
Cafe Hagen Interview
By: Lucy A.
Q: When did you open Cafe Hagen?
A: We opened it in 2019, but before the pandemic.
Q: When is the least busy season for you?
A: Although we're always busy, I'd say the winter.
Q: Where did the name Cafe Hagen come from?
A: We got our name from Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. Copenhagen sounds like Cafe Hagen.
Q: What is your most popular item?
A: Our most popular drink is the Copenhagen Latte, which has homemade almond and cardinal syrup, and our most popular food item is our croissants.
Q: What made you decide to open a roastery/bakery?
A: We wanted to make everything from scratch, and have control over the quality of our food.
Q: How many locations do you currently have, and how many do you want?
A: We currently have five locations, but we don't know how many we want!
Q: What are some expectations for the cafe?
A: We always need the best employees, we always want to make our customers happy, and we want to serve the best products.
Q: What's your favorite type of coffee?
A: Conga--from Africa.
Q: What is your favorite baked good?
A: Our raspberry bars!
Q: How do you come up with the recipes for your pastries.
A: I get inspired from old and new and look at rating pleas (things the customers want.)