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Success story · Coffee shops and chocolate shops

How Café Cultura transformed Google reviews into a steady stream of customers, with a lean team, 51 locations, and over 3 years of partnership with Harmo.

4,1 → 4,7

Google Note

+20%

Routes

70%

Conversion of promoters

Discover Café Cultura

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Founded in 2004 in Florianópolis, Café Cultura is a benchmark for specialty coffees and welcoming environments. Originating in Lagoa da Conceição, the brand grew rapidly, becoming a successful franchise that currently has more than 51 locations. Focusing on quality and innovation, Café Cultura offers a complete experience, from its own roasting facilities to a diverse menu of food and beverages.

Sector

Cafeterias and Chocolate Shops

Franchises · National

Size

51 locations

Franchise network

Partnership

Since 2021

Over 3 years of consistent results

CUPS

7 million

Cups of coffee sold per year

What was the situation BEFORE HARMO?

Without a system, reputation was just image

Every ignored review is a purchase decision that goes to the competitor. Every generic response is a missed opportunity to build reputation. In a franchise network, a mistake in one unit affects them all. Café Cultura joined Harmo in 2021 with an average rating of 4.1 stars and a clear challenge: managing the volume of reviews from 51 units with a lean team, without losing the quality and personalization of each response.

Rating stuck at 4.1 stars

The volume of reviews was insufficient to support the rating. Each negative review weighed too heavily on the network's overall score.

Google profiles scattered and without governance

Google Business Profile without a standard, without optimization, and with low local organic ranking.

No mechanism for customer promoter to become advertisement

The satisfied customer would leave quietly. Without a recurring lawsuit, the network's best advertisement remained locked inside the store.

Ignored review = lost purchase decision

In a franchise network, a mistake in one unit affects the entire brand. A generic response is a missed opportunity

RESULTS

Café Cultura has implemented a system that transforms reputation into a measurable asset

DISCOVERY

+65%

Increase in Google views

Result of profile optimization and local SEO.

REPUTATION

4,7

Average rating on Google · match 4.1

+0.6 stars in the aggregate of 51 stores.

Local SEO

1st place

Indirect search for "cafeterias"

Starting from 3rd to 1st place.

drive to store

+20%

Increase in route requests

A direct sign of intent to visit a physical store.

relationship

+96,4%

Response rate to evaluations

In all units of the network, this is the result of a centralized process.

activation

+70%

Converting promoters into Google reviews

7 out of 10 satisfied customers post reviews.

IN THE VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER

"The best store is the one with the highest rating."

Gold seal

Café Cultura · Gold · Reputation Awards 2026

Better reputation management for coffee shops and chocolate shops

Café Cultura was recognized at the 2026 Reputation Awards in the Cafeterias and Chocolate Shops category with the Gold award — the highest award of the competition.

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