Coffee Shops News – Page 23
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NewsHummingbird Bakery closes only regional site
Hummingbird Bakery has closed its only regional site, in Guildford, just a year after it opened.
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NewsCosta rolls out Chatty Café scheme
Costa Coffee has announced it will be rolling out a Chatty Café scheme across 300 of its stores in the UK.
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NewsTriple Two Coffee outlines expansion plans
Triple Two Coffee, the café franchise, is seeking rapid growth on the high street, shopping centres and retail parks as it seeks to reach 200 stores by 2021, MCA has learnt.
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NewsSSP takes over Starbucks in Dutch travel hubs
SSP Group has been awarded the contract to take over operations of 29 Starbucks stores in Dutch railway stations.
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NewsPret appoints Just Eat’s Dawe as first chief customer officer
Pret has created the new role of chief customer officer and appointed Barnaby Dawe, the former global chief marketing officer for Just Eat.
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NewsFormer oil exec and champion roaster to launch Milk Beach
Former oil executive Elliot Milne and award-winning coffee roaster Matthew Robley-Siemonsma are launching a new coffee shop, all day café and wine bar, MCA understands.
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NewsIRC and D’Acampo launching cafe format
Individual Restaurants is launching a new format with celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo My Coffee & Deli Bar.
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NewsPrison-based speciality coffee concept plans rollout
Redemption Roasters, the prison-based speciality coffee concept, is to ramp up its expansion plans, with a target eight new shops by the end of 2020.
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NewsTriple Two Coffee lines up two more sites, aims for 35
Triple Two Coffee, the Swindon-based franchise, has lined up two new sites, in Croydon and Cirencester, part of a plan to reach 25-35 sites in 2018, MCA has learnt.
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NewsBob & Berts to make Scottish debut
Bob & Berts, the Northern Ireland-based, coffee shop chain, which is backed by the Business Growth Fund (BGF), is set to begin its expansion play in Scotland, with an opening in Falkirk in September, as part of plans to open seven sites north of the border.
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NewsTim Hortons plans Midlands debut
Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee chain, which has expanded rapidly in Scotland and the North West, is set to make its debut in the Midlands, in Birmingham, MCA understands.
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NewsBlack Sheep Coffee extends London pipeline
Black Sheep Coffee is expanding its reach in London with another four openings lined up over the coming months.
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NewsGreggs H1 lfls up 1.5%
Greggs has reported like-for-like sales at its directly managed shops up 1.5% in the 26 weeks to 30 June.
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NewsOle & Steen plans West End opening
Ole & Steen, the Danish bakery concept, is to strengthen its presence in London, with an opening in the West End.
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NewsStarbucks reports slowdown in openings
Starbucks has reported 10% growth in revenue for the EMEA region in Q3, despite a slowdown in new openings.
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NewsGrillstock founders launch new all-day concept
Grillstock founders Jon Finch and Ben Merrington have launched new all-day dining concept Quay St Diner in Bristol city centre, MCA understands.
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NewsCaffè Nero FY lfls up 2.5%
Caffè Nero group has reported like-for-like growth of 2.5% for the year to 31 May, with group sales up 10%.
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NewsGloria Jean's targets UK-wide expansion
Gloria Jean’s, the coffee shop franchise, is targeting site in London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Cardiff, as it seeks to open 190 UK outlets in 10 years.
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NewsSimit Sarayi opens adapted format in Brighton
Simit Sarayi, the globally expanding Turkish bakery-café concept, has opened its first UK site outside London under a new anglicised format, MCA understands.
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NewsOzone Coffee acquires Has Bean
Ozone Coffee, the coffee shop operator and roaster, has acquired Has Bean, a coffee wholesaler.