Claire Bowen

At a Glance - Current work: coffee shop and cafe consultant, speaker, and coffeepreneur. - Operating range: "From inception to high growth, my 15 years experience of owning and running single & multi-site, independent and franchised coffee businesses and consulting has put me in a unique position in the industry." Claire Bowen’s work sits between craft, commercial discipline, and clear decision-making. As a coffee shop and cafe consultant, speaker, and coffeepreneur, she brings the perspective of someone who has worked across the full operating range of the sector. That breadth matters in hospitality: it covers the first build-out, the pressure of growth, and the ongoing adjustments that keep a business stable. The phrase "From inception to high growth" is the scope of the work. Claire Bowen says her 15 years experience of owning and running single & multi-site, independent and franchised coffee businesses and consulting has placed her in a unique position in the industry, and that range shapes how she advises. The emphasis is on what holds a cafe together day to day: structure, consistency, and the ability to keep performance aligned with the room. For Claire Bowen, a coffee shop is a business to be shaped deliberately at every stage. That approach runs through *The Daily Grind - how to open and run a coffee shop that makes money*, and it also informs the way she works with new and established hospitality owners. The aim is direct: help them focus on creating an outstanding coffee shop or cafe, with enough operational clarity to turn ideas into something workable.

Signature

Claire's signature dishes include The Daily Grind - how to open and run a coffee shop that makes money. The book is the clearest version of her approach: practical, experience-led, and focused on the realities of running a business where service, consistency, and identity have to work together.

In Their Words “From inception to high growth, my 15 years experience of owning and running single & multi-site, independent and franchised coffee businesses and consulting has put me in a unique position in the industry.” “I work with new and established hospitality owners to focus them on creating an outstanding coffee shop or cafe.”

FAQ What is Claire Bowen known for? She is known for speaking, consulting, and writing about coffee shop and cafe operations. Who is Claire Bowen? She is a coffeepreneur, speaker, consultant, and author focused on opening and running coffee shops that make money.