To start a coffee business in Slovenia, decide whether you’re opening a café (SKD I56.30 – beverage serving) or a roastery/wholesale (SKD C10.83 – tea and coffee processing), then register a sole proprietor (s.p.) or limited company (d.o.o.) via SPOT and AJPES, secure a business name, and open a bank account. Before serving or producing food, register your food business with UVHVVR and implement a HACCP plan; ensure staff have hygiene training and medical checks. Fit-out must meet fire safety, ventilation, water and sanitary standards; obtain municipal approvals for signage and outdoor seating, and a change-of-use permit if you convert premises. Set up a fiscal cash register and enable FURS “davčno potrjevanje” of receipts; register for VAT if you exceed €50,000 in 12 months or opt in earlier. If you import or roast coffee, apply to FURS as an excise taxpayer for coffee and keep excise records; get an EORI for non‑EU imports. Hire via SPOT, register employees with ZZZS/ZPIZ, and draft employment contracts and schedules compliant with the hospitality sector. Negotiate supplier contracts (water, milk, pastries), specify brew recipes and grinder calibration, and choose a POS that supports card wallets and tip tracking. In tourist areas, add bilingual menus.
