All Caffe Nero articles – Page 4
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News
November 2019
This month saw entirely predictable news with another delay to Brexit, but also the surprising sacking of McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook. We take a look back at his transformative time at the food to go giant. Elsewhere the elusive Richard Caring opens up for a big interview alongside David Campbell to discuss the future for Bill’s, Caffé Nero CEO Will Stratton-Morris outlines his push towards premium and there is a profile of Canadian coffee chain Tim Horton’s as they settle into the UK.
Elsewhere, David Read has some advice for hospitality when it comes to squeezing the supply chain, Jasper Reid takes a deep dive into the market in India, Peter Martin takes a look at the rising demand for eco-friendly alternatives to meat and Steve Gotham says despite its woes Pizza Express has reasons to be cheerful. -
Opinion
Caffe Nero: ‘We are the Waitrose of coffee’
With a new artisan fresh food range, Caffe Nero believes it has consolidated its premium edge over high street rivals. As the offering is rolled out and the store estate revamped, UK CEO Will Stratton-Morris explains why Caffe Nero is the Waitrose of the coffee house sector.
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News
Caffe Nero trials barista table service
Caffe Nero is trialling a hybrid service style, which will see baristas deliver refills to customers at their tables.
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News
Yapster raises £2.6m
Yapster, a communications platform for hospitality workers, has raised just over £2.6m as the company looks to deliver on its ambitious growth plans for 2020 and beyond.
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Analysis & Insight
Food to go continues to buck the trend
The food to go sector has continued to outperform the wider eating out market, with total visits up 6.4% year-on-year to 4.4 billion, according to MCA’s Food to Go Tracker Q2 2019.
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Robin Rowland steps down from YO! board
Robin Rowland is to step down from his role as a non-executive director on the board of YO! marking the end of a 20-year tenure at the business.
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News
Caffe Nero revamps food with deli range
Caffe Nero has introduced a new deli range in a major overhaul of its food offering.
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Analysis & Insight
Is Starbucks’ stardust losing its sparkle?
Three years ago, Starbucks proudly reported trading results for a “momentous year” in which it made its first profits after 17 years of operating in the UK. Profits after tax for the year ending September 2015 came in at £25.8m after a loss of £9.8m the previous year.
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Analysis & Insight
GDPR, CVAs, and the fight for lunchtime: RSM’s half year report
At the start of the year, RSM made some predictions about challenges and trends that the hospitality sector could expect to see in 2019. As the first six months of the year come to a close, partner Paul Newman reflect on those forecasts and looks at the latest trends and shifts in the market.
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Analysis & Insight
Innovation drives FTG meal growth of 6.1%
The number of food to go (FTG) meals visits increased by 6.1% year-on-year in Q1 2019, and now accounts for a third of all meals eaten out, MCA research reveals.
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Opinion
Coronation street
For any company succession planning is an absolute priority but for founder-led businesses it can present particular challenges. How can you ever replace a founder and how should they be involved in the process? MCA editor James Wallin talks to recruitment experts to get their view on the pitfalls of managing succession. They discuss what the sector can learn from examples such as Loungers as well as examining a high-profile internal promotion yesterday, in James Spragg’s succession to chief executive at Casual Dining Group.
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Analysis & Insight
Breakfast at Tiffany’s – and McDonald’s and Costa and…
With breakfast now the second most popular day-part behind lunch, MCA’s market insight director Steve Gotham discusses what, and who, has been driving its growth, and what we could see in the future.
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News
Fuller’s appoints ex-Caffe Nero director Jones to board
Fuller’s has appointed former Caffe Nero director and Zizzi managing director, Helen Jones, as a non-executive director.
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News
Brains sees lfls pick up as investment drive begins
Alistair Darby, the chief executive of SA Brain, has told MCA that there is huge scope to drive like-for-like sales within the existing pub estate before the company returns to the acquisition trail.
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Analysis & Insight
Hybrid approach needed in challenging times
The divide between retail and eating out will continue to narrow in 2019 as operators search for new channels and growth opportunities.
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Analysis & Insight
Hybrid approach needed in challenging times
The continuing blurring of retail and foodservice, more M&A activity and the unstoppable march of food to go and healthy eating – these are just some of the predictions from MCA and HIM’s latest Top of Mind Survey.
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Opinion
A welcome success story for the coffee and cake market
Last week, Caffé Nero acquired a significant stake in Coffee#1, the premium coffee shop operator , from SA Brain. Fraser Anderson, of Sapient Corporate Finance – the sole financial adviser to SA Brain on the transaction – discusses the background to the deal and what it means for the wider market.
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News
Pat Val estate ‘likely to be sold off in chunks’
Ahead of today’s deadline for initial bids for the remaining Patisserie Holdings estate, it is looking increasingly likely that it will be sold off in chunks.
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Analysis & Insight
A taste of things to come?
The Caffè Nero Group’s acquisition of Coffee#1 will no doubt boost its scale, but what else will it do for the business? Georgi Gyton looks at the group’s plans for the brand in more detail and how the landscape of the UK coffee shop sector is changing.