Gillian McIntyre

Barista Training & Cafe Consultancy

Nearly 20 years of coffee experience, brought to your business.Practical, hands-on in-house barista training, mobile coffee training and consultancy for cafes, hospitality businesses, training providers and teams across Scotland.

From developing confident baristas and improving coffee operations to helping new businesses get off to the right start, I bring real-world coffee experience, practical advice and industry connections to every project.Based in Central Scotland | Training across Scotland

In-House Barista Training

Confident baristas make better coffee.• Espresso • Matcha • Latte Art • Workflow • Cleaning • Menu DevelopmentI provide practical, hands-on barista training for individuals and teams, tailored to the equipment, coffee and day-to-day requirements of your business.Whether you're opening a new cafe, developing an existing team or simply want to improve the quality of your coffee, training is designed around what you actually need.Training is available for groups of up to 6 people per session.Perfect for: • Cafes • Hotels • Restaurants

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Mobile Barista Training

A complete professional coffee training environment, brought to you.
My fully mobile barista training setup allows me to deliver practical, hands-on coffee training at your venue, training facility or workplace without the need for a permanent café or espresso machine setup.The mobile setup includes professional espresso equipment, grinder and everything needed to create a realistic coffee-bar training environment.
Training can be tailored to your programme, from introductory coffee skills and espresso preparation through to milk steaming, latte art, workflow and professional coffee service.Mobile training is particularly useful for:
• Professional Training Providers • Social Enterprises • Colleges, Charities • Employability Programmes • Hospitality or Workplace Skills Training

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Cafe Consultancy

Starting or running a cafe involves a huge number of decisions, and it's easy to get caught up in the details. I help coffee businesses step back, look at the bigger picture and make practical decisions that work for their customers, their team and their bottom line.With experience opening and running cafes myself, I can offer practical advice on coffee, equipment, menus, workflow and staff development, as well as helping identify where things could be working harder or more efficiently.For new businesses, I particularly enjoy being involved from the early stages, helping shape the coffee offering, making sensible equipment choices, preparing the team and getting the operation ready for launch. I can also provide ongoing support as the business grows.I've spent nearly 20 years building relationships across the coffee industry, so if you need something outside my own expertise, I can often connect you with the right people, whether that's a roaster, equipment supplier or another industry specialist.Ultimately, great coffee needs to make commercial sense. My goal is to help you build a coffee operation that people love, your team can deliver and your business can make money from.

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About Your Trainer Gillian

I've been working with coffee since my very first job, nearly 20 years and counting!From working my way through cafes and managing a specialty coffee roastery cafe in Glasgow, to establishing Something Brewed, opening two multi-roastery cafes with MAYZE, running wholesale bakery operations and managing teams of up to 15 staff, I've gained hands-on experience across almost every side of the coffee business.I've also project managed the Glasgow Coffee Festival and work freelance with coffee roasteries and espresso machine suppliers as a professional barista trainer.I particularly love working with new and growing coffee businesses helping them get the right foundations in place from day one, and providing practical support as they find their feet and grow.Thinking about starting or developing a coffee business? Get in touch and let's see if we're a recipe for success.

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Contact: Gillian McIntyreDirect Email: [email protected]

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