Coffee Shops News – Page 4
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NewsCosta initiates 24-hour trading trial
The coffee chain has launched a 24-hour trading trial at its drive-thru store in Leicester Meridien East, with potential for further rollout
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News‘Working from home is great for us’: Esquires Coffee eyes UK growth
The Cooks Coffee Co-owned chain wants to double its number of sites as it targets the suburbs rather than city centres
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NewsBob & Berts achieves £21.5m turnover
Turnover increased from £19.6m the previous year, as the coffee shop chain continued its expansion across the UK and Northern Ireland
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NewsCooks Coffee delivers 36% rise in store sales
Like-for-like sales in the UK were up 6.3% for the Esquires operator, as development in suburban areas and smaller market towns gained further momentum
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NewsWHSmith looks to grow cafe brand
Smith’s Kitchen brand at Princess Anne Hospital in Southampton was said to be “performing in line with our expectations and customer feedback has been positive”
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NewsPaul UK partners with Zaf Holdings
The deal will see Pizza Hut franchisee Zaf open 10 new stores open under the French bakery-cafe brand
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NewsSoho Coffee launches new concept
Soho Coffee & Kitchen in Westfield London has an extended all-day food menu with a focus on community, comfort and craftsmanship
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NewsBoston Tea Party calls for ban on single-use coffee cups
The Bristol-founded café group has called on some of the UK’s largest chains to ban disposable coffee cups across their estates
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NewsNero Group acquires FCB Coffee
The acquisition bolsters Nero’s travel and transport business, and means it now has more than 50 locations in train and underground transport hubs in the UK
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NewsStarbucks brings back ‘retro’ touches
Handwritten names on cups and self-service sugar and condiments will return, while charges for alternative milks will be dropped, as the company seeks to reverse its fortunes
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NewsSoho Coffee Co seeks franchise partners
The group, which runs 29 UK coffee shops and a further 14 overseas, is keen to build its footprint in the UK, with three concepts on offer through franchising
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NewsSoho Coffee Co posts £3.2m loss
The 28-strong coffee shop group said its owner, Qatari development company BTC, is committed to “significant further investment” in the UK, and continues to fund ambitious expansion plans for the brand
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NewsCaffè Nero acquires 200 Degrees
The Nero Group aims to expand the Nottingham- based 200 Degrees brand as part of its growth strategy in the UK
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NewsCosta reaches £1.2bn revenue
The 2023 figure represented an increase of £105m (9%) from £1.1bn in 2022, with the coffee business continuing to invest in new stores, renewing existing sites, and proposition development
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News200 Degrees grows sales to £16.5m
The Nottingham-based coffee shop operator and roaster has opened three new stores in 2024
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NewsAlma Café opens fifth site
The healthy eating brunch and coffee concept led by Bakhtiyar Sadigli has opened in Related Argent’s Author Building in Kings Cross
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NewsCooks Coffee achieves 26% increase in group sales
The Esquires operator, which trades from 83 coffee shops in the UK and Ireland, further reported a 36% uplift in UK store sales to £11.4m in the 26 weeks to 29 September
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NewsTurnover surges at Blank Street
The New York-founded coffee shop chain, which launched in the UK in 2022, has reported a 517% turnover uplift to £11.4m in 2023
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NewsNon-exec steps down at Cooks Coffee
Paul Elliot has stepped down as non-executive director, with immediate effect, with Gordon Robinson, UK based independent director, assuming Elliot’s previous role of chair of the audit committee.
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NewsPret coffee to be served in 1,000 A&W outlets in Canada
Pret has traded in Canada since July 2022, opening several concession sites within A&W QSR branches, before launching its first bricks-and-mortar outlet in Toronto in January 2024