YAAS Cafe Feasibility Study
YAAS Cafe Feasibility Study
students of the Bachelor of Science Business Administration, wherein the academic and
administration provide a low operating cost of products and services and income and on the
job training, assessment and as a part of the curriculum, which will help generate funds for
the hotel and restaurant department in sponsoring for competitions, student activities and
maintenance of laboratory equipment will be the sole purpose of the study which will
benefit not only the students of IMAM ABDHULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY
but also the faculties, other employees and visitors of the University. Therefore, we are
proposing for a coffee shop or a café that will serve espresso coffee and other specialty
coffee product as a training/simulation room for BSBA students, which can cater good
quality coffee and pastry demands and needs of the students, faculties, and visitors of the
B. SUMMARY
A survey was conducted on the 12’th of September 2023 wherein 100 respondents
were gathered from the employees and visitors were given a questionnaire about their
knowledge in coffee and willingness for a new experience here in Rarah Alkhobar Saudi
1. The need of an establishment wherein you could sit down and enjoy coffee &
dining.
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2. No option in coffee based drinks within the area.
Since the closest establishment which serves hot brewed coffee or tea is outside, we
the students proposed coffee shop that will evolved basing on the demand and needs of the
clienteles within the university. If proposed project will be approved, Imam Abdulrahman
Bin Faisal University as part of the On the Job Training of BSBA and HRM students,
simulation of bartending, demo showcase of bread and pastry, and service area for food and
beverage service program, and funding and support from the ADMINISTRATION in the
financial capital of the and to fill the needs for a higher accreditation requirement.
What is good about this coffee shop is that, BSBA students will run the
operation guided by a café manager which will be employed as staff of the university
overseeing the technical and non technical aspects of the café operation. Training of students
and introduction of the workplace is also part of its responsibility. And prepare the coffee
drinks in the absence of students: (semestral brake, enrollment, vacations). Along with the
manager will be 2 the custodial employee working in shift (AM and PM) to assist in the
preparation and maintenance of the working area, service and also perform the task of the
This will also help the BSBA students to practice handling a business particularly in
a Café environment by managing the café, preparation of mise and place with the help of
manager and custodial to be hired. Since BSBA students will give their major share in the
operation of the Cafe Restaurant, it will be an advantage of the Cafe Restaurant to have a
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minimal expense in the manpower because BSBA students will not be paid but they will
work in the Cafe Restaurant as a trainee/OJTs and could be used to show case products of
CHAPTER II
THE BUSINESS
A. MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to provide locally competitive training skills for hotel and restaurant
management students; promote products and continuously grow through innovation and
service and excellent performance with upholding the Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal
University values.
B. OBJECTIVE
coffee.
C. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
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Among other establishments that offer coffee drinks to their customers are most
YAAS Café & Restaurant and full service coffee shops. YAAS Cafe & Restaurant’s direct
competitors will be other coffee shops located at University of Northwestern area and outside
business establishment. Food service establishments that offer coffee and a coffee shop
located beside the university The Stone House. YAAS Cafe & Restaurant will definitely be
one of the major competitors because of volume of clients and established marketing and
operational practices. However, despite of YAAS Cafe & Restaurant’s entrenched market
position, many customers favor smaller independent establishments that offer cozy
atmosphere and good coffee affordable prices. YAAZ CAFE & RESTAURANT is a good
example of such competition. We estimate that YAAS Cafe & Restaurant’s hold
approximately 35% market share in that neighborhood, YAAS Cafe & Restaurant’s appeals
25% of customer’s, with the remaining market shares split among other establishments.
YAAS Cafe & Restaurant will position itself as a unique coffee shop that not only offers the
best tasting coffee and pastries but also provide home-like cozy and comfortable
bodies and minds, which will help us grow our market shares in this competitive market.
Location – 4801 King Faisal Ibn Abd Al Aziz, 7528, حي, Al Khobar 34226
Manpower –Low overhead cost in labor wages because the BSBA will run the entire
management students, this can also be used as an assessment area for bartending
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SWOT ANALYSIS
The following SWOT analysis captures key strengths and weaknesses within the
company and describes the opportunities and threats facing the business.
