Nick Stone pt. 2 | CEO and founder, Bluestone Lane

03/14/23 • 30 min

We continue the conversation with Nick Stone, founder and CEO of Bluestone Lane. Nick took Melbourne’s famed coffee culture and brought it to the US a decade ago and now flat whites and avocado smash are served at more than 60 Bluestone Lane cafes and coffee shops around America.

Last time we spoke about creating culture, the importance of rituals, the value cafes provide communities and whether the cost of a coffee should increase. And that’s where we pick up the conversation.

In this episode:

Nick speaks about sustainability and how the company implements values into its operations

Reveals the secrets to working with family happily and successfully

The international expansion plans for Bluestone Lane and why he won’t “take beer to the pub”

And shares his favourite eggplant parmigiana recipe

We’ve got the ingredients that’ll help your business grow.
Find out how more than 6000 bars, pubs and restaurants use me&u to make every guest feel like a local.

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In this episode:

Nick speaks about sustainability and how the company implements values into its operations

Reveals the secrets to working with family happily and successfully

The international expansion plans for Bluestone Lane and why he won’t “take beer to the pub”

And shares his favourite eggplant parmigiana recipe

We’ve got the ingredients that’ll help your business grow.
Find out how more than 6000 bars, pubs and restaurants use me&u to make every guest feel like a local.

visit the me&u website now!

Previous Episode

Nick Stone Pt. 1 | CEO and founder, Bluestone Lane

Nick is the CEO and founder of Bluestone Lane - an Australian-influenced hospitality brand based in New York.

Nick took Melbourne’s famed coffee culture - and while he didn’t quite bottle it - he brought it to the US and almost a decade after opening the first venue, there are now more than 60 Bluestone Lane cafes and coffee shops located throughout the United States.

In this episode:

Nick shares the reason he took Australia’s coffee culture to the US
Why finding the right management and leaders is critical in a startup’s journey
Reveals why culture is the true IP (intellectual property) of hospitality that enables businesses to scale - and how high-performance culture influences the Bluestone team
And talks about the true cost of coffee and whether consumers are willing to pay

We’ve got the ingredients that’ll help your business grow.
Find out how more than 6000 bars, pubs and restaurants use me&u to make every guest feel like a local.

visit the me&u website now!

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Ann Elliott | Founder Ann Elliott Hospitality

Ann is a hospitality strategist with extensive sales, marketing and operational experience working with and for such brands as Pizza Hut, Beefeater and Whitbread, where she was responsible for 280 pubs across the UK.

With more than 30 years of living and breathing hospitality, Ann has a genuine love for - and deep understanding of - the industry and spends her days - and nights - bringing valuable insights, like-minded people, and creative solutions together, often over a great meal or drink in one of London’s world-famous bars, pubs and restaurants.

In this episode:

Ann shares how she fell in love with hospitality and the occasion of eating out
Why hospitality encourages entrepreneurship and how the sector works better together
The work the industry needs to do to be more inclusive and foster diversity at all levels - but especially at the board level
Why operators need to embrace technology or risk being left behind
And shares her dinner party staple

We’ve got the ingredients that’ll help your business grow.
Find out how more than 6000 bars, pubs and restaurants use me&u to make every guest feel like a local.

visit the me&u website now!