Just Love Coffee strengthens its mission to serve great coffee and serve the community through charitable product line
Just Love Coffee Cafe franchise was founded on a passion for helping others, and today the growing franchise continues to differentiate itself in the competitive cafe space through its high-quality hand-roasted coffee, as well as a new charitable focus. The addition of a fundraising Cause Coffee line enables Just Love to spotlight nonprofits and charities and gives franchisees yet another reason to be proud to own a Just Love Coffee Cafe.
Just Love Coffee Cafe is a low-cost startup that appeals to entrepreneurs passionate about coffee and community. People looking for an entry-point investment into the food industry are finding Just Love to be an attractive, as well as fulfilling, business to run that prides itself on being a core part of the local community.
The new Cause Coffee selections spotlight lesser-known, but not less impactful, nonprofits. The specialty bags of coffee sell for $13.99 a bag, with $5 going back to the featured organization, says DJ Smith, Marketing & Creative Director of Just Love Coffee Cafe. Although the specialty coffee bags do not result in a profit for franchisees, Smith was blown away by the enthusiasm franchisees showed for the new line.
“I love the heart of our franchisees,” Smith says. “The Cause Coffee line was originally intended to be an online-only retail product, but several franchisees wanted to sell our Cause Coffee in-house after hearing about it. It’s optional for them to sell in their cafes, but their passion for this program reinforces what the heart of Just Love is.”
Founder and CEO Rob Webb founded Just Love as a for-profit venture with a mission to help adoptive families. Rob and his wife, Emily, adopted two children from Ethiopia in 2009. During the process, he had a true light-bulb moment that was the genesis of Just Love. As he added up the expense of the adoption trip and learned of the sacrifice and challenges of people in the same situation, he realized that a coffee company with a mission to serve would be a winning business venture.
After the launch of two successful locations in Nashville and Brentwood, Tennessee, one of the hottest cities in the nation, Just Love Coffee is primed for expansion in 2018. Led by an executive team with proven experience in growing franchise systems, Just Love Coffee & Eatery is an ideal investment for both new and experienced entrepreneurs who want to get in on the ground floor of the most exciting business opportunity in the $12 billion U.S. coffee shop industry.
Cause Coffee emphasizes community building and builds brand awareness
The Cause Coffee line kicked off with specialty bags spotlighting awareness of autism through a partnership with nonprofit Autism ETC during April, which is Autism Awareness Month. Upcoming Cause Coffee partnerships, each of which will have its own custom label, include Freedom Calling, an organization raising awareness about human trafficking, and Osprey Village, a nonprofit developing an inclusive residential neighborhood for adults with special needs.
The goal is to sell 200 Cause Coffee bags for each organization with the eventual mission being to promote a different cause each month, Smith says. “We’re looking at this as an evergreen, year-round program where eventually we’ll have a dozen featured Cause Coffees per year.”
Smith sees the Cause Coffee program as a win/win for all involved. The program raises awareness for smaller nonprofits and charities, as well as introduces Just Love Coffee to potential customers as those organizations promote the specialty coffee bags to their supporters and staff.
“It’s been great. We went into it with a genuine heart, and you reap what you sow,” he says. “We are so protective of our mission here at Just Love and our core values, which are to be genuine, be excellent and be a catalyst for love. Cause Coffee embodies every bit of those core values.”
Additionally, the program has been eye-opening for the Just Love team as they discover new organizations and causes to support. “We learned so much about autism with the initial Cause Coffee launch. We had the opportunity to meet some of the therapists and folks who are helping kids with autism and meet the people behind the scenes who are the unsung heroes. That’s really what it’s about — celebrating these people whose mission is to make a positive effect on their part of their world.”
Just Love Leadership discusses our cause-minded mission and standout family-friendly brand
Just Love Coffee Cafe Founder and CEO Rob Webb and Marketing & Creative Director DJ Smith were guests recently on popular radio talk show “Nashville Today,” hosted by award-winning personality Devon O’Day. The show is broadcast internationally through WSM 650 AM — home of Nashville’s legendary Grand Ole Opry. The Just Love leadership duo discussed several developments, including the franchise’s new fundraising Cause Coffee line and expansion plans for Georgia, Texas and Michigan.
Just Love Coffee Cafe is a low-cost startup that appeals to entrepreneurs who are passionate about coffee and community. People looking for an entry-point investment into the food industry are finding Just Love to be an attractive, fulfilling business to run that prides itself on being a core part of the local community.