Strengths
CMC will be located at the center of the school where the customers mostly
walk by.
establishment.
No direct competitors
Weaknesses
Limited menu
The YAAS Cafe & Restaurant Coffee Shop's limited brand equity.
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Opportunity
A growing market with a significant percentage of the of the target market still
Threats
Store design that will be both visually attractive to customers, and designed for
Provide the best products and easy to recall to every customers so that it’s their
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Staff. Hire employees with a work experience and have a strong background
with the position that they want to fill up if they are fit to their job satisfaction.
Service. Serve your customers very well and treat them properly. Because
Attracting customers who find value in the YAAS Cafe & Restaurant, Coffee
Shops offering and who will frequent the Shop regularly in order to meet like-
D. MARKETING STRATEGY
The main strategy is to educate and target the students in the coffee drinking
culture. With a low overhead cost with the help of OJT, a lower price can be presented to
attract more clients in the coffee shop. A concept that is unique and a strategy that can
separate the its competitors. Since the café has their loyal based customers which are the
came up to an idea which is to establish a membership fee for those interested students and
faculties. Hotel and Restaurant Management (BSBA) students will be the key of success for
Product Strategy
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The café will launch new products through social media and offer its customers the
best tasting coffee beverages in the area. This will be achieved by using high quality
ingredients and strictly following preparation guidelines. The store layout, menu listings and
marketing activities will be focused on maximizing the sales or higher margin espresso
drinks. Along with the espresso drinks, brewed coffee and teas, as well as some refreshment
beverages, will be sold in the coffee shop. YAAS Cafe & Restaurant will also offer its
Pricing Strategy
The café will have its products at a very low price consistently to maintain the
loyalty of our customers pricing will be in a medium basis, meaning it is between a lower
and higher price. It will be offer at a reasonable price especially to the customers. YAAS
Cafe & Restaurant, primarily utilizes coupons and discounts because we believe that the
discount programs or coupon. Compared to our competitors YAAS Cafe & Restaurant
comparably priced. By offering a wide selection of both regular and gourmet coffee, we
believe that YAAS Cafe & Restaurant’s prices can appeal to even the most price sensitive
consumers.
Tie up with the university as a marketing tool to promote new HRM /BSBA
enrollee in the future. Many services are involving both actions of employees and customers,
which is essentially showed in the case of Coffee Shop. Strategically, service personnel are
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important source of product differentiation. It is often challenging for café to differentiate
itself from similar business in benefit bundles it offers or delivery system. YAAS Cafe &
Restaurant recognized this problem. The strategies of YAAS Cafe & Restaurant are offering
customers with the friendly service. For instance, YAAS Cafe & Restaurant treat their
employees as their partner rather than employees. They provide their partner with three
months training, which educate them with the basic knowledge of YAAS Cafe & Restaurant
services skills and culture. The promotion training is also offered for staff self-development.
The management will record the names of their customers, personalized their service and
In YAAS Cafe & Restaurant case, customers have to stay in the actual process of
production in order to receive service, so their behavior and their reaction for the service
encounter will play important role. The nature of these interactions strongly influences the
Process strategy
Process refers to the procedures or processes that are developed to ensure the
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When marketing services:
Staff and trainees are available to perform the service when and where
required.
Staff and trainees provide the service to the required performance level.
E. TARGET MARKET
With very limited when it comes to market because it is located inside the
University, which means that the possible numbers of market of the cafe will depend on the
a good location because competitors are also limited and there is a very high profit margin
due to low overhead expenses. Employees and undergrads are potential target since they are
the most active market in coffee, therefore target the following markets:
Students
Academic Faculties
Other employees
Visitors
Market Segmentation
YAAS Café & Restaurant will focus its marketing activities on reaching the
University students, faculty, and staffs, people working in offices located close to the coffee
shop and on sophisticated teenagers. Our market research shows that these are the customers
group that are the most likely to buy gourmet coffee products. Since gourmet coffee
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consumption is universal across different income, categories and mostly depends on the level
of higher education, proximity to the Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University area will
F. COMMENCEMENT DATE
The café will be ready on the month of June 2022 for operation and but still the
G. BUSINESS STRUCTURE
YAAZ CAFE & RESTAURANT is owned by the Mr. Jassim Hilal therefore, it is
registered as a corporation wherein they are equally sharing their resources and effort in
building the business and managed by the project proponents and by the Hotel and
with their curriculum in Food and Beverage Services (F&B) and Bartending Services as on-
the-job training and barista to cater the needs and wants of the customers into maximum
efficiency. It can also be used as an assessment center in the future for Bartending NC IV
(BARISTA).
H. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Jassim Hilal
PRESIDENT
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Custodial Custodial
I. QUALIFICATIONS
MANAGER
Must be flexible
CUSTODIANS
restaurant industry
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Must be alert and active
CHAPTER III
Coffee Shop serves coffees, teas, milk and snack, and aside from the laboratory
aspect of the café, the venue can also be used to hold small functions, meeting and seminar.
Small, local coffee shop can establish a solid reputation in their communities, attracting
large volumes of highly loyal, sometimes daily patrons. Marketing a coffee shop requires
establishment and serve as a training area for hotel and restaurant student which can
providers a highly social experience greatly reliant on word of mouth advertising and
personal invitations existing customers. YAAZ CAFE & RESTAURANT utilizes a focus
strategy on its market. By specifically primary segments they can cater specifically to their
need
Our target market are all people that they want to eat or to buy our products whether
dine in or take out in our business establishment, especially to the students and employees
of the Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University. Whenever you are single, have partners or
have friends are always welcome to eat and enjoy the snacks and pastries that they want to
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order.
YAAS Cafe & Restaurant Café target market includes professional and working
class citizens who will appreciate affordable, good quality coffee on their way to work.
Such Customers vary age, although our location is inside the University Area means that
most of our clientele will be college students and faculty. Our market research shows that
these are discerning customers that gravitate toward better tasting coffee. Furthermore, a lot
where they can read or meet with peers without the necessity to pay cover charges. For us,
this will provide a unique possibility for building a loyal client base
The operation flow will follow the ISO process of the Maanagement, and as part of
the management, Only daily the operating expenses or petty cash will be endorsed to the
manager.
Instructors of Bartending, Bread and pastry, food and beverage can also have their
simulation within the premises. And as a business venture that aims to attract customers who
loves coffee. It is a coffee shop which offers excellent quality of espresso-based coffee and
pastries. It also offers good dining experience managed by the project proponents and
YAAZ CAFE & RESTAURANT offers hot and cold coffee, tea and snacks for the
client and it will be served to them by employees with respect to the customers at their
satisfaction. Espresso, brewed coffee coffees with such varieties such as mocha, candy bar,
latte and brewed coffee. Complementing the coffee will be a smoothie line including wild
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berry, peach, strawberry and lemonade. Rounding out the simple menu line will be pastries.
The offering may vary with season ability but the primary line will muffins, bread, cookies,
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
degree and excellence of its characteristics. Quality is the key issue of the relationship
marketing which heavily influences the customer’s satisfaction. Most customers thinks that
YAAS Cafe & Restaurant coffee shop offers the same service and products quality as other
MENU DESCRIPTION
The names of the products are will be based on the standard recipe of the different
types of coffee so that the customers will not be confused and as part of education the public
of the types of coffee concoctions. Pastries and other products will supplied by the suppliers
of university. Some products are also produced by BSBA from their laboratory in bread and
pastries.
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Short Black an espresso run longer until the cup is nearly full. Should have a dark layer of
cream.
Macchiato meaning stained or spotted (i.e. with milk). A serving of espresso stained with a
teaspoon of milk.
heated milk, steamed and frothed. Steamed milk is milk that has been
Café Latte made with espresso and four parts steamed milk with no foam on top.
