All Coffee shops & Cafes articles – Page 87
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Suchef secures second site
Suchef, the new healthy fast food concept from the Aroma Food Group (UK), has already secured its second site in London
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NewsSt Austell opens first Brewer & Bean outlet
St Austell Brewery, the Cornish brewer and pub operator, has opened its first Brewer & Bean coffee retail outlet at the Great Western Hotel in Newquay
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NewsPatisserie Holdings sets outs growth strategy
As part of its intention to float on AIM, Patisserie Holdings gave an update on its future growth strategy and said it had identified over 250 further potential sites in the UK with similar characteristics to those currently trading under its brands
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NewsPatisserie Holdings plans IPO
Patisserie Holdings, the parent company of the Patisserie Valerie chain, has announces plans to proceed with an initial public offering and said it has identified a further 250 potential new UK sites
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Tea Monkey plans Next concessions
Tea Monkey, the UK-based specialist tea bar chain led by entrepreneur Tracey Bovingdon, is in talks to open concessions in Next retail outlets
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NewsStarbucks to relocate European HQ to UK
Starbucks is to relocate its European headquarters to the UK from Netherlands in a move that follows widespread criticism that it was using its base outside Britain to avouid paying corporation tax here
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Velo looks to expand in south east
Velo, the Brighton-based cycle café concept, is looking to extend its estate in the southeast by looking at old pubs and railway adjacent sites
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West Cornwall Pasty Company sold in pre-pack deal
More than 200 jobs have been saved after Enact, the £7.5m SME fund launched by private equity house Endless, agreed to acquire 35 West Cornwall Pasty Company outlets and stores, together with the brand
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Tesco developing food-to-go format
Tesco is understood to be developing a high street ‘Tesco Express food-to-go’ store format as it looks to compete with the likes of Pret A Manger and EAT across the lucrative lunchtime market
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Pita Pit secures new franchisees
Pita Pit, the North American-based healthy fast food concept has secured two further franchisees as it looks to expand in Leeds and London
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Creams Cafe reveals upcoming openings
Creams Cafe, the dessert cafe operator, has secured outlets in a string of locations as it targets 40 openings by the end of the year, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsCosta eyes 5,000 new-style vending machines in UK
Around 5,000 of the new-generation Costa vending machines could be rolled out across the UK within three to five years, with workplaces, universities and hospitals among the target locations, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsEAT to complete refurbs early; eyes acquisitions
EAT, the Lyceum Capital-backed chain, is due to complete its store refurbishment programme six months ahead of schedule in December and will target acquisitions from the start of 2015, chief executive Adrian Johnson has told M&C Report
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NewsChen becomes Apostrophe CEO
Amir Chen, the driving force behind London-based patisserie chain Apostrophe, has changed his position from managing director to chief executive after catering company CH&Co acquired the remaining 50% stake in the business that it didn’t own
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NewsMaple Moose expansion continues
Maple Moose, the dessert bar concept that launched in Ireland in 2008, has continued its UK expansion with the acquisition of a site in Canterbury and has also signed up a fourth franchisee, M&C Report has learntcafe
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NewsNew generation Costa Express is launched
An evolved version of Costa Express that owner Whitbread says will “revolutionise the self-serve experience” has been launched
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NewsCoffee shops 'lukewarm' on failed retail sites
Major coffee shop operators have been “lukewarm” on the prospect of taking sites previously occupied by large retailers that have folded during the downturn, while fast food groups have been “similarly reticent”, according to a new Deloitte report
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NewsLa Bottega to open flagship Seven Dials site
La Bottega, the Italian caffè bar and deli brand, in which Pembroke VCT secured a stake last year, has acquired a site in Seven Dials to open a first shop under its new re-defined concept
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Ricker to launch juice bar concept
Will Ricker, founder of Ricker Restaurants, has teamed up with author and filmmaker Joe Cross, to launch a new juice bar concept in London called The Juice Well
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NewsPatisserie Valerie opens first standalone out-of-town site
Patisserie Valerie, the Risk Capital Partners-backed chain, has opened its first standalone out-of-town site at Fort Kinnaird Shopping Park in Edinburgh