Coffee Shops News – Page 115
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NewsFowle takes Tesco Family Dining CEO role
Adam Fowle, the ex-Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chief executive, has become chief executive of Tesco Family Dining, the retailer’s subsidairy that oversees its growing foodservice portfolio
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NewsGreggs has 'momentum' behind coffee
There’s “more momentum to come” on Greggs’ coffee sales as the bakery chain increases the scope of its coffee offer and adds more seating, according to chief executive Roger Whiteside
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Pay-per-minute café opens
Ziferblat, the first UK branch of a Russian café chain, has opened in London’s Old Street, where everything is free inside except the time you spend there, which costs 3p a minute
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Pasty Presto unveils rebrand
Pasty Presto, the pasty chain, has launched a “new Cornwall-inspired” rebrand across its 29-strong estate
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Pieminister to double up in Manchester
Pieminister, the pie shop brand, is to double its presence in Manchester, after agreeing to open a site at Urban Splash’s Smithfield Buildings in Manchester
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NewsJDW and coffee shops benefit from Woolworths demise
JD Wetherspoon and coffee shops were amongst the beneficiaries of the collapse of retailer Woolworths, according to carried out by Gateshead-based retail consultancy CannyInsights.com
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Nero appoints new head of business development
Caffè Nero, the Gerry Ford-led Italian coffee chain, has appointed Simon Thomas as its new head of business development
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NewsStarbucks secures further UK franchisee
Starbucks UK has secured its third franchise partner in the UK as it looks to open 200 sites across the country under franchise by 2017
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Lola’s to up transport hub presence
Lola’s Cupcakes is to ramp up its transport hub presence, after teaming up with Transport for London (TfL), to launch its first cupcake cart at Kings Cross St Pancras London Underground station.
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NewsCaffe Nero announces refinancing
Caffè Nero, the Gerry Ford-led Italian coffee chain, has announced that it had agreed a new debt financing package to support its “strong growth objectives”
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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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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