Coffee Shops News – Page 106

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    Caffe Latte eyes 20 openings in 2014

    2014-06-18T07:59:00Z

    Caffe Latte, the coffee shop chain, is targeting a major period of expansion in 2014, growing by 20 sites during the year, as it opens its 10th location

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    Bubble tea shop Biju to debut in Soho

    2014-06-18T07:39:00Z

    Bubble tea shop Biju is opening in London’s Soho in late July, offering a range of milk, fruit, mousse and coconut water-based teas

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    Costa appoints new strategy director

    2014-06-17T07:55:00Z

    Costa Coffee has appointed Murray McGowan, former chief financial officer at KFC UK, as its new international finance and strategy director

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    Starbucks offers to part-fund online degree course

    2014-06-17T06:44:00Z

    Starbucks has announced it is rolling out a programme that would allow its workers to earn an online college degree at Arizona State University at a discounted rate

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    Metcalfe and Wolsey become OBEs

    2014-06-14T08:57:00Z

    Julian Metcalfe, the co-founder of sandwich chain Pret A Manger, and Bill Wolsey, managing director of Northern Ireland-based hospitality firm Beannchor, have become OBEs in the Queen’s Birthday Honours

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    Evolved Philpotts to launch in Birmingham

    2014-06-13T16:52:00Z

    Philpotts, the artisan sandwich chain owned by Patisserie Holdings, is to open an evolved, less formal version of the concept in Birmingham called Café Philpotts

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    Pure looks to ten sites

    2014-06-13T16:44:00Z

    Pure, the London-based healthy food on the go concept, is looking for sites in London to open four new sites in the next 18 months to bring its estate to ten

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    ​Patisserie Holdings to open five in June

    2014-06-13T16:15:00Z

    Patisserie Holdings, the AIM-listed parent company of the Patisserie Valerie chain, is to open five new sites this month as it eyes a total of 12 more openings by the end of its financial year on 30 September, chief executive Paul May has told M&C Report

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    Wrap it up! secures 12th site

    2014-06-13T16:13:48.103Z

    Wrap it Up! the gourmet wrap concept is opening its 12th site in London this summer, which will be its fifth franchised outlet and part of a five year acquisition plan that focuses on central London

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    EC to probe Starbucks tax affairs

    2014-06-12T07:23:00Z

    The European Commission (EC) has launched an investigation into the tax affairs of Starbucks

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    H+H names new FD

    2014-06-11T07:54:00Z

    Harris + Hoole, the Tesco-backed coffee chain, has appointed former Pret A Manger head of strategy Richard Harpham as finance director

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    SSP eyes Tube station opportunities

    2014-06-10T08:09:00Z

    SSP, the travel concessions operator, is in talks with Transport for London to install outlets at underground ticket stations that are soon to be redundant, the Evening Standard reports.

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    Amadeus launches Made café concept

    2014-06-10T07:49:00Z

    Catering company Amadeus is rolling out a new café concept called Made with its first site due to open in Camden later this month

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    Kamps eyes UK expansion

    2014-06-10T07:47:00Z

    Kamps, one of the leading bakery and café chains in Germany, plans to reach 10 UK sites over the next three years before a possible expansion outside London, M&C Report’s sister title British Baker reports

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    ​Tesco begins rollout of new café concept

    2014-06-06T16:38:00Z

    Tesco Family Dining has begun the rollout of its new in-store café concept, with a six further sites lined up for the upgraded format.

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    Rollo: Slowdown at Costa expected in Q1

    2014-06-06T16:38:00Z

    A leading analyst has said that expects Whitbread to report solid Q1 LfL sales growth of 5.5% driven by strong trading in Hotels and Restaurants but a slowdown at Costa

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    Crepeaffaire expansion continues

    2014-06-06T16:15:11.543Z

    Crepeaffaire, the all-day snack concept, has secured a further site in Chiswick and plans to open in a new international territory by the end of year

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    Roots & Bulbs doubles up

    2014-06-06T16:15:00Z

    Roots & Bulbs has secured its second site in London, and is looking to open further units under the format in the capital

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    Itsu to break through 50-site mark

    2014-06-06T07:54:00Z

    Itsu will break through the 50-site mark over the next week, with three new openings in London

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    Suchef sets out growth plan

    2014-06-06T07:50:22.823Z

    Suchef, the new healthy fast food concept, plans to open four sites in London before the end of the year, before opening a further 10 units in 2015