All Coffee shops & Cafes articles
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Analysis & InsightCoffee shops and cafés benefit as consumers trade down
Ongoing cost pressures are continuing to shape spending habits, with lower ticket channels such as coffee shops and food to go benefiting from increased transactions, new data from CACI has found.
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NewsOrigin Coffee enters RTD category
The speciality coffee company’s iced black coffee can is being produced in-house at the roaster’s dedicated cold brew brewery in Cornwall and will be available in dedicated 24-pack trade cases
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News‘Continued strength’ in UK helps drive international sales growth at Starbucks
The coffee giant beat Wall Street expectations in its fiscal third quarter and has raised its full-year earnings outlook amid a continued return to sales growth
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NewsPM urged to intervene over EPR framework
Millions of products – such as coffee cups and takeaway containers – could switch back to single-use plastic because of “perverse consequences” of the extended producer responsibility packaging tax
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Weekend Press‘It’s not fair’: cafe owners frustrated over exclusion from business rates cut
Business owners in England say prioritising venues selling alcohol leaves vital community spaces behind, The Guardian reports
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NewsGreen & Fortune to launch four hospitality concepts at new London Museum venue
The hospitality caterer is working with chef Robin Gill on the new openings, which include a flagship restaurant, bar and café.
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NewsBlack Sheep Coffee secures new development agreement for North West
The growing franchise coffee shop operator has secured a development agreement with Yoloways Group for a minimum of nine new sites across North Wales and Cheshire
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NewsCustomer growth drives record turnover for Ole & Steen
The Danish bakery and coffeehouse group, which operates 26 sites in the UK, achieved 7.1% customer growth last year, leading to a 10.3% increase in like-for-like sales
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InterviewsRosslyn: ‘We want to contribute to every corner of London we open in’
The high-volume speciality coffee shop operator has just opened its tenth location in the Square Mile and is proud to help grow London’s reputation as a world class coffee city, co-founder and CEO James Hennebry tells MCA
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NewsPablo Eggsgobao looks to boost expansion through franchising
The breakfast bao concept says the first phase of its franchise growth will be focused on London, Edinburgh and two other major UK cities
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InterviewsCornish Bakery: ‘This financial year will be much bigger than the last’
Cornish Bakery is growing at 30-40% per annum and targeting one new site per month, but founder Steve Grocutt tells MCA the business will never sacrifice quality for growth as it approaches the 100-site milestone
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Analysis & InsightCoffee prices look set for further increase
High energy costs combined with the volatile weather in coffee growing regions due to the ‘super El Niño’ are pushing up the price of a cup of coffee, with Lavazza now charging up to £6.50 for a flat white
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Analysis & InsightHospitality sees marginal spend growth in June
Bars, pubs and clubs saw transaction growth of 2.4%, with spend up 0.7%, driven by England’s FIFA World Cup matches, according to the latest Barclay’s consumer card spend report
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NewsNotes increases sales but losses widen
The specialty coffee and wine-bar operator grew turnover by 15% in 2025 with three new locations
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NewsPret launches Dubai-style drinks and desserts
The new summer menu features a Dubai-Style Chocolate Pot, Hot Chocolate, and Latte inspired by trending pistachio flavours
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NewsScoffs hires Steve Packer
The former Pizza Hut Restaurants CFO joins Costa Coffee franchisee Scoffs as interim finance director
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Interviews‘We’re Not Chasing Trends’: Benugo’s Ben Warner on coffee, supporting cultural institutions and sustainable growth
From pioneering takeaway coffee to building a £200m hospitality business across museums, parks and travel hubs, Benugo’s co-founder explains why quality, sustainability and partnerships remain at the heart of the brand’s success
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NewsBenugo posts record turnover as profits surge in 2025
The café operator, which serves customers at some of London’s leading museums and cultural attractions, saw turnover increase by 7% to £145.7m in 2025
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NewsAndy Burnham plans ‘Amazon tax’ to cut high street business rates
Labour’s presumptive PM in waiting has said there is a case for higher business rates on warehouses to fund a cut for pubs and music venues
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NewsAndy Burnham pledges ‘high street renaissance’
In a wide-ranging speech, Burnham argued that revitalised high streets could become “the new symbol of Britain’s renaissance”, driven by reforms to business rates and a broader shift in economic policy.