“If you just love coffee, Just Love coffee is a place you need to try out,” O’Day says during her introduction of Webb and Smith. “I’ve been screaming at the top of my lungs that the greatest place to have coffee is Just Love because companies with a socially conscious spirit are near and dear to my heart.”
CEO Webb founded Just Love as a for-profit venture with a mission to help adoptive families. He and his wife, Emily, adopted two children from Ethiopia in 2009. During the process he had a true light-bulb moment that would be the genesis of Just Love. As he added up the expense of the adoption trip and learned of the sacrifice and challenges of other people in the same situation, he realized that a coffee company with a mission to serve would be a winning business venture.
After the launch of two successful locations in Nashville and Brentwood, Tennessee, one of the hottest cities in the nation, Just Love Coffee is primed for expansion in 2018 and is developing five new locations. Led by anexecutive team with proven experience in growing franchise systems, Just Love Coffee & Eatery is an ideal investment for both new and experienced entrepreneurs who want to get in on the ground floor of the most exciting business opportunity in the$12 billion U.S. coffee shop industry.
Radio interview spotlights Just Love’s unique brand
Webb and Smith discussed the new Cause Coffee line, which debuted in April with a limited-edition selection that benefited nonprofit Autism ETC for Autism Awareness Month. Upcoming Cause Coffee partnerships, each of which will have its own custom label, include Freedom Calling, an organization raising awareness about human trafficking, and Osprey Village, a nonprofit developing an inclusive residential neighborhood for adults with special needs. The goal is to sell 200 Cause Coffee bags for each organization, with the eventual mission being to promote a different cause each month.
O’Day also spoke with the duo about the unique, welcoming and family-friendly environment that sets Just Love apart from the competition. “Just Love is a place where soccer moms can go in and have a great time with their girlfriends, business people come in to conduct business and we have students,” Smith says.
Despite a lighthearted feel to the brand and an unconventional cooking technique that centers on waffle iron specialties, Smith emphasized Just Love’s commitment to high-quality coffee and food. “We take our coffee very seriously, as well as our food,” Smith says.
Our unique coffee shop and cafe is a streamlined business
that’s attracting investors nationwide
The Just Love Coffee Café brand is continuing its strong growth trajectory, reporting several new locations and growth in multiple areas in the first quarter of 2023. Same-store sales growth has been strong for three years running, and all Just Love Coffee Café stores have experienced double-digit growth for two consecutive years.
Just Love is that rare, simple business model within the highly competitive cafe space that results in higher-than-average food sales and a quirky and profitable menu. Our founders have worked hard to make sure our coffee shop concept is easy to scale, making it ideal for investors who are looking to develop regionally. The success of our Middle Tennessee coffee shops illustrates the ease of scalability within one metropolitan area. In fact, our downtown Nashville Just Love Cafe location on Demonbreun Street recently reported a 38% increase over last year’s first-quarter sales.
“We scaled the brand in the booming Nashville metropolitan area on our own to standardize systems and operations and ensure that the business was not only easy to operate, but replicable and sustainable over the long term,” says Rob Webb, CEO and founder of Just Love Coffee & Eatery. “Our impressive first-quarter sales and growth are proof that our system is working and that our franchisees are excelling in their markets. As word spreads about our unique and fun concept, so does interest in investing in our brand. In March alone we took more than 300 inquiries from people interested in opening a Just Love Coffee Cafe in their community.”
Led by an executive team with proven experience in growing franchise systems, Just Love Coffee is an ideal investment for entrepreneurs who want to get in on the ground floor of an exciting business opportunity in the $12 billion U.S. coffee shop industry.
Low startup costs and higher-than-average food sales
make us a smart investment
Just Love Coffee Café has a simple-to-operate business model with a low franchise fee of $35,000 — considerably less than most coffee-shop franchises. Our unique menu is inspired by the waffle iron and eliminates the need for a full kitchen, making Just Love a simple food business to operate and more adaptable to modern coffee shop business trends. It also results in food ticket sales that are higher than the industry average. This translates into lower buildout costs than our competitors, as well as a faster ramp-up time. All of this allows for a potentially faster return on investment.
We also offer a rare coffee shop franchise opportunity that doesn’t require any experience in either restaurant management or coffee making — all that we require is that our new franchise owners are passionate about our brand and about making their new business successful.
