All Coffee shops & Cafes articles – Page 89
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NewsMuffin Break names new sites
Muffin Break, the Australian bakery cafe chain owned by Foodco, has told M&C Report it plans to open 15 new stores in the next 12 months
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NewsH+H eyes overseas expansion
Harris + Hoole, the Tesco-backed chain, could eventually look at expansion opportunities overseas, according to its chief executive Nick Tolley
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BTP secures further Midlands site
Boston Tea Party (BTP) has secured a further in the Midlands at The School Yard in Harborne
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NewsMuffin Break to double UK estate
Muffin Break, the Australian bakery cafe chain owned by Foodco, plans to double its UK estate by the end of 2014
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Coffee Republic steps up expansion
Coffee Republic has signed new franchise agreements in Oman and Qatar and increased its presence in the UK
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NewsPatisserie Holdings acquires Philpotts chain
Patisserie Holdings, the Risk Capital Partners-backed group and operator of the Patisserie Valerie chain, has acquired Philpotts Ltd, the independent premium sandwich and salad retailer with 23 shops in the UK, for an undisclosed sum.
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Boost Juice Bars opens flagship London site
Boost Juice Bars UK, the juice and smoothie bar operator, which is backed by the Business Growth Fund (BGF), has opened a flagship central London site
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NewsCaffe Nero to make US debut
Caffè Nero will make its debut in the US, in Boston this spring, which is thought will be the precursor to a number of sites the group plans to open in the region over the coming 12 months
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NewsJohnson-backed baker Flour Power to open cafes
Flour Power City Bakery, the UK’s largest organic bakery backed by Luke Johnson, is branching out into cafés, with plans to open up to eight sites across London in the next few years, M&C Report has learnt
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Analysis & InsightPret leads food-focused coffee shop market
Pret A Manger, the Bridgepoint-owned group, is the branded market leader in the food-led coffee shop sector in terms of market share and turnover, according to Allegra Strategies Project Cafe13 UK report
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NewsGreggs ups ante over coffee
Greggs hopes to continue growing coffee sales by “at least” the current rate of 20% per year, with its new blend being preferred to many competitors in blind tastings, according to chief executive Roger Whiteside
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NewsGreggs FY lfls fall 0.8% in 'transitional' year
Greggs, the high street bakery chain led by Roger Whiteside, a reported a 0.8% fall in like-for-like sales in what it called a “year of transition” in the 52 weeks to 28 December
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Analysis & InsightCoffee chains take share from office-based providers
High street coffee chains are taking market share away from office-based providers, a new survey shows
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NewsWasabi makes US debut
Wasabi, the London-based sushi and bento chain led by Dong Hyun Kim, has opened its first international outlet in the US, in New York
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NewsStarbucks UK launches Youth Action grant program
Starbucks has launched its Youth Action grants program for 2014, which support young people in the UK who want to carry out projects benefitting their communities
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NewsPatisserie Valerie eyes £150m IPO
Patisserie Valerie, the Risk Capital Partners-backed group, is drawing up plans for a float that could value the chain at more than £150m, according to the Sunday Times
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Hummus Bros names Hassall as MD
Hummus Bros, the concept from Christian Mouysset and Ronen Givon, is to hit the expansion trail after hiring Jon Hassall, former UK operations director at Patisserie Holdings, as its new managing director
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NewsSamba Swirl eyes new format
Samba Swirl, the frozen yoghurt concept led by David Packham, is developing an offshoot format that’s suitable for shopping malls and other premises, M&C Report has learnt
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Filmore & Union builds estate
Filmore & Union, the independent café and deli chain, has added a further two sites to its estate after securing funding from Natwest
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Snog heads for Tesco and Waitrose
Snog, the frozen yoghurt concept in which Unilever Ventures took a stake in 2012, has agreed to sell lines of its eponymous products at Tesco and Waitrose supermarkets