Coffee Shops News
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NewsBlack Sheep signs development agreement for Cambridgeshire
The coffee shop chain has announced a seven-store development agreement with MJP Coffee, with sites set to open in both urban and commuter hotspots
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NewsGreene King boss: Cafés and delivery apps are ‘taking away leisure time from the pub’
Nick Mackenzie has said that pubs across the UK are having to adapt to bring in a generation of Brits who drink less and less often
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NewsUK sales growth drives results for Nero Group
The parent company behind Caffè Nero delivered record sales of £166m in the first quarter of its financial year, boosted by 7% growth in the UK
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NewsGail’s: ‘We’re at the point of growing up the business’
Gail’s MD Nick Ayerst told MCA’s Innovation Conference that the rapidly expanding bakery chain is looking to grow its estate from 180 to 300 sites
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NewsBlack Sheep Coffee signs Merseyside franchise deal
The development agreement with Aaron Chetwyn and Axel Dehy will see the coffee shop brand open a minimum 11 stores
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NewsEsquires announces Tesco partnership
An initial five coffee shops are set to open in selected Irish supermarkets before the end of November 2025
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NewsBoston Tea Party sees 40% EBITDA uplift
The 23-strong coffee shop business has reported sales of £21.1m for 2024 – flat with the previous year – but a focus on menu simplification and tighter forecasting has helped mitigate increased labour costs
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NewsCooplands Bakery sold back to local investors
The UK’s second largest based bakery business has been bought back from EG Group, bringing ownership back to a team of investors based in Yorkshire, where the business was founded in 1885
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring Greggs Outlet, How Matcha!, Pizza Pilgrims, and more
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NewsGreggs posts 6.1% Q3 sales growth
The bakery reports steady Q3 growth as estate expansion, menu innovation and new retail partnerships underpin its long-term strategy
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NewsPaul UK narrows losses amid brand refresh and franchise growth
The bakery cafe chain has reduced its loss after tax to £461,697, down from £863,294 in 2023, after a year of stabilisation, investment and brand development
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NewsAI driving new habits in hospitality
New data shows that AI is changing how consumers discover and review restaurants, pubs and bars, with 26% of consumers now using tools such as ChatGPT to learn more about a venue
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NewsHospitality staff turnover decreases
New ‘first-of-its-kind’ data shows that investing in internal career pathways is the most effective strategy for building stable, high-performing hospitality teams
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NewsBlank Street UK triples turnover
The coffee shop chain saw turnover surge to £35.8m in 2024, while achieving group-level profitability for the first time
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NewsCooks Coffee: ‘We are ahead of our openings target’
The operator of the Esquires franchise opened 11 sites during the first half of 2025, with enough sites already in the pipeline to “double that again before the end of the financial year”, CEO Aiden Keegan told MCA.
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NewsPret appoints RBI’s Matthew Bresnahan as CMO
Bresnahan, who will join later this year, has spent the past 12 years with Restaurant Brands International, and brings experience across global brand management, regional sales strategy and customer insights
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NewsChaiiwala lines up eight openings in bid to reach 500 sites
The Indian café group, which trades from over 100 UK sites, will open eight stores over the autumn and winter as it looks to reach 500 in 10 years
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NewsStarbucks: ‘Some’ stores will close in the UK
The US coffee company’s CEO Brian Niccol has announced plans to close stores and cut jobs as part of a $1bn restructuring
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NewsThe Salad Project debuts matcha bar
The concept marks a diversification for the London-based brand, adding a line-up of hot and cold matcha drinks alongside its core salad offer
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NewsButterwick set to close 12 of 14 branches
The Northamptonshire bakery group is closing most of its estate due to cost pressures and changes in consumer spending