Advanced Diploma in Cafe and Coffee Shop Management
Course Overview
The Advanced Diploma in Cafe and Coffee Shop Management is a UK Level 5 senior-track qualification of 12 to 15 months in LSCAHM's Tourism, Events & Food Business department. It carries credit transfer into UK Bachelor's top-ups and is aligned with UKHospitality, Institute of Hospitality, BII and Craft Guild of Chefs good-practice frameworks for café and coffee shop operations.
By graduation, a candidate is running a café or multi-site coffee business with confidence, managing GP margins, contracting suppliers, coaching baristas and hosts, and writing operational proposals for owners of independent and hotel-based coffee operations.
Key Features
- Level 5 senior-track curriculum aligned with UKHospitality and Institute of Hospitality café guidance.
- Credit transfer into UK Bachelor's top-ups confirmed at enrolment.
- Modules on speciality coffee, food menu design and multi-site management.
- Case work drawn from independent and multi-site London coffee operators.
- Guest sessions with roasters, coffee educators and hospitality operators.
- Three parallel modes so working café supervisors can progress in role.
What You Will Learn
- Coffee-shop business models across independent, multi-site and hotel-based settings.
- Speciality coffee sourcing, quality control and barista team management.
- Food menu design for café-format day-parts including breakfast and brunch.
- Cost control, GP targets and yield management for coffee and food.
- Compliance including UK licensing, food safety and allergens.
- Marketing, loyalty and CRM for cafés and coffee brands.
- Sustainability strategy for coffee sourcing and waste.
- Digital operations across POS, loyalty and ordering platforms.
Who This Course Is For
- Baristas and café supervisors moving into manager roles.
- Independent café owners scaling to multi-site operations.
- Hotel F&B staff running café concepts within larger hospitality businesses.
- Entrepreneurs preparing to launch coffee brands or roasteries.
- Career changers with hospitality or retail experience.
Career Pathways
- Café Owner.
- Multi-unit Café Manager.
- Bar Manager with coffee focus.
- Restaurant Manager for café-format businesses.
- F&B Business Development Manager (coffee).
- Hospitality Brand Manager (coffee).
- Catering Manager for coffee-forward operators.
The LSCAHM careers service runs an annual industry-careers day and works with London café operators, hotel groups and coffee brands recruiting senior-track managers.
Entry Requirements
- A relevant Diploma (Level 4), Foundation Year, or at least two years of relevant professional experience in café, coffee or hospitality operations.
- GCSE English at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C or equivalent.
- IELTS 6.0 overall (no band below 5.5) for non-native English speakers.
- One academic or professional reference.
- Applicants with a portfolio of café service references or menu work are encouraged to include them.
Why Study at LSCAHM
The London School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management is a specialist division of Harold International College of London teaching in small, tutor-visible cohorts. LSCAHM reads a café as a hospitality, culinary, food business and community touchpoint at once, so Advanced Diploma students learn to run cafés as integrated operations rather than single-product outlets.
Central London places independent cafés, roasters, luxury hotel groups and UKHospitality within a short tube ride of every classroom, keeping café case work anchored to current UK sector practice.
Apply for Advanced Diploma in Cafe and Coffee Shop Management
Enrol on a UK Level 5 Advanced Diploma at LSCAHM. Credit transfer into Bachelor top-ups confirmed in writing at enrolment for the Advanced Diploma in Cafe and Coffee Shop Management. Submit your Level 4 evidence or portfolio, reference and personal statement to the LSCAHM admissions team. Enrol Now.
