Jamaican Coffee Talk

Vanessa Hutchinson spent ten years as a lawyer before taking a career break and deciding to set up a proper café-bistro-bar in the City, close to St. Pauls Cathedral. With her Caribbean background, Vanessa wanted to promote jamaica blue mountain coffee.

The name Mahoe refers to Jamaicas national tree, a kind of hibiscus. Vanessa started her business development at the Business & IP Centre at the British Library: I relied a lot on the Centre when I was getting started. People think starting a business in the restaurant sector is about an excellent chef or a lot of experience in the kitchen. Actually its about researching your market, finding a fantastic location, and making sure you understand your pricing and your competitors.

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