symptom.
If you find blood in the urine or semen and have frequent pain or stiffness in the lower back, hips, or upper thighs, these can be cancer symptoms. But having one or more cancer symptoms does not necessarily mean that you have prostate cancer. Additional symptoms that may be associated with cancer are bone pain or tenderness, and abdominal pain.
A urinalysis may indicate if there is blood in the urine, which may or may not be related to cancer. Another test usually used when prostate cancer symptoms are present is a digital rectal exam (DRE) performed by your doctor, proctologist or sometimes an oncologist. A prostate gland biopsy usually confirms the cancer diagnosis.
A chest x-ray may be done to see if there is a spread of cancer called metastasis. Keep in mind that many experts report that PSA tests are not reliable and they are looking for better ways to diagnose prostate cancer. Also urine or prostatic fluid cytology may reveal unusual cells.
Medications can have many side effects, including hot flashes and loss of sexual desire, so consider this carefully before you commit to taking any. Many men simply want the best treatment they can get but what’s important is choosing the treatment that the best for you. What you can do now is begin to understand what exactly your treatment options are and what you are going to do first.
A new therapy is on the forefront that recruits the body’s own immune system cells to destroy tumors that could become a new way to treat men with advanced prostate cancer that is if the FDA approves the highly individualized treatment. In patients whose health makes the risk of surgery unacceptably high, radiation therapy is often the chosen conventional alternative, but think it through whether or not you want to expose yourself to this. And anyone considering surgery should be aware of the benefits, risks and the extent of the procedure and how it will affect your daily life.
Be aware that many men these days choose natural treatment options and forgo any surgery, radiation or chemotherapy. Some drugs with numerous side effects are being used to treat advanced prostate cancer, blocking the production of testosterone, called chemical castration. It has the same result as surgical removal of the testes. Whether radiation is as good as removing the prostate gland is debatable and the decision about which to choose, if any, can be difficult. The body has memory for all radiation and surgery has numerous drawbacks.
If more chemotherapy is decided upon after the first round of chemotherapy, most men receive further doses on an outpatient basis at a clinic or physician’s office. Prostate tumors require testosterone to grow. Reducing the testosterone level is used to prevent further growth and spread of the cancer. Medicines can be used to adjust the levels of testosterone, called hormonal manipulation, but consider this approach carefully.
Dietary tips – use flaxseed oil in a daily dark green salad. A good dietary, natural treatment approach is to avoid all acidic foods, which are inflammatory, that is, foods that are dead. Eat living plant foods. Drink plenty of pure filtered water, at least a quart a day.
Consider taking liquid cod liver oil or fish oil supplements every day. Buy lacinato kale and juice it in your juicer with some sweet carrots. For an easy fiber boost, mix in two tablespoons of ground up flaxseeds in raw applesauce, from two or three apples, made in a food processor. Grind the flaxseeds in an old cleaned-up coffee grinder.
Add a small handful of kale or spinach to your fruit smoothie and blend well. No one will ever know. Eat at least one, preferably two organic apples with the skin on every day. Put two tablespoons of coconut oil, the kind that is unbleached, unrefined and undeodorized, in your smoothies. Coconut oil is plant-based, not animal-based and is actually good for us.
Consider sites, like this one, just a starting point where you can begin to learn more about prostate cancer. Once diagnosed you may be want to join a support group whose members share their experiences and problems. But be careful because many may choose conventional treatment and if you choose natural treatment you may want to share information with others who are using the same approach. It’s important to get as informed as possible and read all the newest books, ebooks and research available regarding both conventional and alternative natural approaches.
- Helen Hecker
January Recipe – Green Smoothie with Victoria Boutenko
Author of the book ‘”Green For Life” – Victoria Boutenko is one of the innovators of the green smoothie. She joins Adrienne this month to whip up a batch of the delicious and healthy drinks.
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Shroom Smoothie
4 grams magic mushrooms
1/2 bag of frozen mixed fruit
12 ounces of juice
some ice cubes or sorbet
Add ingredients into blender.
Blend well until a thick frozen concoction develops.
Pour into a large mug and drink.
Play this video and enjoy the effects!
- shado
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