Just Love Coffee Café family of franchises is entering new markets outside Tennessee home base
Just Love Coffee Café’s simple business model is attracting investors nationwide. Low startup costs, a revenue-generating all-day menu and a community-centric culture are selling points for entrepreneurs seeking an attractive and potentially profitable entry into the competitive food space.
2018 is shaping up to be an exciting year of robust development and double-digit growth for Just Love Coffee Café. Led by an executive team with proven experience in growing franchise systems, Just Love Coffee Café is an ideal investment for new entrepreneurs, as well as for experienced investors who want to get in on the ground floor of a standout business opportunity in the $12 billion U.S. coffee shop industry.
“This is an exciting time to launch a Just Love Coffee Café,” says Rob Webb, CEO and founder of the Just Love Coffee franchises. “People really crave community and want to frequent family-friendly local businesses that serve a high-quality product. Just Love brand encourages and embraces these concepts like no other coffee brand I’ve seen — our impressive first-quarter growth is proof of that. We’re a business founded on love for community and family; we give back, and we provide a potentially profitable business for entrepreneurs.”
Domestic growth takes off for Just Love Coffee Café
Just Love has expansion agreements pending in several new markets outside our home state of Tennessee, including: Austin, Texas, Savannah, Georgia, and Detroit, Michigan. Our community-oriented coffee shops with high-quality, hand-roasted coffee, great food and excellent customer service will do well in nearly any market, and we’re attracting franchisees
in a wide variety of locations.
“It used to be that coffee shops were prevalent in urban areas and on the East and West coasts,” Webb says. “That’s no longer the case. The cafe culture is growing nationwide as people crave great coffee, food and community. Just Love Coffee’s growing brand recognition
is positioning us as a go-to place customers know they can rely on.
“Customers typically fall in love with our high-quality coffee first, and then they discover how amazing our food is. Our food sales consistently outpace our coffee sales, and we’re introducing many menu items in 2018 to bolster our food revenue.”
Streamlined business model is versatile for any location
Just Love Coffee Café coffee shops are successful as freestanding locations and as strip-center end caps. The business model is designed to suit a space, no matter the size. This means our locations can be unique to their physical space and to the communities that love us.
Take our Nashville-area locations, for example. Our Demonbreun Street location downtown is in the heart of the business district. It’s also just off the famous Music Row and near several city university campuses. Our Murfreesboro-area location is more suburban and also attracts local college students. Our Brentwood location is in a predominantly upscale suburban retail district.
Just Love Coffee Café is a great opportunity for first-time entrepreneurs or savvy investors. Learn everything about coffee franchise cost
We are the rare coffee shop franchise opportunity that doesn’t require any experience either running a restaurant or being an expert in coffee — all we require is that our new franchise owners are passionate about our brand and about making their business successful. We also continually fine-tune our franchisees’ training, and we are rolling out a new online training program to help franchisees excel as local coffee-shop owners.
Our simple business model offers a low-cost entry point into the booming coffee shop and cafe business
Investors passionate about coffee and community find Just Love Coffee Cafe to be a highly scalable business concept with low startup costs.
Just Love is a rare, simple business model within the competitive cafe space. Pair that with a scaled back but innovative menu centered on waffle iron entrees and you have a concept that is logistically easy to scale, making it ideal for investors looking to develop regionally. The success of our Middle Tennessee coffee shops illustrates the ease in scalability within one metropolitan area.
“We scaled the brand to two locations in the Nashville area on our own to standardize systems and operations and ensure that the business was not only easy to operate, but replicable and sustainable over the long-term,” says Rob Webb, CEO and founder of Just Love Coffee Cafe. “We’re extremely excited to welcome the first wave of franchise owners to a brand that is built on a foundation of love of family, community and great coffee.”
After the launch of several successful locations in Nashville, Tennessee, considered one of the hottest cities in the U.S., Just Love Coffee is primed for expansion in new markets in 2018. Led by an executive team with proven experience in growing franchise systems, Just Love Coffee Cafe is an ideal investment for entrepreneurs who want to get in on the ground floor of the most exciting business opportunity in the $12 billion U.S. coffee shop industry.
If you’re looking for a coffee or food brand to grow with, Just Love is a great multi-unit investment opportunity. Our executive team has experience building brands and supporting franchisees. Here are just a few ways we stand out as a scalable business.
Low startup costs make us perfect for multi-unit investment
Just Love Coffee Cafe is a simple-to-operate business model with a low franchise fee of $35,000 that is considerably less than most coffee shop franchises. Our unique but straightforward menu is inspired by the waffle iron and eliminates the need for a full kitchen, making Just Love a simple food business to run from an operations perspective. This translates into lower build-out costs than our competitors as well as a faster ramp-up time, which allows for a potentially faster return on investment.
