Coffee Shops News – Page 11
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NewsPeretti joins AMT Coffee
Former Patisserie Valerie managing director Paolo Peretti has joined AMT Coffee as interim managing director.
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NewsPatisserie Valerie made £10m loss
Patisserie Valerie has made a £9.8m loss in the 14 months to March 2020, but the brand is now focusing on growing its routes to market and is reaping the rewards from its partnership with Sainsbury’s.
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NewsHeavenly Desserts to reach 40+ mark in 2021
Heavenly Desserts has lined up a further eight sites for openings for 2021, which will take its estate to 43 cafés, managing director Yousif Aslam has told MCA.
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NewsCreams eyes 25 more sites in 2021
Creams Café, the dessert parlour brand, is planning to open 25 sites in 2021, and already has eight in the pipeline, CEO Adam Mani has told MCA.
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NewsJoe & the Juice begins regional rollout
Joe & the Juice is launching its first UK site outside of London in Brighton, as it presses ahead with its expansion plans.
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NewsCaffè Carluccio’s can be ‘genuine challenger brand’
Boparan Restaurant Group believes there is scope to grow its adapted concept Caffè Carluccio’s to 500 sites over the next five years.
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NewsReal Eating Co eyes up to 25 sites in next three years
The Real Eating Company is looking to open more than 15 additional sites over the next three years, building its estate to 25 café-coffee shops, founder and managing director Helena Hudson told MCA.
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NewsAsahi acquires Allpress Coffee
Asahi has acquired Allpress, the speciality coffee company with a presence in the UK, New Zealand Australia, Japan and Singapore.
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NewsUK coffee shop market contracts
The UK branded coffee shop market contracted 1.9% to 9,159 outlets in 2020, Allegra’s World Coffee Portal reveals.
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NewsWatchHouse Coffee to ‘redefine multisite model’
Upscale coffee brand WatchHouse is to open five new sites in the capital as well as its first site outside of London, in Bath, taking its total number of sites to 12 this year.
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NewsBranded coffee suffers ‘profound impact’ of homeworking
Neighbourhood cafes and independent coffee shops are set to benefit from a permanent towards more shift to homeworking, Allegra founder Jeffrey Young has told MCA.
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NewsLocal focus key trend in coffee market recovery
Neighbourhood cafes and drive-thru coffee shops are just some of the trends expected to see growth in the coming years, as the market rebalances, according to Jeffrey Young, founder and managing director of Allegra Strategies.
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NewsRick Stein moves into coffee market
Rick Stein’s restaurant group is to branch out into the coffee shop market with an opening lined up for Padstow next month.
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NewsCosta pushes on with drive-thru expansion
Costa Coffee opened 63 new stores across the UK last year despite the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsBranded coffee shop market sees £2bn value drop
Almost £2bn has been wiped off the value of the UK branded coffee shop market in the past 12 months, according to the latest report by Allegra’s World Coffee Portal.
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NewsCaffè Nero expands at-home range at Sainsbury’s and Amazon
Caffè Nero has expanded its at-home range into Sainsbury’s and Amazon following a surge in its ecommerce sales.
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NewsCreams debuts in Wales
Creams Café is opening its debut in Wales on a former KFC site in Cardiff city centre.
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NewsLord Sugar challenges Caffe Nero CVA
Lord Sugar’s private commercial property group, Amsprop Investments, has lodged a legal challenge against Caffe Nero’s company voluntary arrangement (CVA), Sky News reports.
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NewsGSG Hospitality to launch new concept in Liverpool’s The Plaza
Liverpool-based restaurant and bar group GSG Hospitality is set to open a new concept as part of a transformation of the city’s Plaza building. In partnership with Bruntwood Works, which is embarking on a £3m redesign of the building, GSG will create a social space, including a coffee shop, restaurant, cocktail bar and pop-up retail area. The concept, which will be revealed next year, will sit alongside a customer lounge and coworking suites on The Plaza’s ground floor.
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NewsCafé de Nata opening in Camden
Café de Nata has strengthened its presence in London, as it seeks to become the go-to brand in the UK for Portuguese custard tarts.