Coffee Shops News – Page 22
-
NewseasyCoffee closes Hastings site
easyCoffee, the Easy Group-backed value coffee chain, has closed one of its early sites, in Hastings.
-
NewsPeabodys looking to build collection of high street coffee shops
Peabodys Group is looking to build a collection of high street coffee shops, after opening its first at Holborn Viaduct, earlier this month, MCA has learnt.
-
NewsReal Eating Co acquires EAT site
Real Eating Company, the South East-based restaurant café group, has taken on the EAT site in Chichester.
-
NewsSoho Coffee Co secures former Caffé Fratelli site in Marylebone
Soho Coffee Co has lined up another site in central London – its 12th in the capital.
-
NewsBob & Berts to add three to Scottish estate; exploring opps in England
Northern Irish coffee shop chain Bob & Berts is to double its estate in Scotland this year, with the addition of three sites. MCA has also learnt the British Growth Fund-backed business is “exploring the possibility of opening stores in England”, but does not have any proposed sites currently, according to a spokesperson for the company.
-
NewsCoffee out of home worth £3.2bn
Out-of-home coffee is worth £3.2bn, and has grown 6% year on year for the past five years, a study by the British Coffee Association (BCA) and Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) reveals.
-
News
Over Under brings cafe-bar hybrid to Manchester
Over Under Coffee, the specialty operator, is opening its first coffee shop and cocktail bar outside of London, in Manchester.
-
NewsPatisserie Valerie to refocus business on core strengths
Patisserie Valerie is to refocus its business on being “less of a restaurant and more of a patisserie”, managing director Paolo Peretti has told MCA.
-
NewsPatisserie Valerie to trial new menu
Patisserie Valerie is to begin trialling a new menu in selection shops, MCA has learnt.
-
News
Coffee Republic adds Hounslow store to estate
Coffee Republic has opened a site in Hounslow Civic Centre, on Bath Road, as it looks to build its portfolio of franchise coffee shops.
-
NewsCoffeesmiths appoints Radix, buys Timberyard
Bharti Radix has joined Department of Coffee parent company Coffeesmiths Collective as group finance director, as the group acquires a further brand, working café concept Timberyard, MCA has learnt.
-
NewsStarbucks coffee cup charge leads to new grant for recycling
Charity Hubbub has announced the launch of #TheCupFund – a new grant fund that has opened with the aim of kickstarting paper cup recycling across the UK.
-
News
Gelato chain Amorino extends footprint in London
Gelateria Amorino has secured a further site in London, at 134 Edgeware Road, MCA understands.
-
NewsGrind: 'We are an alcohol-led business now'
Grind, the genre-busting café, bar and restaurant group, has just made it three times a charm with an emphatic crowdfunded raise of £3.5m. As the stylish Insta-friendly operator opens its eleventh site in Broadgate Circle, Finn Scott-Delany catches up with founder David Abrahamovitch.
-
NewsPret's ‘biggest menu shake-up to date’ to focus on grazing
Pret has said changing eating habits have influenced the biggest menu shake-up in its history, with 20 new recipes geared towards a move away from traditional meal times.
-
NewsCrepeaffaire to open in St Albans
Crepeaffaire is to open its 17th UK site in St Albans’ Market Place next month and expects to launch its US operation later this year.
-
NewsBoston Tea Party claims underlying business still strong
Boston Tea Party has claimed that its underlying business remains strong and that it is very positive about its future outlook, despite taking a £250k hit to sales since the introduction of its reusable-only cup policy last summer.
-
NewsCaravan to overhaul takeaway cups range
Caravan Restaurants and Caravan Coffee Roasters is overhauling its range of takeaway cups in order to make it more sustainable, MCA has learnt.
-
NewsStarbucks trials tuition fee offer to UK staff
Starbucks is offering to pay tuition fees for UK staff to study for an online degree from Arizona State University.
-
NewsGhalleb et al to launch Gold in Notting Hill
Former Grind operations director Alex Ghalleb is launching restaurant and late night bar Gold on the site of the Portobello Gold pub.