Coffee Shops News – Page 9
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NewsEaster sales slowdown for Pret
Sales in Pret’s West End sites were down 12% to 86% of pre-pandemic levels in the week to 21 April, with airport sales hit by fight cancellations, according to Bloomberg’s latest Pret Index
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NewsBlack Sheep to double estate this year
The coffee shop operator has 51 sites in the pipeline which were agreed pre-pandemic, with around half to go to franchisees
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NewsTim Hortons announces first London site
The Canadian QSR brand plans to double its estate in the UK, to 100 sites by the end of 2023, with its first location in the capital to open later this month
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NewsBenugo to open trio of sites in Glasgow
The Burrell Restaurant, The Burrell Coffee Shop and an Espresso Bar will open at the A-listed home of The Burrell Collection in Pollok Country Park
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NewsStarbucks planning 140 new UK sites
Following a return to profit, the coffee chain is looking to push ahead with its growth plans, with half of the 140 new UK sites this year expected to be drive-thrus
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NewsBewiched Coffee looks to double in size
The Northampton-based operator, which just announced its first frachise partnership with Heart of England Co-operative Society, is aiming for a mix of both its own stores and franchises
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NewsCosta Coffee makes 2040 net zero carbon pledge
As well as reaching net zero within the next 18 years, the coffee chain has also pledged to halve the coffee emissions it produces per coffee by 2030
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NewsBob & Berts to accelerate expansion in England
The BGF-backed coffee shop operator is focusing on the north of England before moving further south as it plans to double its estate
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NewsPret appoints new food and coffee director
Katherine Bagshawe joins the business from Dobbies Garden Centres, where she was head of restaurants
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NewsCaffè Nero resumes UK openings programme
Caffè Nero is to open two flagship airport sites within Stansted and Belfast airports, with six further store openings in the coming months
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NewsWatchHouse builds pipeline
The speciality coffee shop operator will add a new cafe off Bond Street, on top of forthcoming sites in Marlybone and Covent Garden, founder Roland Horne told MCA
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NewsHeavenly Desserts targeting 50 stores this year
The premium dessert cafe has lined up its first site in central London as it expands in the capital, with other openings in Glasgow, Brighton, Canterbury and Bath, MD Yousif Aslam told MCA
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NewsCaffè Nero sales reach +90% of pre-Covid levels
The group achieved sales of £135.7m in the six months to November 2021 – an increase of 211% on the same period in 2020, with trade having strengthened further
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NewsStarbucks drive-thrus boost sales
Franchise business 23.5 Degrees posted profits of £10.3m last year after investing in new sales channels
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NewsNero Group acquires remaining stake in Coffee#1
The group has reached an agreement to acquire SA Brain’s remaining 33% stake in Coffee#1
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NewsGreggs to open concept cafe at Primark
Described as the “world’s most Instagrammable Greggs”, the 130-seater cafe will open in Primark’s Birmingham store at the weekend
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NewsBoston Tea Party to open three sites in 2022
Chief executive Sam Roberts told MCA the all-day cafe brand was gearing up to open its 25th restaurant next week in Torquay, as well as a cafe in the Milton Keynes shopping centre in June/July
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NewsKnoops plans up to 10 new stores
CEO Tori Nunn told MCA the focus for the boutique hot chocolate shop operator would largely be in the south of England for operational efficiency reasons
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NewsPret ups price of coffee subscription
Pret has increased the price for new subscribers by £5 to £25 from today, with the increase to apply to existing subscribers in March.
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NewsShaftesbury boosts F&B offering at Seven Dials
WatchHouse Coffee and Aspirational Brands are among the operators broadening the offering within Seven Dials.