We also offer a rare coffee shop franchise opportunity that doesn’t require any previous experience in either restaurant management or coffee making — all that we require is that our new franchise owners are passionate about our brand and making their new business successful.
We provide training and marketing tools to build your business
Just Love offers a training program to help new franchisees quickly excel in their new role as a community coffee shop owner. Franchisees attend intensive training at our headquarters in Murfreesboro and our stores in Nashville, Tennessee. They learn how to correctly pour and serve our specialty coffee, as well as our entire menu of specialty beverages. They also will learn how to correctly cook, prepare and serve our simple and inventive food menu. Additionally, franchisees will learn the machinery, the sales process and how to hire and train baristas who really become the face and the name of our business as they create memorable experiences for customers.
Marketing also plays a huge role in the success of a Just Love Coffee Cafe franchise. Our executive team guides franchisees through the process of digital and traditional marketing platforms to help them build their business and their brand. Members of the Just Love Coffee Cafe executive team will be on hand to provide guidance and feedback on grand opening day and beyond.
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Just Love Coffee offers an easy to run business with deep roots tied to supporting families and community
The Just Love Coffee Shop franchise stands out in the competitive cafe space as a low-cost startup that appeals to entrepreneurs passionate about coffee and community. People looking for an entry point investment into the food industry are finding Just Love to be an attractive business to run as a family-owned entrepreneurial enterprise.
Family run businesses are in style today as more entrepreneurial families are seeking both control and work-life balance through franchise ownership. A local coffee shop and cafe is a perfect way to employ family members and stay active in your community. Just Love is not only a good business to own, it has family-oriented roots.
Founder and CEO Rob Webb founded Just Love as a for-profit venture with a mission to help adoptive families. Rob and his wife Emily adopted two children from Ethiopia in 2009 and during the process he had a true lightbulb moment that would be the genesis of Just Love. As he added up the expense of the adoption trip and learned of the sacrifice and challenges of people in the same situation, he realized that a coffee company with a mission to serve would be a winning business venture.
After the launch of 2 successful locations in Nashville and Brentwood, Tennessee, one of the hottest cities in the nation, Just Love Coffee is primed for expansion in 2018. Led by an executive team with proven experience in growing franchise systems, Just Love Coffee & Eatery is an ideal investment for both new and experienced entrepreneurs who want to get in on the ground floor of the most exciting business opportunity in the $12 billion U.S. coffee shop industry.
Low startup costs make us perfect for first-time entrepreneurs
Just Love Coffee & Eatery is a simple-to-operate business model with a low franchise fee of $35,000. Our unique menu is inspired by the waffle iron which means Just Love Coffee & Eatery doesn’t require a full kitchen, making it a simple food business concept. This translates into lower build-out costs than our competitors in the coffee shop space as well as a faster ramp-up time, which allows for a potentially faster return on investment.
We also offer a rare coffee shop franchise opportunity that doesn’t require any previous experience in either running a restaurant or being an expert in coffee — all that we require is that our new franchise owners are passionate about our brand and making their new business successful. Our business model is simple to run and easy to scale, creating multiple revenue streams and a first-class training program to help new franchisees quickly excel in their new role as a local coffee shop owner.
Utilizing a small list of simple ingredients, Just Love Coffee & Eatery has created one of the most unique and delicious menus in the coffee shop space by using a simple waffle iron to cook all hot entrees and desserts. Food prep is minimal, cooking is streamlined and the food is served quickly, which all translates into higher customer satisfaction. We also are sensitive to diners’ food needs, offering gluten-sensitive and vegetarian options.
Family friendly culture makes us a community gathering place
Just Love baristas and staff are trained to make every customer feel welcome the second they walk in the door. Our family-friendly culture attracts a broad range of customers, from young families with babies and toddlers in tow to college students looking for a comfortable place to study on their laptops or just chill with friends.
“It was incredibly important for us that Just Love Coffee & Eatery provide a family-friendly environment,” Rob says. “The diversity of our customers is not what you will find at a traditional specialty coffee shop. We encourage families to bring their kids and we welcome college students looking for a place to study, as well as serious coffee connoisseurs who want to chat with our baristas. It’s a community, which is exactly what a good coffee shop should feel like.”
Low startup costs make us perfect for first-time entrepreneurs