Coffee Shops News – Page 18
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NewsBEAR eyes rollout with Jack Wills
BEAR, the East Midlands based coffee shop operator, has confirmed its partnership with Jack Wills, as flagged up by MCA earlier this month, and said the format could be rolled out across the UK and worldwide.
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NewsJamaica Blue to open concession in Next
Jamaica Blue is to open a concession site within clothing store Next, and hints there could be more to come, it has been reported.
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NewsThe Gentlemen Baristas line up three London sites
The Gentlemen Baristas has lined up three new sites in central London for its coffee shop and business, MCA has learnt.
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Greggs’ vegan sausage roll drives New Year sales lift
Greggs has said the publicity around its vegan sausage roll launch helped drive like-for-like sales (lfls) growth of 9.6% in its company-owned stores in the seven weeks to 16 February.
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Baker & Spice sold to DoCASA
Patisserie Holdings has sold four Baker & Spice outlets to the Department of Coffee & Social Affairs (DoCASA) for £2.5m.
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NewsGreggs’ vegan sausage rollout
Greggs is rolling out the availability of its vegan sausage roll across its estate, capitalising on huge PR success it has generated.
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NewsEAT sees sales uplift from focus on food and service
EAT chief executive Andrew Walker has updated MCA on the progress of the brand’s turnaround programme. He said of the three core pillars of the refresh programme – service, food quality and ambience – the first two had now been overhauled, while rolling out a fresh look across the estate ...
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NewsBEAR to make London debut in Jack Wills Soho
BEAR, the East Midlands based speciality coffee shop operator, is making its debut in London via a partnership with Jack Wills.
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NewsWarrens Bakery to extend roll out with Casual Dining Group
Warrens Bakery is to expand its partnership with Casual Dining Group (CDG), as part of an ambitious target to reach 700 sites over the next five years, with new openings planned at Gatwick and Heathrow T5, MCA has learnt.
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NewsHi Coffee to launch franchised operation
Hi Coffee, the Wales-based grab and go concept, is launching a franchising business to fast-track its expansion, MCA has learnt.
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NewsMegan’s lines up fifth London café
Megan’s, the London-based café and deli, has lined up a fifth site, in Battersea, MCA understands.
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NewsCaravan announces partnership with The Office Group
Caravan Coffee Roasters have partnered with flexible workspace provider The Office Group (TOG) in a deal which will see them operate counters across its portfolio.
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NewsGrind sees early success from retail arm
Grind founder David Abrahamovitch told MCA’s Hostech conference that the successful launch of the brand’s retail arm was a natural extension of its multi-faceted offer.
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NewsCaffè Nero acquires majority stake in Coffee#1
Caffè Nero Group has become the majority owner of Coffee#1 – acquiring shares from S.A Brain, its owner since 2011.
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NewsEsquires signs deal to roll out across North East
Esquires, the Canadian coffee shop franchise, has agreed a partnership deal which will see 20 outlets open across the North East over the next 10 years.
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NewsCentracchio swaps Peach for BTP
Julie Centracchio has joined Boston Tea Party as finance director, MCA understands.
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NewsHeavenly Desserts to open first London store in spring
Heavenly Desserts is to open its first London store this spring, in Walthamstow, MCA has learnt.
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NewsHMRC ‘warned Patisserie Holdings in 2016 about possible fraud’
HM Revenue & Customs raised concerns with Patisserie Holdings that some of its invoices and cheques had been forged more than two years before the group revealed its accounting blackhole, The Times has reported.
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NewsGloria Jean's confirms Glasgow, London next
Gloria Jean’s, the Australian coffee house concept, has confirmed its first UK site will open at St Enoch Centre in Glasgow next month, with a second to follow in London.
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NewsBlack Sheep Coffee lfl growth 28.7% in in Q4 2018
Black Sheep, the speciality coffee shop group, has reported 28.78% like-for-like sales growth for Q4 2018.