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I’m Peter Dore-Smith
Founder & director of Kaffeine – speciality cafe
Why ViewVo recommends Peter Dore-Smith
If you want to open your own café this is your chance to learn from the best! Peter's awards for Kaffeine include 'Best Independent Cafe in Europe' and is regularly awarded gold standard for 'Best independent Cafe UK’. Peter has a diverse background including restaurants, bars, cafes, and nightclubs. Drawing on over 30 years’ experience, Peter also used to work in a school teaching hospitality so knows how to teach and what’s important for you to learn to enable you to open your own premises.

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My Experience
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I have 30 years of hospitality experience through food and beverage service, recruitment training, staffing and coffee shops
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I’m very hands on in running all aspects of my business, including: overall operations, forecasting, profit and loss, accounting, payroll, rostering, marketing and social media.
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The rewards of our hard work, our reputation, the pace and the excitement! I really enjoy working with my staff and seeing them grow, develop, and improve. The immediate satisfaction you get from...
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Kaffeine: Reviews/Awards
Awards and Qualifications
Gold Award Best Independent Café UK
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Gold Award Best Independent Café UK
Kaffeine was also awarded this in 2013, 2012 & 2011
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Gold Award Best Independent Sandwich Bar UK
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Gold Award Best Independent Sandwich Bar UK
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Best Independent Café Europe
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Testimonials
I'm Vicky, I have a dream to open a Play cafe in Reading. I don't have a background in running a coffee shop so I’ve done as much research as I can online and sitting in coffee shops, but I got to the point where I really needed some expert advice on where to go next, and someone to say ‘this is awful go back to the drawing board, or this is great, this isn't,’ and just really some guidance on what to do.
Today has been so busy and full on I’ve literally got a head full of ideas and it's been so exciting to see it in action. I’ve tried the food, I’ve tried making the coffee (not very successfully) and we've just had a great day talking about all the different aspects of what needs to go into starting the business. It's been brilliant. And walking around the building and seeing simple things like why that's in that drawer and why they work a certain way it's really, really valuable. I don't think I would have learnt half of this stuff just doing what I was doing so which was desk-based research and sitting in coffee shops and watching – it’s just not the same thing. I’ve already said that I might need to pay for another half day! :)
Vicky Fox
Job Shadow Opportunities
Peter is a multi-award winning cafe owner, so if you're interested in opening your own cafe this is your chance to learn from the best! He has year...
You’ll learn everything you need to know to make opening your own café a reality. From planning to pricing to product, business plans, mood boards,...
After we have met (*this is a follow up to my shadowing opportunity) and I know more about you and your experience, you may have the opportunity to...
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