Coffee Shops News – Page 12
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NewsPaul UK looking to introduce café format
The French bakery chain is looking at converting some of its traditional format sites to the Paul le Café format, CEO Mark Hilton told MCA.
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NewsStarbucks to expand coverage in Sainsbury’s
At least 30 new Starbucks cafes are expected to open within Sainsbury’s stores by the end of 2022.
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NewsCaffè Nero reports strong Q1 sales
Sales in the four months to the end September 2022 were at 107% of pre-pandemic levels, with the coffee chain planning for seven new UK openings in Q2
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NewsPaul UK announces move into franchising
The bakery and patisserie chain has secured its first franchise partner in the UK as it looks to drive store growth outside London.
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NewsHeavenly Desserts to accelerate store openings
The high-end dessert parlour is looking to open 20 UK sites next year, and further its international reach, managing director Yousif Aslam tells MCA
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NewsCaffè Nero and Waitrose link up on loyalty
The coffee chain and the supermarket retailer have embarked on a new partnership which will see benefits offered to each other’s customers through a linked reward scheme.
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NewsUrban Baristas targets residential areas for growth
The nine-strong Australian-style cafe chain is looking to grow its presence in residential areas and open at least five sites per year, CEO Huw Wardrope tells MCA
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NewsPret announces second pay rise this year
Pret will invest £10m in staff pay in addition to the £9.2m invested earlier this year to help support UK staff with the rising cost of living
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NewsCooks Coffee announces £1.5m capital raise
The Esquires and Triple Two Coffee franchise operator has announced a planned £1.5m fund raising in conjunction with its proposed admission on the Aquis Stock Exchange
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NewsBlank Street Coffee snaps up Over Under
The New York City-founded specialty coffee concept has acquired London-based, eight-strong coffee brand Over Under, with plans to rebrand sites underway, MCA can reveal
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NewsCooks Coffee Co to grow UK estate by 10%
The New Zealand-based group, which operates Esquires and Triple Two Coffee in the UK, recently announced plans to list on the London Stock Exchange
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NewsCreams launches partnership with Tesco
Creams Café has announced a partnership with Tesco, which will see it open dessert parlours within the footprint of two of its supermarkets.
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NewsStuffed launches UK franchise model
Dessert and coffee café Stuffed Gelato has has 10 locations lined up already as it looks to expand across the UK.
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NewsPret’s Pano Christou wants to take chain global
Following plans to open in Spain, India, and Kuwait, CEO Pano Christou wants Pret to carry on growing overseas, the Mail on Sunday reports
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NewsWolfox lines up three sites in London
The Brighton-based café, bar and restaurant group, is launching two sites in The Strand and one in Covent Garden
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NewsPatisserie Valerie closes nine sites
The closures leave the Causeway Capital-backed brand with just 30 sites – down from a high of nearly 200 in 2017
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NewsCosta expands partnership with Butlin’s
The coffee chain will open new stores within Butlin’s resorts as part of a five-year contract
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NewsWatchHouse to debut in New York
The speciality coffee business recently opened its tenth site in Mayfair, with plans to open a further six, in Notting Hill, Marylebone, Marble Arch, Covent Garden, Fenchurch Street and Bath
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NewsCornish Bakery to make Scottish debut
The bakery chain will mark a national debut with an opening in Scotland this year and plans to open eight locations in the UK within 12 months
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NewsInternational café Filli negotiating on further London sites
In addition to expansion in the capital, the Indian street food and chai cafe has just signed the lease on a site in Leicester, MD and head of UK franchise Peter Davies told MCA