All Coffee shops & Cafes articles – Page 4
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Analysis & Insight‘There’s such appetite for innovation’ – hospitality leaders on new formats, tech opportunities and food development
Leaders from some of the UK hospitality sector’s biggest groups, including Wingstop, Leon, German Doner Kebab, Moto Hospitality and Franco Manca gathered for a roundtable ahead of MCA’s Innovation Conference last week to discuss how they are evolving their businesses for the future
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NewsGail’s: ‘We’re at the point of growing up the business’
Gail’s MD Nick Ayerst told MCA’s Innovation Conference that the rapidly expanding bakery chain is looking to grow its estate from 180 to 300 sites
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Analysis & InsightMarginal uplift in eating out spend
Restaurants, café and bakeries saw spend growth of 0.8% in September 2025, however transaction volumes were down 2.1%, according to the latest monthly report from Barclays.
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InterviewsChaiiwala: ‘We’re doing for chai what Starbucks did for coffee’
The Indian café group has seen strong like-for-like growth this year following sales growth of 35% to nearly £90m in 2024, CFO Abdul Piranie tells MCA
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Analysis & InsightFrom grab-and-go to dwell and design: how the old café model is running out of steam
The grab-and-go, cookie cutter high street cafés that defined the past decade are losing relevance, while premium, design-led and dwell-time focused formats are growing market share
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NewsCooplands Bakery sold back to local investors
The UK’s second largest based bakery business has been bought back from EG Group, bringing ownership back to a team of investors based in Yorkshire, where the business was founded in 1885
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring Greggs Outlet, How Matcha!, Pizza Pilgrims, and more
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NewsGreggs posts 6.1% Q3 sales growth
The bakery reports steady Q3 growth as estate expansion, menu innovation and new retail partnerships underpin its long-term strategy
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NewsPaul UK narrows losses amid brand refresh and franchise growth
The bakery cafe chain has reduced its loss after tax to £461,697, down from £863,294 in 2023, after a year of stabilisation, investment and brand development
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NewsAI driving new habits in hospitality
New data shows that AI is changing how consumers discover and review restaurants, pubs and bars, with 26% of consumers now using tools such as ChatGPT to learn more about a venue
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NewsHospitality staff turnover decreases
New ‘first-of-its-kind’ data shows that investing in internal career pathways is the most effective strategy for building stable, high-performing hospitality teams
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NewsBlank Street UK triples turnover
The coffee shop chain saw turnover surge to £35.8m in 2024, while achieving group-level profitability for the first time
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NewsCooks Coffee: ‘We are ahead of our openings target’
The operator of the Esquires franchise opened 11 sites during the first half of 2025, with enough sites already in the pipeline to “double that again before the end of the financial year”, CEO Aiden Keegan told MCA.
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NewsPret appoints RBI’s Matthew Bresnahan as CMO
Bresnahan, who will join later this year, has spent the past 12 years with Restaurant Brands International, and brings experience across global brand management, regional sales strategy and customer insights
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InterviewsWorkshop Coffee gears up to launch Belgravia flagship
The premium coffee brand is experiencing “fantastic” growth in its B2B business, at the rate of 35% year-on-year as it prepares to launch its cafe-academy, founder James Dickson tells MCA
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NewsChaiiwala lines up eight openings in bid to reach 500 sites
The Indian café group, which trades from over 100 UK sites, will open eight stores over the autumn and winter as it looks to reach 500 in 10 years
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NewsThe Salad Project debuts matcha bar
The concept marks a diversification for the London-based brand, adding a line-up of hot and cold matcha drinks alongside its core salad offer
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NewsButterwick set to close 12 of 14 branches
The Northamptonshire bakery group is closing most of its estate due to cost pressures and changes in consumer spending
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NewsHospitality warns of rising labour costs as job applications surge
Pub and restaurant groups are reporting a sharp rise in applications for fewer roles. Wetherspoons’ founder Tim Martin said some part-time shifts were attracting more than 100 applicants
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NewsGoing green: Matcha mania takes hold in UK cafés
The trend for Japanese tea-based beverages is driven by health benefits and what looks good on social media, says the FT