All Coffee shops & Cafes articles – Page 20
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Opinion
Grinding out a living
Restaurant and coffee roasting business Caravan was a key player in the rise of the restaurant/coffee shop hybrid at the start of the decade. As they prepare to open two huge new venues the founders talk to Joe Lutrario about diversification and the key to sweating your assets.
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Starbucks to close US stores for racial-bias training
Starbucks has announced its will shut more than 8,000 stores in the US on the afternoon of 29 May to carry out training “geared towards preventing discrimination”.
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Paddy & Scott's eyes university concessions
Paddy & Scott’s, the regional coffee wholesaler and café operator, is eying further university opportunities after opening a debut concession at the University of Suffolk.
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NewsHarris + Hoole set to open in Henley
Harris + Hoole is set to open a site in Henley-on-Thames, after planning permission was granted by South Oxfordshire District Council.
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Graffiti to relaunch Bold Street Coffee with eye on evenings
Graffiti Spirits, the Liverpool based restaurant and bar operator, has become a partner in Bold Street Coffee, and is to relaunch it as an all-day café and late night bar, MCA has learnt.
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OpinionPret’s restless psyche
Last month Clive Schlee celebrated 15 years as chief executive of Pret A Manger, and was named Retailers’ Retailer of the Year at MCA’s annual industry awards. To celebrate both milestones, Schlee shared his thoughts with James Wallin on the expansion of Pret and its closeness to customers.
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Kiss the Hippo coffee to launch in Richmond
A new speciality coffee brand and roastery, Kiss the Hippo, is to launch in Richmond, MCA understands.
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TRG Concessions opens new concept EAT store
TRG Concessions has opened a new concept EAT store at London’s Liverpool Street Station.
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Unico opens new Fulham store; unveils overseas site
Unico, the deli, gelato and coffee shop concept, is to open its first overseas outlet next month.
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NewsEsquires gears up for 'groundswell years'
Esquires, the Canadian coffee shop franchise, is gearing up for a groundswell couple of years, that will see it open a further 15 sites this year, and 30 a year for 2019 and 2020, MCA has learnt.
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NewsColicci café to open 20 kiosks in London parks
Italian café concept Colicci has been awarded a multi-million pound contract with The Royal Parks, which will see it open 20 kiosks across the capital, MCA has learnt.
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Waitrose to phase out disposable coffee cups
Waitrose is to stop using disposable coffee cups in a move it says will save 52 million cups a year.
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Draughts opening second site in Waterloo
Draughts, the board game-themed café concept, is opening a second site, at Waterloo Station, MCA understands.
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Black Sheep Coffee appoints commercial director
Black Sheep Coffee has appointed Sanjay Bowry as its first commercial director
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Farmer J to double up
Farmer J is set to double its presence in central London, with an opening near Monument tube station
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Seacys takes over Exbury Gardens catering
Searcys, the upscale restaurant, bar and events venue group, is opening a new casual dining café and taking over catering at Exbury Gardens in Hampshire.
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Trading Post acquires Lewes site
Trading Post Coffee Roasters have acquired a second site, in Lewes, as part of a plan to expand across the Sussex and Surrey region.
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Mikel Coffee plans London rollout in 2018
Mikel Coffee Company, Greece’s largest coffee shop group, has opened its debut site in London, with plans to reach three to five sites by the end of the year, MCA has learnt.
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Dabbling Duck team to open Plucky Pheasant
The team behind Surrey café-restaurants The Dabbling Duck in Shere and The Speckledy Hen in Guildford, are opening a third site in April called The Plucky Pheasant, MCA understands.
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Second Cup lines up Romford site
Second Cup Coffee Company, the Canada-based international franchise, has lined up a new site in in Romford.