Vienna Coffee cup is filled two-thirds with espresso coffee and topped with whipped cream.
consists of coffee or other base ingredient (e.g., strawberries and cream), blended with ice
Milk tea refers to any form of beverage found in many cultures, containing some
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MENU PRICING
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Espresso 55 pesos Café Latte 75 pesos
CHAPTER IV
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
A. Recipe Costing
Espresso
3.30/serving
Yield: 1 serving
Computation:
3.30*400
100 = 13.2
Cappuccino
14.25/serving
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Yield: 1 serving
Computation:
14.25*400
100 = 57
Short Black
3.30
Yield: 1 servings
Computation:
3.30*400
100 = 13.2
Mocha
17.11/serving
Yield: 1 servings
Computation:
17.11*400
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100 = 59.86
Desired Food Cost of 400% Selling Price
= 59.86 = 65.00
Macchiato
10.05
23.35/serving
Yield: 1 serving
Computation:
23.35*300
100 = 70.05
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Desired Food Cost of 400% Selling Price
= 70.05 = 75.00
Frappuccino
11.18
Milk tea
18.01/serving
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Yield: 1 serving
Computation:
18.01*350
100 = 63.04
Vienna coffee
3.74/serving
Yield: 1 serving
Computation:
3.74*400
100 = 14.96
Desired Food Cost of 400% Selling Price
= 14.96 = 55.00
B. Specification of Equipment
Here are following which is needed in the operation of the business. Cleaning and
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Wi-Fi Router 1 1,500.00 1,500.00
TOTAL 203,900.00
TOTAL 195.00
TOTAL 546.00
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Supplies per Year
TOTAL 5,078.00
Inventories
Sugar
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Extract bottles bottle bottles bottles
Sugar
ate,
Caramel
te Bar 100g
Instant 260.00/
rries
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elon
Yogurt 350g
8000/gal
Dew
Melon
d Sugar 0g
gal=20L
Sauce 83g
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0g
te Ice
Cream
pack
Coffee
(Arabica
&
Robusta
Cubes
pack(100
pcs)
Kitchen Utensils
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Measuring Spoons 1 35.00 35.00
TOTAL 3,155.00
The salaries are in minimum wage wherein the project proponents follow the
ees h (SAR)
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Custodial 8 6 253.00 2 24 12,144.00
Building Cost
Equipment Price
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Cor g1 Sheet 4mm @ 30 LRT SAR1,800.00
Total SAR1,000,241,675
C. Commencement Capital
The financial cost will be provided by the University since it is owned and a part of
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University. Since it is just a renovation, there will be
minimal cost because the Student lounge are is still in a good condition.
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The initial capital of the will be SAR 623,113.5
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Total Project Cost
Sales 6,500.00
Supplies 195.00
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Projected Income Statement
Sales 27,500.00
Supplies 546.00
Sales 900,000.00
Supplies 5,078.00
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Income Statement forecast
Less: Operating
Expenses
Profit Sharing
30%
70%
Seventy percent (70%) of the profit will be for the University Administrators for the
maintenance of the café and for the operating and other expenses of the café as well as the café’s
indirect expenses (electricity, water bills, etc.) Thirty percent (30%) will be for the BSBA
department and this will help them for their laboratory expenses and it will also serve as their
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CHAPTER V
The YAAS Cafe & Restaurant Café is tied up with the business licenses and
B. Business Advisors
The YAAS Cafe & Restaurant Café business advisors of Imam Abdulrahman Bin
Faisal University.
Banker
JOSSIE BULUSAN
Vice President, Finance
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Lawyer
Accountant
FEDINANAD QUIROGGA
Chief Accountant
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
C. Industry Analysis
The YAAS Cafe & Restaurant Café is located inside Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal
University wherein the project proponents renovated the University Hostel with its indirect
in which they serve drinks and as well as foods. The YAAS Cafe & Restaurant Café has its
direct competitor which is Bon Appetea that is located outside/in front of the school where
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The three major competitors of the coffee shop is not a hindrance to the future
operational success because based on the survey that we’ve conducted 85% of the
respondents would like having a coffee shop inside the University and majority of them has
visited a coffee shop and they often go. The YAAS Cafe & Restaurant Café has its market
which is the students especially young generations who loves coffee because they will be
our walking advertisers as well as the employees, graduates of the University and the
o Store design that will be both visually attractive to customers, and designed for
o Provide the best products and easy to recall to every customers so that it’s their
o Staff. Hire employees with a work experience and have a strong background with
the position that they want to fill up if they are fit to their job satisfaction.
