Coffee Shops News – Page 104
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NewsCosta eyes India expansion
Costa Coffee, the Whitbread-owned coffee chain, is to grow its presence in India through its franchises Devyani International Limited (DIL), following “renewed consumer confidence” in the country
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NewsLeon secures Farringdon site
Leon, the healthy fast food chain led by Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent, has secured a further site in London, in Farringdon
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Pinkberry UK in administration
Pinkberry has failed to have the same impact in the UK, after its two remaining sites here were placed into administration
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Pita Pit makes London debut
Pita Pit, the North American-based healthy fast food concept, which launched in the UK last year, in Manchester, has opened its first site in London
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Morrisons launches new café concept
Morrisons has become the latest retailer to eye a greater portion of the eating-out market with the launch of a new café concept in its store in Crawley West Sussex
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West Cornwall Pasty Co CEO steps down
Steve Gipson has stepped down as chief executive of West Cornwall Pasty Company, after attempting to oversee a restructure of the group
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NewsItsu begins regional rollout
Itsu, the company set up by Pret a Manger founder Julian Metcalfe and led by Gerard Loughran, has secured a further regional site in Brighton
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NewsQuiznos grows UK estate
Quiznos, the US sandwich chain, is set to take its UK estate to five with the opening of two more sites in London over the coming months, M&C Report has learnt
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Snog opens in Guildford
Snog, the frozen yoghurt concept in which Unilever Ventures took a stake in 2012, has opened its latest site in Guildford, Surrey
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NewsMaple Moose opens in Belfast, eyes more expansion
Maple Moose, the dessert bar concept that launched in Ireland in 2008, has opened its 16th site, in Belfast, as it gears up for a potential three more openings in England
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Retail income up at Cineworld
Cineworld has reported a 1.4% increase increase in retail spend across its UK & Ireland estate in the 26 weeks to 26 June 2014
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Ex-Young's manager starts Australian cafe bar venture
A former manager of two flagship Young’s managed pubs has started a new cafe bar venture influenced by the laneways region of Melbourne in Australia, with plans to expand past its initial site on the Isle of Wight, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsSubway opens 1,800th UK & Ireland site
Subway has opened its 1,800th store in the UK and Ireland,in the EuroGarages-owned Eye Green Service Station, on the A47 in Peterborough
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Wasabi eyes further US growth
Wasabi is planning to open its second New York City restaurant next March, as it eyes further expansion in the US
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NewsGreggs H1 lfls rise 3.2%
Greggs, the high street bakery chain, has reported a 3.2% rise in like-for-like sales in the 26 weeks to 28 June, and said it expects to report operating profits of £16-17m at its interim results, up from £11.5m in the comparative period last year
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Coffee Republic on track for 20 UK franchise stores this year
Coffee Republic, the Arab Investments-backed group, is opening sites in Northampton, Chatham and Whitechapel later this summer as part of its target to open 20 sites annually under its franchise agreement while also growing its overseas presence
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Saunders unveils craft beer bar venture
Pub entrepreneur Matt Saunders hopes to open “three or four” sites in the Midlands under his new craft beer bar venture Crafted Bars, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsCalculus confirms Chop’d investment
Private equity fund manager Calculus Capital has confirmed it has invested £2m in Chop’d, the London-based salad bar chain
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New juice concept teams up with Wolf & Badger
Raw Press is set to open its first two sites in London, after teaming up with fashion boutique retailer Wolf & Badger.
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NewsH+H reaches 40-site mark
Harris + Hoole has opened its 40th site, its 10th opening of 2014, and has a further 13 sites in its openings pipeline