All Coffee shops & Cafes articles – Page 12
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NewsUrban Baristas lines up fifth site
Urban Baristas, the speciality coffee shop group, has lined up a new site, in St Kathrine Docks, MCA understands.
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OpinionCaffe 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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NewsCaffe 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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NewsTim Hortons enters delivery with Just Eat
Canadian coffee import Tim Hortons has become the latest high street name to enter the delivery space.
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NewsPret rolls out coffee cup recycling scheme to majority of shops
Pret has expanded its coffee cup recycling scheme to more than 350 UK shops – almost 90% of its estate – following successful trials in London, Leeds and Glasgow.
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NewsCreams appoints new execs in readiness for growth
Dessert café Creams has made several new appointments to its executive leadership team as it readies itself for the next stage of growth.
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NewsCoffeesmiths looks to offload four sites
Speciality operator Coffeesmiths Collective is looking to dispose of four sites alongside its aggressive acquisition strategy, MCA understands.
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NewsCaffe 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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NewsHarrods to open first standalone café
Harrods is to open its first standalone café, in Henley, this October. It will be located in the former Spirited Wines premises at 22 Market Place.
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NewsPrimark 'Primarket' speciality coffee shop to debut in Glasgow
Budget fashion retailer Primark is launching a specialty coffee shop concept with foodservice company Gather & Gather, MCA understands.
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OpinionMark out of ten - Pret
Pret is a class act, we all know that, but they also know how to hit the right tone at the right time. On 18 July, Pret announced they were going to give away free iced drinks the following day. This may not seem such a big idea, however it’s the last 15% of execution that is key in all the things Pret do.
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NewsTaylor St Baristas pulls crowdfunding campaign
Taylor St Baristas pulled its crowdfunding campaign after taking the view that it “wasn’t the right investment vehicle for us at this time”, CEO Nick Tolley has told MCA.
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NewsSpeciality coffee roasting ‘rapidly developing’
Speciality coffee roasting is a rapidly developing market, driven by strong wholesale demand from independent cafés and a growing consumer appetite for café roastery experiences, research from Allegra reveals.
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NewsStarbucks franchisee to open 23 this year
Starbucks franchise business 23.5 Degrees has opened a new store in Andover Walworth Business Park, with another following in Carbrook Hall in Sheffield later this month.
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Analysis & Insight
Independents face uphill struggle against branded coffee shops
Branded coffee shops are growing at twice the rate of the independent coffee shop sector, research from Allegra reveals.
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NewsFood innovation at Starbucks sees profits fall; delivery service to be rolled out
Starbucks UK has reported that gross profit fell 21% in the full year ended 30 September 2018, despite revenue growth of 4.1%.
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NewsHeidi Bakery acquires Caracoli
Heidi Bakery, the two-strong Windsor-based bakery concept, has acquired two stores and the business of coffee shop Caracoli.
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NewsFlour Pot to launch roastery at eight site
Flour Pot, the Brighton and Hove-based artisan bakery and café concept, is poised to open an eighth site in the city this autumn, which will include a coffee roasting facility, MCA has learned.
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News
The Coaching Inn Group launch standalone coffee shop
The Coaching Inn Group has launched a debut standalone coffee shop as the company bids to grow a “fourth income stream”.
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NewsPaddy & Scott’s builds on Vertas partnership
Paddy & Scott’s, the coffee shop concession operator, is opening a site in Vertas’ Riverside leisure centre in Chelmsford.