Coffee Shops News – Page 117
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Former Fat Cat leaseholds sold for £50k-£95k
The leases of three bars formerly operated by Fat Cat Café Bars, which was placed in administration in April, have been sold for sums between £50,000 and £95,000 each, according to a new report from its administrator Cooper Parry
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Abrahamovitch eyes Grind roll out
David Abrahamovitch and Kaz James, foounders of Shoreditch Grind, the independent espresso bar on London’s Old Street roundabout, are believed to be close to securing to further sites for the fledgling format
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Bake & Take eyes UK roll out
German café operation Backwerk, which operates 300 sites across Europe, has made its UK debut under the name Bake & Take, with plans to open 10 sites over the next year and 100 within the UK by the end of 2018
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Greggs strengthens board
Greggs has announced the appointment of Helena Ganczakowski as an independent non-executive director with effect from 2 January 2014
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NewsStarbucks has four major growth opportunities
Analysts in the US have highlighted four major growth opportunities for Starbucks based on a presentation by global coffee chain’s executives, with the majority not directly involving its signature product
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Creams Cafe outlines target cities
Creams Cafe, the dessert cafe operator, has outlined its target cities as it looks to grow to 40 UK sites by the end of next year
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VAT and loss making sites impact West Cornwall
West Cornwall Pasty Company, the Gresham-backed retailer, has reported a decline in full-year turnover and a widening in pre-tax losses
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Illy to open West End flagship site
Espressamente Illy, the Italian coffee maker, has agreed to open a flagship standalone cafe in London’s West End
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Subway updates mobile loyalty app
Subway has launched an update to its Subcard mobile app, which will offer customers new functionalities as well as updating all of the current features with a more user friendly interface
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NewsOperators sign up for MK development
British Land and Tesco have pre-let a new £4m leisure terrace comprising five restaurants and two smaller units at the Kingston Centre in Milton Keynes
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H+H targets further growth
Harris + Hoole, the fast-growing “artisan-style” coffee chain part-owned by Tesco, has said it is targeting building a brand that is recognised “within the industry and by our customers as the pre-eminent coffee house on the high street”
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Bagel Bar Coffee House targets UK
Bagel Bar Coffee House, the Irish bagel chain, is targeting the UK as part of its overseas expansion drive, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsFY lfls up 19% at Abokado
Abokado, the London-based chain of healthy food bars led by Mark Lilley, has reported a 19% rise in like-for-like sales for the year to 31 March 2013, during a period in which it opened four new sites
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Kamps makes UK debut
Kamps, one of the leading bakery and café chains in Germany, has opened its first site in London, with more openings lined up for the coming 12 months
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Abokado secures 20th site; more emphasis on coffee
Abokado will open its 20th site early next month, as it moves closer to operating an estate of 25 sites by the end of next April
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Tim Hortons to 'heighten' overseas expansion
Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee company that operates more than 4,000 outlets worldwide, has indicated that it plans to accelerate overseas expansion
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NewsSubway upscale look tops 300
Subway, the sandwich chain, has announced that it has now rolled out its more upscale Metropolitan branding to over 300 of its sites in the UK
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NewsStarbucks launches first store on a train
Starbucks, the coffee shop behemoth, has teamed up with Swiss Federal Railways (abbrevated as SBB in German) to launch the first Starbucks store on a train
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Orange Leaf eyes UK debut
Orange Leaf, the fast-growing, US-based frozen yoghurt operator that runs more than 300 sites in America, is looking to launch in the UK, a company spokesman has told M&C Report
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NewsCosta to launch in Morocco
Costa Coffee has announced plans to open its first store in Morocco, in partnership with Fawaz A. Alhokair & Co