EPISODE · Jan 9, 2023 · 9 MIN
Barista Turned Business Owner | Mara Rosado of La Cafetera, Rincon, PR
from Morning FUEL Podcast · host John Bundy
All right. Today's guest is a Puerto Rico native who loves to explore, surf and make coffee. Owner of La Cafetera, Mara Rosado. Mara, very, very nice to meet you. John - Yeah. So my family came down here for the first time in October. My wife and I were celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary. We brought our youngest daughter Kimberly down, and we fell in love with Puerto Rico. And one of the reasons we fell in love with PR is La Cafetera. We probably came here about five times in the two weeks that we were here. And I've already been here every day to get my coffee on this visit. Very nice to meet you. So talk to us a little bit about why did you start a food cart? Mara - Okay. So I always wanted to have my own business because it's like what I wanted to do since I was very young. And then so food trucks here are easier because... John - It's like you're paying less rent and it's easier to maintain. You don't have a big restaurant to take care of. Mara - And so it's like an easier way to start, you know, and then so, I mean, I was a barista for like seven years and I always wanted to have my own like business with breakfast and coffee, but I loved my work back then and I was so comfortable but...
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All right. Today's guest is a Puerto Rico native who loves to explore, surf and make coffee. Owner of La Cafetera, Mara Rosado. Mara, very, very nice to meet you. John - Yeah. So my family came down here for the first time in October. My wife and I were celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary. We brought our youngest daughter Kimberly down, and we fell in love with Puerto Rico. And one of the reasons we fell in love with PR is La Cafetera. We probably came here about five times in the two weeks that we were here. And I've already been here every day to get my coffee on this visit. Very nice to meet you. So talk to us a little bit about why did you start a food cart? Mara - Okay. So I always wanted to have my own business because it's like what I wanted to do since I was very young. And then so food trucks here are easier because... John - It's like you're paying less rent and it's easier to maintain. You don't have a big restaurant to take care of. Mara - And so it's like an easier way to start, you know, and then so, I mean, I was a barista for like seven years and I always wanted to have my own like business with breakfast and coffee, but I loved my work back then and I was so comfortable but...
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