PM the Show – How maintaining your space improves everything

Cat & Cloud Podcast

Cat & Cloud

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4.8 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

This week we talk about the idea of “plussing the show.” The practice of constantly reinvesting in your space so it feels alive, intentional, and cared for. From small design updates to preventative maintenance, we dig into how these choices impact not just the look of a café but also the energy of the team and the experience of every guest who walks in. At its core, the conversation is about showing your guests and team members that you’re paying attention. Cleanliness, organization, and little upgrades aren’t just details; they’re the signals that a business values quality, consistency, and care. And those signals, over time, become the real difference-maker. 🔖 Chapters – 00:09 Peet's under new ownership 04:27 Ritual’s 20 year reunion 08:21 Improving our space 11:20 Plussing the show 17:49 Lifecycle of a cafe 21:55 Plussing price tag 28:04 Key things to maintain 33:51 The power of a reach out 36:55 Baca's rant on espresso machine Cleanliness 🔗 Links – Cat & Cloud: Instagram www.instagram.com/catcloudcoffee/ Webstore www.catandcloud.com/ Chris Baca’s Personal Blog: www.chrisbaca.com/ We are Cat & Cloud Coffee. Started by three friends trying to pursue their passions with the mission to inspire connection by creating memorable experiences, and we created this podcast to continue forming those connections inside and out of our cafes. The Cat & Cloud podcast was created as a space for us to share our experiences in the coffee industry and starting a business. Each week we sit down to talk about new challenges as business owners, how we utilize our mission and values to make decisions, and answer questions from our listening community. If you’re looking to expand your coffee knowledge, get some advice for your own small business, or just like the vibes, give us a listen! Enjoy!

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0:00.0	what did you get uh is that decaf or regular it's just half of my one-in-one just a macchiato
0:05.9	yeah i already had the other half but this way did you ever get to the bottom of how much
0:11.5	whatever firm bought that whole pete's jab did they buy like the whole jab catalog yeah they
0:19.9	bought the whole catalog so it was like 50 brands, like one of them, whatever the J.D.E stands for is like a, you know, multi-billion dollar business in Europe. Yeah. It was, you know, my understanding is like originally it's like a, the main part of that is like a European company. Okay. And then they just, uh, have a few brands in the U.S. that include, right? Like the Pets and the. Currie Green Mountain? Telly. It wasn't Curry Green Mountain part of the... They're part of the company that bought. They're part of the company that bought. I thought they were already a part of JAB at some point.
0:55.9	You're right. No, they're owned by like Dr. Pepper.
0:58.0	Okay.
0:58.3	Essentially the Coorig, Dr. Pepper,
1:02.5	Kourg Green Mountain, Dr. Pepper, whatever that company is.
1:05.1	Like they're, they're buying the coffee, that coffee portfolio from JAB.
1:10.0	And then they're going to spin off like a different,
1:13.0	they're going to like separate the combined company into two
1:15.7	so that one part of the company will be just soft drinks,
1:20.3	no-da.
1:20.9	Okay.
1:21.1	And the other part of our coffee will be like a pure play coffee company.
1:26.1	Was there any notes on how much they paid per, you know, unit?
1:32.2	Like, how much is Pete's valued at is really what I'm wondering?
1:34.8	It's such a small piece of that.
1:36.6	Yeah.
1:37.1	That it's not even, I don't even know if it factored into the deal because what, that
1:42.3	combined coffee company does like 18, 18 yeah or they do some amount of
1:47.5	like hundreds of millions or billions of revenue and it's all um those like European or worldwide
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