o Product. They must be original recipe or menu with no copying of different styles
o Service. Serve your customers very well and treat them properly. Because
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o Attracting customers who find value in the YAAS Cafe & Restaurant, Coffee
Shops offering and who will frequent the Shop regularly in order to meet like-
Among other establishments that offer coffee drinks to their customers are most
YAAS Cafe & Restaurant’s limited and full service coffee shops. YAAS Cafe & Restaurant’s
direct competitors will be other coffee shops located at University of Northwestern area. A
food service establishments that offers coffee. YAAS Cafe & Restaurant will definitely be
one of the major competitors because of its strong financial position and established
marketing and operational practices. However, despite of YAAS Cafe & Restaurant’s
entrenched market position, many customers favor smaller, independent establishments that
offer cozy atmosphere and good coffee affordable prices. YAAZ CAFE & RESTAURANT is
a good example of such competition. We estimate that YAAS Cafe & Restaurant’s hold
approximately 35% market share in that neighborhood, YAAS Cafe & Restaurant’s appeals
25% of customer’s, with the remaining market shares split among other establishments.
YAAS Cafe & Restaurant will position itself as a unique coffee shop that not only offers the
best tasting coffee and pastries but also provide home-like cozy and comfortable
bodies and minds, which will help us grow our market shares in this competitive market.
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Competitors SWOT analysis
Indirect
Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat
Competitors
Bin Faisal
University
Bon Appetea Well-known Limited space for Accessible location Located near
Abdulrahman
Bin Faisal
University
City Cup Café Well-known No parking area Along high way Intense
competition
competition
F. Market Segmentation
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Geographic
YAAZ CAFE & RESTAURANT is located inside Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal
Demographic
The customers of the café are the Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
students, employees, graduates and possible visitors of the University. There will be no age
limit because we will not just be offering coffees and teas but we will be offering varieties of
0.7
70%
0.6
0.5
Percentage
0.4
0.3
0.2
20%
0.1
10%
0
Students Faculty Other Employees
Psychographic
The coffee shop is open and it suits all levels of the society from the high class
(white collar jobs/professionals), to average and down to below average depending on their
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product choice and prices are in moderate range.
Behavioral
Coffee shops are very popular nowadays this is because it is already part of our
lives to drink coffee anytime of the day. Coffee gives extra relaxation to the customers and a
time to think YAAS Cafe & Restaurant will provide the best products to the target market to
During the initial phases of the marketing plan development, several focus groups
were held to gain insight into a variety of likely customers. These focus groups provided
useful insight into the decision making process of these customers. An additional source of
dynamic market research is a feedback system based on a suggestion card system. The
suggestion card has several statements that patrons are asked to rate in term of given scale.
There are also several open ended questions that allow the customers to freely offer
constructive criticism or praise. The YAAS Cafe & Restaurant will offer coffee beverages,
teas, chocolate drink, milk, and snack. Hard implementation of policy and reasonable
suggestion will be audited in order to improve their service offerings as well as show their
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CHAPTER VI
A. DEFINITION OF TERMS
Espresso a short black coffee topped with natural crema (the Holy Grail of
Short Black an espresso run longer until the cup is nearly full. Should have a dark
layer of cream.
Cappuccino a full-bodied intense espresso topped with two kinds of heated milk,
steamed and frothed. Steamed milk is milk that has been scalded –its volume is unchanged.
Foamed milk is both heated and aerated. The classic proportions are one-third espresso, one-
Café Latte made with espresso and four parts steamed milk with no foam on top.
Vienna Coffee cup is filled two-thirds with espresso coffee and topped with
whipped cream.
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Frappuccino is a trademark for a line of frozen coffee beverages sold by Starbucks.
It consists of coffee or other base ingredient (e.g., strawberries and cream), blended with ice
Milk tea refers to any form of beverage found in many cultures, containing some
A. PERSPECTIVE VIEW
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