All Caffe Nero articles – Page 13
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NewsCaffe Nero announces refinancing
Caffè Nero, the Gerry Ford-led Italian coffee chain, has announced that it had agreed a new debt financing package to support its “strong growth objectives”
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NewsHorizons warns of coffee shop price war
The UK’s coffee shop market is “rapidly approaching saturation point” and a price war between major operators could be imminent, according to food service consultants Horizons
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Synge & Byrne cafe concept launched
Damien and Adrian Garvey, who are directors of BWL Food Retail and owners of O’Brien Sandwich Bars in Northern Ireland, have developed Synge & Byrne, a new café concept, which will be rolled out across Ireland
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NewsOperators sign up for MK development
British Land and Tesco have pre-let a new £4m leisure terrace comprising five restaurants and two smaller units at the Kingston Centre in Milton Keynes
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Eating-out brands make customer experience 100
ASK Italian, Nando’s, Harvester and TGI Friday’s were amongst the top 100 ranking food and drink brands named in the annual run-down of the best names for customer experience in the UK
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NewsRollo: Costa’s international business not proven
A leading analyst has said that Costa is nearing critical mass in the UK with Starbucks’ US density suggesting 2,000 outlets might be the chain’s natural UK limit
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NewsNext plans more Patisserie Valerie openings
Next, the fashion retailer, says it plans to open “a number” of Patisserie Valerie outlets in its shops and has told M&C Report that it’s open to working with other cafe/coffee shop operators
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Diary
Diary: Wagamama, City Pub Co, Pizza Hut, Harvey's
This week’s Diary includes a new location for Brewhouse & Kitchen, Clive Watson papped in pub with pup, F&B innovation at Gatwick, and getting back to the floor with Pizza Hut and Ping Pong
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Analysis & InsightBreak out for Byron
Earlier this month, the Gondola Group’s chief executive Harvey Smyth said that the last 12 months had been a break-out year for the company’s burger brand, Byron. On Friday, those words took on new meaning. A process that had stalled back in June was jump started by an off-market approach by Hutton Collins. But what changed in the last three or so months and what next for both Byron and Gondola?
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 12-13 October
Weekend press round-up, 12-13 OctoberSector growthRestaurant, café and bar groups among top mid-market private firms Pret A Manger, Nando’s Caffe Nero and Novus Leisure have been listed among the top 250 mid-market private companies in an index published in the Sunday Times.They are included in the Top Track 250 league ...
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NewsCaffe Nero FY lfls grow 2.8%
Caffe Nero, the Gerry Ford-led chain, has reported a 2.8% rise in like-for-like sales in the year to 31 May, as EBITDA increased by 10.8% to £34.9m, and said it planned to open 45 stores next year
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NewsCaffe Nero to open three sites at Heathrow
Caffè Nero, the Gerry Ford-led chain, plans to opens three customised stores at Heathrow Terminal 2: The Queen’s Terminal, next June 2014, including one that will feature a number of artisanal food products in a Farmers Market format
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OpinionThe IT crowd
The opening last week of the Richard Caring-backed Grillshack, complete with apps that enable diners to order and pay for food and drinks on their smartphone, highlights that a technological dam is about to break for the UK’s eating and drinking-out industry
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Coffee shop market value to top £1.45bn
The total value of the UK coffee shop market is to reach £1.45bn by 2016, as convenience increasingly becomes an important factor for consumers, according to research by consultancy firm Pragma
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Nero and Pret secure MK sites
Caffè Nero and Pret A Manger have both secured new units at thecentre:mk, in Milton Keynes
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NewsPizzaExpress on track
M&C Report takes a closer look at the interim report from Gondola Holdings, and talks to Harvey Smyth about the rollout of PizzaExpress being on track
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 20-21 July
Companies and marketsMake mine a Marston’s This week four of the nation’s biggest pub owners will reveal their financial results, writes Danny Fortson in his Inside the City column. They include Mitchells & Butlers, the company behind the All Bar One chain, and JD Wetherspoon. In theory, all should have ...
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Caffe Nero to ramp up out-of-town presence
Caffe Nero is looking to ramp up its presence in out-of-town locations after the success of a couple of trial sites
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NewsCaffe Nero tops Which? taste test
Caffe Nero, the Gerry Ford-led chain, has come out on top of a snapshot expert taste test of high street coffee chains by consumer watchdog Which?
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Analysis & Insight
Driving growth
David Coffer, chairman of The Coffer Group, looks at the growing coffee sector and says that as landlords deal with rising retail vacancy rates, rents and incentives for coffee operators will continue to become more attractive