All Coffee shops & Cafes articles – Page 92
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NewsPaul UK reports strong growth
Paul UK, the London-based French bakery concept, reported strong growth in the second half of last year and said that this improvement has continued into the first quarter of 2014
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NewsStarbucks to expand alcohol and evening offer
Starbucks is to sell alcohol and offer a light bite menu at thousands of select stores, as part of plans to double its market capitalization to $100bn
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NewsQuiznos: pre-pack to have little impact on UK
The pre-pack restructuring of Quiznos, the US sandwich chain, is expected to have no impact on the UK business, which has agreed heads of terms on a further three sites in London, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsStarbucks aims to double market cap to $100bn
Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz told shareholders at the group’s 2014 annual meeting that the business wants to almost double its market capitalisation to $100bn
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NewsDunkin’ Donuts UK expansion continues
Dunkin’ Donuts, the doughnut retailer and cafe chain, is lining up two openings next month in Cambridge and Ealing, west London, M&C Report has learnt
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OpinionHow three Australians ground out success
Nick Tolley tells Mel Flaherty how he and two siblings turned the coffee-shop brand Harris+Hoole into a booming business
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Flying Coffee Bean to make London debut
Flying Coffee Bean, the railway station concessions operator, is to make its debut in London this spring
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NewsSubway remains top franchise opportunity
Subway has been named as the number one franchise opportunity for the fourth year in a row in an annual list of Top 100 Global Franchises by Franchise Direct, the leading online resource for global franchise opportunities
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Grind operators secure Soho site
David Abrahamovitch and Kaz James, founders of Shoreditch Grind, the independent espresso bar on London’s Old Street roundabout, have secured a second site for the concept in Soho
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NewsSector has a 'long way to go' with organic
Restaurants and cafes have a “long way to go” in providing organic food and drink, but should consider embracing the genre more readily as the public’s appetite for organic returns, a leading campaigner on the subject has told M&C Report
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Analysis & Insight
Restaurants sell more organic food and drink
The value of organic food and drink in the restaurant and catering sector grew sharply in 2013, rising 10% to £17.5m, with increasing demand from high-street eating-out chains cited as a reason, a new report shows
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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