Coffee Shops News – Page 6
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NewsKnoops targeting 15 sites by the summer
The gourmet chocolate drinks café brand is to open a new site in Knightsbridge early next year, with a site in Bath also expected to open shortly, CEO Tori Nunn tells MCA
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NewsSSP acquires AMT Coffee from administration
Administrators from Interpath Advisory were appointed to the coffee chain on Friday (18 November), with 22 sites sold to SSP Group and 18 locations to close with immediate effect.
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NewsThe Coffee House looking to double estate
The independent speciality coffee shop operator has just opened its 12th site in the North of England, in Bolton, and is planning 25 by 2025.
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NewsKarak Chaii to accelerate franchise expansion
The brand is aiming for 30 locations by the end of next year, with seven in the pipeline to open in early 2023, its strategic advisor Paolo Peretti has told MCA
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NewsAMT Coffee hires advisors to ‘explore options’
Managing director Matt Cundrick confirmed the coffee shop chain is exploring options to safeguard is future, but said it was “very much business as usual”
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NewsCoffee#1 sees sales double
The Caffe Nero Group-owned community coffee shop operator saw sales peak in September and October, at 117% of pre-pandemic levels, resulting in its first £1m gross sales week.
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NewsCooks Coffee Company completes dual stock exchange listing
The NZQ-listed company, operating the Esquires and Triple Two Coffee brands, is on track to open 18 sites this financial year
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NewsNotes Coffee acquired by WSH Group
The 11-strong coffee roastery and wine bar concept will continue to operate as “an autonomous business”, WHS Group said, with plans for “ambitious future growth”.
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NewsPret to expand Express format
Pret, which launches its new Christmas menu today, is to roll out its Pret Express format to more than 50 locations across the UK by the end of the year
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NewsPaul UK looking to introduce café format
The French bakery chain is looking at converting some of its traditional format sites to the Paul le Café format, CEO Mark Hilton told MCA.
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NewsStarbucks to expand coverage in Sainsbury’s
At least 30 new Starbucks cafes are expected to open within Sainsbury’s stores by the end of 2022.
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NewsCaffè Nero reports strong Q1 sales
Sales in the four months to the end September 2022 were at 107% of pre-pandemic levels, with the coffee chain planning for seven new UK openings in Q2
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NewsPaul UK announces move into franchising
The bakery and patisserie chain has secured its first franchise partner in the UK as it looks to drive store growth outside London.
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NewsHeavenly Desserts to accelerate store openings
The high-end dessert parlour is looking to open 20 UK sites next year, and further its international reach, managing director Yousif Aslam tells MCA
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NewsCaffè Nero and Waitrose link up on loyalty
The coffee chain and the supermarket retailer have embarked on a new partnership which will see benefits offered to each other’s customers through a linked reward scheme.
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NewsUrban Baristas targets residential areas for growth
The nine-strong Australian-style cafe chain is looking to grow its presence in residential areas and open at least five sites per year, CEO Huw Wardrope tells MCA
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NewsPret announces second pay rise this year
Pret will invest £10m in staff pay in addition to the £9.2m invested earlier this year to help support UK staff with the rising cost of living
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NewsCooks Coffee announces £1.5m capital raise
The Esquires and Triple Two Coffee franchise operator has announced a planned £1.5m fund raising in conjunction with its proposed admission on the Aquis Stock Exchange
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NewsBlank Street Coffee snaps up Over Under
The New York City-founded specialty coffee concept has acquired London-based, eight-strong coffee brand Over Under, with plans to rebrand sites underway, MCA can reveal
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NewsCooks Coffee Co to grow UK estate by 10%
The New Zealand-based group, which operates Esquires and Triple Two Coffee in the UK, recently announced plans to list on the London Stock Exchange