LAVA COFFEE

Franchisees love it that they get to express their own personality with Lava Coffee and have a bigger team that backs them up. They love the openness between the other franchisees and the culture of support and sharing that is fostered.

We are all about elevating our franchise partner and the community we operate. Everything we do is about taking the drudgery out of small business. You don’t go into owning a cafe so you can do book work – harnessing technology we make it easy for our partners to focus on what is important: having fun with your customers, delivering greater consistency of coffee with lower training and ongoing labour costs.

COFFEE BREAK: 2 MINUTES WITH LAVA COFFEE

HOW ARE YOU MAKING THE BRAND MORE ADAPTABLE TO LOCATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS?

Our fully systemised cafe in a box! We have recognised that by fitting out an amazing looking shipping container with the latest technological advancement, we can take speciality coffee to non-traditional locations anywhere in Australia. By doing this we have shortcut the time for approvals, reduced the costs of rent, labour, and ongoing maintenance.

The concept makes it easier to get finance or just to buy it outright. At $139,000 + GST this is a perfect starter business and it can pretty much go anywhere. From car parks, industrial sites, unused lots, mines to marinas, office complexes, parks.

WHAT IS AN AVERAGE CONSUMER SPEND?

$8–$12. Takeaway coffee contributes 60–70 per cent to business revenue. The average ratio of coffee/beverages to food in turnover is 70/30.

WHAT INNOVATIONS HAVE YOU INTRODUCED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS?

We have introduced the most advanced brewing and dispensing coffee tools in the marketplace. Ubermilk and Puqpress are just some of the additions that help drive labour costs down and increase consistency.

HOW DOES YOUR BRAND HELP FRANCHISEES STAY COMPLIANT?

We ensure that we keep our partners informed about all the latest local and federal regulatory changes. We harness our point of sale system and accounting software to ensure our partners are aware of these changes. We use these tools to make it easy for our partners to keep things on the right track.

WHAT ARE THE BRAND’S GROWTH PLANS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS?

Lava Coffee is looking to roll out 50 locations in the next five years.