Coffee Shops News
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NewsStarbucks appoints new UK marketing director
Vic Robertson will oversee campaign and digital strategy as well as product innovation, including the Starbucks Rewards program and its brand partnerships for the UK.
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NewsTube strikes cost London pubs 250k pints as bookings collapse
Across the week (Mon-Thurs), bookings dropped 67% compared to the previous week, according to Access Hospitality data
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring Chocoberry, SpudBros Express, GAIL’s, and more
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NewsPret CEO: ‘We could reach 1,500 UK sites’
Pret has reported worldwide sales of £1.2bn for the year ended 2 January 2025, up 10% on 2023, as it sets out plans to double the size of its UK estate and sharpen its focus on value and innovation
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NewsIn pictures: Blank Street rebrands to ‘global lifestyle’ concept
The rebrand signals an evolution from Blank Street’s beginnings as a coffee and matcha chain, and will be rolled out in-store over the coming months
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring Nando’s, Greene King, NEOS Hospitality, and more
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NewsBlack Sheep Coffee promotes UK MD to new role
Isobel Childs has been appointed EMEA growth director & chief of staff, as the coffee shop business looks to scale further
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NewsPret UK and Europe MD Clare Clough to depart
The global cafe chain has announced that its managing director of UK and Europe, Clare Clough, is leaving the business
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NewsTDR Capital considers bid for Costa Coffee
TDR Capital, the private equity firm behind Asda, Stonegate and Popeyes UK, is exploring a bid for Costa Coffee, according to reports
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NewsThe Breakfast Club stays resilient
The cafe group achieved £18m turnover in FY25, while opening two new sites in London’s West End and closing its Canary Wharf location
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News92 Degrees set for southern expansion
The Liverpool-based speciality coffee shop operator is planning to open in Kent and Sussex after signing up a former Starbucks franchise manager
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NewsApollo expresses interest in Costa
The private equity firm, which owns The Restaurant Group, has reportedly held initial talks with Coca Cola over the sale of the coffee chain
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NewsThe Real Eating Company launches reimagined menu
The independent café group has collaborated with Steve Beadle, formerly of The River Café and Soho House, to return to its roots
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NewsLoungers introduces first rewards scheme
The Lounge Passport comes in response to customers looking to track their visits to Lounges across the country
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NewsCoca-Cola in talks about cut-price £2bn sale of Costa Coffee
The American owner is said to be working with bankers on a review of the chain, which has more than 2,000 UK outlets
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NewsUrban Baristas set to add six sites
The Aussie-inspired specialty coffee chain has six London locations in fit-out and a further nine in legals as it pushes ahead with expansion
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NewsKnoops appoints Martin Long as CFO
Long, former CEO of Game Group, joined Knoops as a NED earlier this year and now takes on the CFO role following the departure of Lorraine Dunbar
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NewsWenzel’s signs first franchising deal, plans rollout
The British bakery chain has signed its first franchise agreement with Southern Co-op, as it looks to expand in new regions, with Guildford as its first opening under the partnership
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NewsKrispy Kreme targets UK refranchising as part of global turnaround plan
Krispy Kreme is set to refranchise its UK and Ireland operations as part of a newly announced turnaround plan focused on profitable US growth and capital-light international expansion
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NewsHarris+Hoole reports robust start to summer
The premium coffeehouse brand increased like-for-like sales by 14.7% over the 13-week period from May through July