Coffee Shops News – Page 13
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NewsCreams announces four regional openings
The dessert parlour brand is also reopening Nottingham with a new training academy for franchisee
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NewsScoffs acquires 10 further Costa sites
The franchise group now operates 111 Costa Coffee sites in the UK and has plans to open a minimum of 20 new sites per year
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NewsSoho Coffee launches new format
The business has launched Soho Piccolo – the first of its smaller format units – at Northampton Train Station, and sees opportunities for growth within travel hubs
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NewsIndian street food concept Filli planning UK expansion
Filli – a chai and Indian street food business based in the UAE – is due to open a café in London later this month, and is planning 10 more UK sites in the next two years
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NewsBlack Sheep opens Waterloo and Kingsway
The specialty coffee shop chain is pressing ahead with new openings, as it looks to double its estate size in the coming months
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NewsPret, don’t forget true loyalty doesn’t always mean having a subscription
Pret’s subscription scheme, designed to gain data about consumers, has changed the culture of the coffee chain, Times reporter Harry Wallop writes
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NewsCosta targeting 500 drive-thrus by 2025
The coffee shop business has just opened its 300th drive-thru, one of 60 planned to open in 2022 as part of a £20m investment in the format
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NewsLoungers: ‘We see lots of opportunity in London’
Openings in Greater London this year to far exceed FY21/22, with its property pipeline remaining “very well advanced”, chief executive Nick Collins has said
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NewsStarbucks explores sale of UK division
Coffee giant seeks potential buyers as challenges mount, The Sunday Times has reported
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NewsMcDonald’s, Costa and Roadchef in recycling scheme
The partnership will co-fund 65 recycling points across 30 Roadchef sites to increase cup recycling on the go
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NewsPret calls for resolution to end strike action
The sandwich and coffee operator reported sales had fallen sharply during RMT strikes in June
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NewsPret reports H1 revenue up 230% on 2021
The food to go brand said regional sales had outstripped growth in the capital on a like-for-like and total revenue basis, with the group returning to profit in March
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NewsPret to launch in India
The sandwich and coffee chain has signed a franchise partnership in India, following launch announcements in the UAE, Spain, Portugal, and Canada
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NewsRail strikes hit Pret sales hard
The food to go retailer saw sales down 26% in its City sites in the week to 23 June as footfall in London’s financial and shopping districts fell sharply, according to Bloomberg’s latest Pret Index
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NewsBlack Sheep Coffee to make Liverpool debut
The speciality coffee chain will open in Liverpool One’s Paradise Place, with further openings planned for Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and London
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NewsPatisserie Valerie ex-chairman in line for payout
Luke Johnson set to benefit as Grant Thornton settles £200m court case over coffee chain’s collapse, reports The Telegraph
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NewsOpenings of the week
D&D London, JD Wetherspoon and Tim Hortons feature in MCA’s roundup of the latest openings news this week
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NewsCosta franchisee acquires 17 sites
Altrincham-based Sim Trava, which now has 57 Costa sites, made the additions to its portfolio with the support of a £7m funding package from HSBC
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NewsBlack Sheep Coffee to open 68 sites within 10 months
The specialty coffee concept will also expand to drive-thru formats, co-founder Gabriel Shohet told MCA
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NewsPret sees boost from office workers
Sales in the City and Canary Wharf were at 88% of pre-Covid levels in the week to 16 June – up 14ppts from the previous week, according to the latest Bloomberg Pret Index