All Coffee shops & Cafes articles – Page 83

  • News

    Auntie Annes eyes M&A route to fund expansion

    2015-01-14T07:42:00Z

    Auntie Anne’s, the international pretzel food-to-go chain, is gearing up for a year of expansion as it prepares to open eight sites in 2015 with franchise partners as well as looking to attract £1m of investment to grow its corporate estate

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    Notes unveils next three sites

    2015-01-14T07:25:00Z

    Notes, the coffee and wine shop chain, is planning three central London sites this year in St Pancras and two sites at Canary Wharf

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    Wrap it Up! to open CPU to grow London pipeline

    2015-01-13T08:16:00Z

    Wrap it up!, the gourmet deli wrap concept, is on track to reach 50 stores by 2019 across central London as it is poised for growth with a “strong pipeline” of London sites, M&C Report has learnt

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    News

    Ex-Orchid FD joins Caffe Nero

    2015-01-13T08:14:00Z

    Andrew Trigwell, formerly of Orchid Pub Company, has joined Caffe Nero as its new UK finance director

  • News

    Small Batch Coffee team to open beer and shellfish pub

    2015-01-13T08:11:49.520Z

    The duo behind Brighton-based Small Batch Coffee is to open a craft beer and shellfish pub.

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    Opinion

    When it all comes together

    2015-01-12T08:26:00Z

    Describe the UK operating sweet spot at the moment, and all-day, fast casual and healthy would undoubtedly be at the forefront. As the market narrows to focus on this segment, one concept is in the perfect position to take advantage and build on growing momentum to finally go national and even international

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    BTP reports 100% EBITDA growth

    2015-01-09T08:15:13.143Z

    Boston Tea Party, the 15-strong coffee shop group founded in Bristol, has reported EBITDA growth of 100% close to £1m across the group for the 12 months to 22 October 2014

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    Ozone Coffee plans capital expansion

    2015-01-09T08:15:04.247Z

    Ozone Coffee Roasters, the New Zealand-founded coffee concept, is planning to expand its presence in London

  • News

    Knot opens fourth London site

    2015-01-08T08:04:00Z

    Knot, the artisan Pretzel and coffee concept, has opened its fourth London site at Victoria Station and plans to continue growing its London estate over the next 18 months

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    Opinion

    Pushing the fast-food envelope

    2015-01-07T08:10:00Z

    The crepe sector is largely unexplored, certainly in the UK, but Crepeaffaire is ramping up its effort on all fronts, Ruth Williams wraps this one up

  • News

    Planet Organic grows London pipeline

    2015-01-07T08:10:00Z

    Planet Organic, the organic supermarket and café operator, is looking to add one to two London stores per year for the next four years to grow its current estate of six, M&C Report has learnt

  • News

    Veeno seeks rapid expansion

    2015-01-07T08:03:00Z

    The owners of Italian wine café concept Veeno have announced they are seeking funding to grow the brand from three to ten sites in the next 18 months.

  • News

    Caffe Nero to open six new Middle East stores in first half 2015

    2015-01-07T07:56:00Z

    Caffe Nero is to open six new stores in the Middle East in the first half of 2015.

  • Analysis & Insight

    Takeaway orders on Christmas Day up 19%

    2015-01-02T15:04:00Z

    Takeaway orders on Christmas Day were up 19% on last year, according to new figures from HungryHouse.co.uk

  • News

    SSP cuts size of baguettes

    2015-01-02T15:04:00Z

    SSP, one of Britain’s leading sandwich sellers has quietly cut the size of its baguettes sold through its Upper Crust and Caffè Ritazza sites

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    News

    Tesco in Burrito Kitchen tie-in

    2015-01-02T15:02:00Z

    Tesco is to further ramp up its food-on-the-go credentials with a link up with fledgling Mexican concept Burrito Kitchen

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    Ugot eyes Manchester and London

    2014-12-24T07:07:00Z

    Ugot, the healthy eating concept, is eyeing a site in Manchester to open in 2015 as the brand moves to high street locations as well as transport hubs, M&C Report has learnt

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    HatHats searches for first Kent site

    2014-12-24T07:07:00Z

    A new coffee shop concept in East Kent, called HatHats Coffee, is looking for its first site in Herne Bay, Whitstable and Canterbury area as the first of at least three in the area

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    News

    BGF invests £1.4m in Boost Juice bars

    2014-12-23T07:56:00Z

    Boost Juice Bars has secured additional funding of £1.4m from the Business Growth Fund (BGF) to accelerate its nationwide roll-out plans to 20 new sites over the next two years whilst developing an express format called Boost Turbo

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    News

    Davies swaps H&H for Starbucks

    2014-12-23T07:50:00Z

    Peter Davies, the former chief operating officer of Harris + Hoole, has joined rival Starbucks UK as its new retail operations director