All Coffee shops & Cafes articles – Page 93
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Esquires targets UK growth
Esquires Coffee Houses, the international franchise coffee shop operator, aims to grow from c30 to around 100 UK sites by 2020 after its acquisition by Cooks Global Foods, the New Zealand-based food and drink retailer and supplier, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsHorizons warns of coffee shop price war
The UK’s coffee shop market is “rapidly approaching saturation point” and a price war between major operators could be imminent, according to food service consultants Horizons
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FY PBT increases at Pieminister
Pieminister has reported a near 40% increase in pre-tax profit for the year to 31 March 2013, up from £385k to £634k, while turnover climbed from £8.3m to £8.9m
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InterviewsFriday five-minute interview
M&C Report talks to Amir Chen, chief executive of Apostrophe Cafes, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received
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Dubella Café Bar concept to be launched
Ed Breslin, founder of the Birmingham-based Edmund Pubs, is to launch a new café/wine bar concept called Dubella Lounge, M&C Report understands
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NewsMaple Moose targets UK expansion
Maple Moose, the dessert bar concept that launched in Ireland in 2008, has secured outlets for its first two openings in the UK and expects to reach 10 sites here by the end of the year, managing director Hans Parker has told M&C Report
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NewsTfL in talks with coffee chains
Transport for London (TfL) has reiterated plans to revamp a number of its Tube stations and said that it was in talks with leading coffee shop chains about opening branded outlets in former ticket offices
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Peyton & Byrne establishes growth platform
Peyton & Byrne saw a dip in performance in the year to 31 March 2013, but said that it had established a platform on which to grow during the period
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Velo looks to build pipeline
Velo, the new cycling café concept led by WJ King Brewery and Small Batch Coffee chairman Nigel Lambe, hoeps to add at least two new sites to its estate next year
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Square Pie looks to the regions
Square Pie plans to make its regional debut next year, before ramping up expansion even further in 2015 and hasn’t ruled out talking the brand overseas
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NewsKrispy Kreme returns to expansion trail
Krispy Kreme UK, the Alcuin Capital Partners-backed doughnut retailer, plans to return to the expansion trail in 2014 after suspending new openings, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsDunkin’ Donuts plans 1,000 UK sites
Dunkin’ Donuts, the doughnut retailer and cafe chain, has a long term plan to open at least 1,000 UK stores, the company’s UK general manager Jim Johnstone has told M&C Report
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NewsStarbucks debuts in Monaco
Starbucks, the global coffee chain, has opened its first store in Monaco, in partnership with Tar.Ca
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Brains to maintain Coffee#1 rollout
SA Brain, the Cardiff-based brewer and leisure operator, expects to continue the rate of expansion of its Coffee#1 brand in 2014 by opening c10 next year, Brains retail director Philip Lay has told M&C Report
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Synge & Byrne cafe concept launched
Damien and Adrian Garvey, who are directors of BWL Food Retail and owners of O’Brien Sandwich Bars in Northern Ireland, have developed Synge & Byrne, a new café concept, which will be rolled out across Ireland
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NewsDunkin’ Donuts builds UK pipeline
Dunkin’ Donuts, the doughnut retailer and cafe chain, is to open its next two outlets in Chelmsford and Cambridge
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Itsu grows London presence
Itsu, the chain founded by Julian Metcalfe and led by Gerard Loughran, has secured a further two sites in central London to take its overall estate to 46 units
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Joe & the Juice secures sixth UK site
Joe & the Juice, the Danish juice bar operator, is understood be close to securing a fifth site in London, with an opening near Tottenham Court Road close to completion
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NewsDunkin Donuts opens first UK store
Dunkin’ Donuts, one of the world’s leading coffee and baked goods chains, has opened its first UK store in Harrow, north London
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NewsCosta plans Espresso format rollout
Costa is planning to open further sites under its new takeaway store concept Espresso after the success of a pilot site near St James’s Park tube station in London