Coffee Shops News – Page 101
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NewsPatisserie Valerie launches evolved format
Patisserie Holdings has launched an evolved version of its Patisserie Valerie brand at its site in Selfridges, Birmingham
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NewsAll change at the top of Subway UK & Ireland
Subway, the global sandwich chain, has appointed Greg Madigan as its new area development manager for UK & Ireland to oversee further growth in the region, after Trevor Haynes was promoted to global director of restaurant operations
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Bubbleology to make regional debut
Bubbleology, the bubble tea concept, which launched in the UK in 2011, is to make its regional debut in Bluewater
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Rough Trade plans UK expansion
Rough Trade, the music retailer, will open its first UK store outside of London this autumn in Nottingham
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NewsKrispy Kreme UK updates selected stores
Krispy Kreme UK, the Alcuin Capital Partners-backed doughnut retailer, is undertaking investments featuring an updated design at a number of its cafe/retail units
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Yummy invests in artisan coffee company
Yummy Pub Company has invested in the Gentlemen Baristas (GBs), a fledgling artisan coffee chain
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Tasty to open Wildwood/cafe hybrid
Tasty, the AIM-listed restaurant operator led by Johnny Plant, has reportedly secured the site of a famous Shropshire tearoom for a specially adapted version of Wildwood that will maintain much of the site’s original offer
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Board game café launches Kickstarter campaign
Draughts, which will be the UK’s first board game café, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise £10,000 to kit out the café with board games before it opens in September
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NewsLondon duo eye cafe expansion
The team behind Balham’s M1LK is opening a second café called Fields that is due to open in late August on Clapham Common and plans to expand further, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsItsu sees turnover reach £60m mark
Itsu, which will open its 50 small format store tomorrow in Richmond, has said it turned over £60m and made profits of £6m EBITA in the last year
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Rola Wala eyes first permanent site
Rola Wala, the Indian street food operator, is understood to be set to open its first permanent site in Leeds
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NewsPaul UK eyes expansion opportunities
Paul, the London-based French concept, has identified 100 locations across the UK, which could suit one of its three trading models
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Greggs shifts focus from city centres; increases healthy choices
Greggs, the high street bakery chain, is looking away from city centre locations for new stores but sees scope for growth on high streets in the southeast and west of England
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NewsStar signs “groundbreaking” coffee deal
Star Pubs & Bars has signed a “groundbreaking” deal with coffee supplier Kimbo, which it says will finally allow pubs to “take on high street coffee chains”
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NewsCoffee shops boost high street spend
Restaurants and cafes boost the ‘dwell time’ consumers spend in shopping centres by 88 minutes and increase average spend from £41.16 to £74.63, according to research published by the Government’s Future High Streets Forum
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NewsGreggs H1 lfls grow 3.2%
Greggs, the bakery chain, has reported a 3.2% rise in like-for-like sales in the 26 weeks to 28 June, with the company citing a mixture of more favourable trading conditions and the success of its own initiatives
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Deeming joins Peyton & Byrne
Paul Deeming, co-founder of the Ignite Group, has joined Peyton & Byrne, taking over from Matthew Britton as the group’s chief financial officer
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NewsKout acquires further Costa franchisee
Kout Food Group (KFG), the Kuwaiti-based foodservice firm, has acquired its second Costa Coffee franchisee, Coffee Snobs, for c£5.2m
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NewsShakeaway grows UK and global pipeline
Shakeaway, the takeaway milkshake concept, is opening eight UK stores this year as part of a ten year plan to have more than 3,000 stores worldwide, M&C Report has learnt
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Artisan coffee co placed on market
TRCU Coffee Concepts Ltd is to sell its two central London artisan coffee shops, trading as New Row Coffee and Freestate Coffee