A cafe sells coffee from open until 2 PM. After that, customers walk in for the chair, the wifi, and the friend they are meeting. Sly is the drink they order when they are not ordering coffee.
For the customer who stopped drinking coffee after 1 PM but is not ready to leave the cafe. Sharper attention, no caffeine, no jitters. Replaces the decaf order that nobody actually likes.
For the writer, the freelancer, the friend-meeting-friend. Calm focus, easy conversation, the cafe regular who was about to leave but stays for one more hour.
For cafes open past 7 PM. The customer who will not order coffee but wants to sit. DREAM Vanilla in a glass with ice. New revenue line, no new equipment.
Suggested retail $5–6. Same as your specialty drinks. The customer buying a Sly is the customer who would have left without buying anything.
No espresso machine. No steaming. No barista skill. Pull from the cooler, pour over ice if requested, ring it up. Twenty seconds total.
CHILL Mango as an alcohol-free spritz. DREAM Vanilla as a sleep-aid affogato. We send recipe cards. Your menu gets two new items overnight.
Pregnant customers. Sleep-sensitive regulars. The midday meeting that does not want a fourth coffee. You can finally answer "what about decaf" with something better.
"Our 3 PM revenue went up forty percent in the first month. Customers kept saying it was the first time they could stay for the second cup without ruining sleep."
"CHILL Mango became the staff drink. The staff drink is always the customer drink within two months."
Independent operator groupSly does not replace coffee. It adds the column you do not have. The cafe that does this best treats Sly like a third menu, not a substitute for the second.
No. Pull from the cooler. Pour over ice if requested. No espresso machine, no blender, no steamer. Add it to your menu in twenty minutes.
Most cafes charge $5–6 retail. Same as a latte. Margin is consistent with your specialty drink program at 38–42%.
Yes. We send a recipe card with six pairings. CHILL Mango is the most popular base for spritz-style drinks. DREAM Vanilla works in dessert formats.
No. Operators report Sly captures the customer who would have left without ordering after 2 PM. Coffee sales hold flat. Total daily revenue grows.
Six cases for new accounts. Most cafes start with two cases of CHILL, one of BOOST, one of DREAM, and adjust on re-order.
Yes. We work with summer-only and resort cafes. Twelve-month shelf life means you can stock once and run through the season.
Six-case minimum. Recipe cards included. Demo support for cafes booking a tasting.
