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Watch this Intro to Cafe Buunni

By Sarina | Published: March 22, 2013

Many thanks to Angela Bao Bei Bei and Adam Golub for this! Our first video, a nice introduction to Cafe Buunni and to us!   Cafe Buunni Profile from Adam Golub on Vimeo.

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Ups and Downs

By Sarina | Published: February 22, 2013

2013 didn’t start off with a bang. In fact, January was our slowest month, both for BuunniCoffee.com and Cafe Buunni.  As we started talking to others, we realized that almost all retailers (of anything) and most service providers too, were in a similar boat.  Turns out, the height of winter is not when most people buy [...]

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Cafe Buunni – the first 10 weeks!

By Buunni | Published: December 3, 2012

Café Buunni has been open for 2 ½ months.  The  only experience we can relate this to, is how we felt in the first few weeks after our daughter was born. The sleep-deprivation of the first few weeks, the wonder and overwhelm, the moments of wondering oh-my-god-what-have-we done, followed by utter pride and joy. We [...]

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Cafe Buunni coming to 213 Pinehurst Ave, NY, NY 10033

By Sarina | Published: May 6, 2012

It’s been ridiculously long since we’ve posted an update.  There’s been a whirlwind of activity at Buunni Coffee, including a long search for space that brought us right back where we started and where we wanted to be all along!  In an unexpected but fortunate turn of events, we recently finalized negotiations on 213 Pinehurst [...]

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Buunni Coffee space in NYC?

By Sarina | Published: March 4, 2012

We’re drinking our Ethiopian Yirgacheffe light micro roast this Sunday morning and it tastes good!  One of the first rules in a small business start-up book I recently read is: don’t fall in love with your product! But, I can’t help it.  I love Buunni Coffee. We arrived back from Ethiopia two and a half [...]

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