New Jersey is in line to open a Cuppy’s Coffee, Smoothies & More franchise. Franchisees have signed a lease and are in the next stage of planning and construction to get their location open.

Cuppy’s Coffee serves true Italian espresso from beans that are hand picked and roasted. Look for the Grand Opening information for this Cuppy’s located at Skyview at Carriage City Condominiums in Rahway, NJ

Great coffee, great people and a great opportunity for you. Learn more about our growing company at www.cuppys.com

Business is a fast paced and sometime difficult road to manuever. It is also a series of evolutions from startup to completion. And it is in that process that Cuppy’s Coffee is proud to announce that FranSynergy has acquired our fast growing coffee company to navigate it thru the next stage in that evolution. Below is a copy of the letter sent to all franchisees acknowledging the transition and welcoming the new management team to Cuppy’s Coffee.

Dear Franchisees,

Cuppy’s has grown leaps and bounds since our humble beginnings in May of 2006. We currently have more than 231 franchisees nationwide and 73 open stores, with many more stores in the works!

It’s our ultimate goal to see the Cuppy’s brand grow strong and be successful. In order for this to happen, change is inevitable. Our objective is to always keep you, our franchisee, up to date as these changes occur.

With that in mind, we have some really exciting news! We are pleased to announce that FranSynergy Inc., lead by Dale Nabors, CEO, has acquired Cuppy’s Coffee & More, Inc.

Dale Nabors has over 25 years of franchising experience and worked for the Dwyer Group from March, 1995 to August, 2000….

To read the entire letter follow this link.

These are fantastic ideas for your location that is just getting started or to help improve sales. The good thing about them is that these tips also work! Choose two out of the five and move forward on them this week. Once you begin to see that in fact these promotional ideas can bring you business your momentum will build and drive you to pick two more.

1. Network at events. Go to Chamber of Commerce meetings, Local business group meetings, and other organizational meetings that will be attracting your “ideal” client. Gather business cards. Get as many as you can and then begin to phone and email to follow up. Do this immediately while you are still fresh in their mind. If they cannot use your services, ask them if they know of someone who can and get their contact information.

2. Attend public meetings. At every public meeting, make a commitment to say something that could be useful to those that are attending. This is a great way to not only share you knowledge and help others, but it also puts you in the eye of those who could use your services.

3. Create a “useful” handout. (Check with the Cuppy’s Coffee marketing department on your idea, first) A handout that when given to a recipient they keep because it has value. Make sure that you include your name, phone number, email address, website information and your 30 second commercial that tells the recipient about your location and services.

4. Create joint-ventures. Find colleagues and business associates whose business compliments yours and do joint promotions.Who could you partner with? A bakery, an independent coffee store, the local businesses around your store? The list goes on and on.

5. Write letters to editors of local newspapers and business publications. Make them interesting and newsworthy. You’ll be surprised at how often a good letter will get printed. Do not forget to include your contact information and website address.

By committing to one of these items on a weekly basis within one month you will see your business gain recognition and business. You can get the word out there without spending hundreds of dollars.

UPDATE: This Cuppy’s Coffee location will be located in Sandy instead of South Jordan:

Continuing with their expansion into Starbucks‘ foothold in the specialty coffee region of the northwest, Cuppy’s Coffee announced that they’ve signed another lease in the city of South Jordan, Utah a suburb of Salt Lake City. This also is the home state of the emerging Bad Ass Coffee franchise who also have a number of stores throughout the U.S.

Franchisees in South Jordan have signed their lease and this moves them onto the next phase of opening their location.

The difference will be considerable noticed by patrons of Cuppy’s Coffee on the nuances of a true Italian espresso and the high customer service that franchisees adhere too.

For more information on this location’s opening, check back regulary for details.

If you’d like to be a part of our growing family of coffee stores, visit us at www.cuppys.com

Palm Desert and the surrounding communites have pause to celebrate. Cuppy’s Coffee, Smoothies & More is now open serving hand picked, hand roasted espresso to the public. Look for this Cuppy’s located at 73091 Country Club Dr in Palm Desert to host its Grand Opening celebration in the coming weeks.

Learn more on how you can become a part of fast growing family at www.cuppys.com and for information on the construction company, Elite Manufacturing visit their website at www.elitemfgcorp.com

Continuing with their expansion into Starbucks‘ foothold in the specialty coffee region of the northwest, Cuppy’s Coffee announced that they’ve signed another lease in the city of South Jordan, Utah a suburb of Salt Lake City. This also is the home state of the emerging Bad Ass Coffee franchise who also have a number of stores throughout the U.S.

Franchisees in South Jordan have signed their lease and this moves them onto the next phase of opening their location.

The difference will be considerable noticed by patrons of Cuppy’s Coffee on the nuances of a true Italian espresso and the high customer service that franchisees adhere too.

For more information on this location’s opening, check back regulary for details.

If you’d like to be a part of our growing family of coffee stores, visit us at www.cuppys.com

Our neighbors to the south will soon have the opportunity to experience a true Italian espresso. Franchisees in Puerto Rico have recently signed a lease to open a Cuppy’s Coffee, Smoothies & More cafe in the U.S. territory. Now the franchisee will move into the planning and construction phase of getting their location open to the public.

Please return for more information on the opening of this location.

To learn more on how you can become a Cuppy’s Coffee franchisee visit our web site at www.cuppys.com

Entrepreneurs and people looking to go into the coffee business for themselves, either thru a franchise or from scratch, will greatly benefit from investing a majority of their time researching the specialty coffee industry. Information and knowledge leads to a better understanding of all the variables that go into the formation of a business. Be it financial, legal and/or marketing anyone will have a clearer picture once they’ve done their homework.

It can be compared to banking; deposits in to a long term CD (time) plus yields and interest (information) will greatly enhance your dividends (knowledge). The escrow that you accumalate over time, you will be able to withdraw or get a refund on your investment to grow your business more successfully.

There are countless resources for anyone looking to get into the coffee business. One valuable resource can be located at www.scaa.org and/or Google ’specialty coffee business’.

Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown Heights, NY will be home to a new Cuppy’s Coffee, Smoothies & More kiosk. Franchisees there recently signed a lease to bring the growing franchise into the Westchester County area.

Cuppy’s Coffee serves true Italian specialty coffee drinks, smoothies and a host of other products and pastries. Planning and construction will be the next phase in this location getting open to the public.

To learn more about Cuppy’s Coffee, visit our website at www.cuppys.com

Look for the Cuppy’s Coffee mobile unit to be grinding out true Italian espresso and real fruit smoothies at the Thunder Over Louisville event this month. The annual event is one of the nation’s largest with an expected crowd total nearing 50,000 people a day. This event is one of many that kicks off the Kentucky Derby festivities.

The Derby Festival lasts just two weeks, but its impact on the local community is felt year-round. The Derby Festival is a non-profit organization, but it provides world-class entertainment for its customers. Thunder Over Louisville is the region’s largest annual event, but the Festival makes virtually no financial return on the show. However, Thunder greatly benefits a large number of other local non-profit organizations. For instance, Thunder is the No. 1 fund-raiser for the Louisville Science Center, the Kentucky Center for the Arts, Louisville Slugger Museum, Easter Seals, Actors Theatre of Louisville, the Louisville Ballet and the Belle of Louisville. In addition, a recent study found that Thunder produced an estimated impact of $31 million for the local economy on both sides of the Ohio River. For these and many other reasons, the Festival remains committed to producing such an important community asset.

If you are a visitor to this event, leave us a comment on your experiences at the event and especially your take on Cuppy’s Coffee. Have fun and enjoy the event.