Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Procedures and the End of the Semester

Hey All, Just a few updates for the remaining few weeks of this school year! Even though the semester is almost over, it's not over yet! Please remember to keep working hard!
Finals Week Sign-Up:
Finals week sign-up is posted behind the air curtain in the Bayou. Please sign up for at least 8 hours total during the week. This is mandatory. SM's and ASM's need to sign up for 10 hours and at least one opening or closing shift. This sign-up will be taken down on Thursday and times will be filled as needed after the schedule has been put together. If you are wanting more hours, alert your SM and they hopefully find some for you!
Coffee Change and May Special:
We will be switching our drip coffee as follows, please be aware:
Mild/Fair Trade/Organic: Organic Mexican
Medium: Cream City Blend
Bold/Dark: Dark Guatemala
Decaf: Decaf French Roast
We will also be featuring our May drink special on May 5th - Cinco de Mayo! It is a Mexican Hot Chocolate (dark chocolate, cinnamon, vanilla, espresso and steamed half & half) and we will be offering Churros on May 5th only as our bakery special for the holiday. Yum!
Waste Log:
Last but not least, we will be implementing a Waste Log at all locations. If anything is found that is past its expiration date, please call a Supervisor or Manager and make them aware of the old product. Then write the item and how many on this waste log so we can make a better effort to eliminate waste. This will save us money and be better for the environment and everyone in the long run.
Blog and Emails:
Everyone needs to be reading their emails and/or this very well put-together blog :) They hold all of the important information that make this job easy and fun! Recipes, procedures, BRAVOs and all sorts of other data can be found in these areas and are needed to complete your job properly. Please be attentive and aware to new information and updates as we are attentive to your concerns and questions. And speaking of questions, concerns, ideas, and feed back... keep them coming!

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Earth Week

Hey Everyone!
This week, April 20-24th is Earth Week! We are featuring $1.00 coffee's in ANY refillable, reusable, eco-friendly mug. Just use your register's "Thurs/Fri $1.00 Coffee" button to accomplish this. This does not include refilling your paper cup, it must be a cup brought from home. We also have NEW travel mugs featuring Earth-Friendly slogans for the rest of this year.
We are also offering Dirt Cups (pudding, Oreo's, and gummy worms) this week as well!

Also, CONGRATULATIONS BREW TEAM! The Brew won the coveted Golden Shovel Award again this year for Hunger Clean-up. Great job to everyone who worked and participated!

In an effort to become consciously Green, please remember that all syrup bottles, milk jugs, and any other glass or plastic bottles we use should be thoroughly rinsed out and thrown into a co-mingled recycling basket. Co-mingled means glass or plastic only. Please be aware of this and do not add any paper products to these garbage cans. When emptying the garbages, make sure to bring these bags to the co-mingled recycling bins provided.

Safety Training Topic: The topics for this month are Sanitizing Food Contact Surfaces and Electrical Safety. Please sign the sheets in the office!

One more thing! May 10th starts Senior Week -- keep your eyes open for any special events that may be coming up and say a big Thank You to all our wonderful seniors.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Summer Drink Specials

Hey Brew Team,
Below are the Summer Drink Specials we will be offering at Brew Straz, Brew Cudahy, and Brew Bayou. The recipes are located at each of these locations!
Dulce de Leche:
A sweet shake made with Island Oasis ice cream, caramel, and irish cream.
Espresso Shake:
A personal favorite, this shake is blended ice cream and espresso with a hot shot floated on top!
Iced Tea:
Offered in peach or raspberry flavors. To mix the tea, pour 5 1/3 oz of concentrate (measured using our Island Oasis cup) into the brown pitcher and fill the rest with water. Pour over ice and add your flavor. Remember to mix well!
Iced Coffee:
Brew a double-strength batch of our Dark Sumatra (.64lbs of grounds instead of the regular .32lbs) and pour hot over a FULL cup of ice.
LIL' SIBS WEEKEND
THIS COUPON IS ONLY VALID FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH, SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH, AND SUNDAY, APRIL 19TH.

A “Buy One, Get One ½ Off” coupon will be passed out to all those attending the Lil’ Sibs weekend. The coupon is to be used for 50% off the younger sibling’s drink purchase. This ONLY applies to drinks. The second drink must be of equal or lesser value of the first drink and the purchaser can only use one coupon.

This is only valid at AMU’s Brew Bayou. Not valid at any other locations.

Please direct customers to the Brew Bayou to use their coupon.

HUNGER CLEAN-UP!

Hunger Clean Up- This Saturday April 18th. Volunteers must be in the
WEST TOWN MALL (aka McCormick Beach... between AMU and McCormick) at
9AM. 9AM not 9:30am, and we will return by 1:45 at the latest. You
have until Friday to sign up to volunteer, also, any friends who do
not have a group are more than welcome, they just need to email me to
be registered. Donations are welcome! Please bring any donations that day, and if you have ordered a t-shirt, it is $15 please bring
that money as well.