All Costa articles
-
Analysis & InsightFood to go: What’s inspiring spring/summer NPD
MCA explores the trends influencing the new spring/summer launches from the UK’s leading food to go brands and how they stack up against competition from the grocery retailers.
-
News
Costa now charging coffee fans £6 per cup
Costa now charging up to £6.65 for their lattes, mochas and cappuccinos, a Sunday Express investigation has found.
-
News
Costa announces third pay rise in 12 months
Team members across 1,520 company-owned UK stores will see hourly wages increase by 6.1 to 7.3% with effect from 1 April
-
News
Coca-Cola: Tremendous growth opportunity for Costa Coffee
The drinks giant is preparing to ramp up the expansion of the coffee brand after being held back for three years due to the pandemic
-
News
Branded coffee chains defy challenges to achieve strong growth
Project Café UK 2023 shows the £4.9bn UK branded coffee shop market achieved 11.9% sales growth over the last 12 months
-
Analysis & Insight
Christmas menu innovation
Pret A Manger, Caffe Nero, Soho Coffee Co and Byron Burger and are among the coffee houses and restaurants to release their festive menus. MCA looks at the new products being introduced this year
-
News
Scoffs continues trading momentum
The Costa Coffee franchise saw turnover grow 50% in 2021 to £35.8m, as it targets 20 new openings a year
-
Analysis & Insight
Autumn menu innovation
As the seasons change and the weather begins to turn fresher, MCA rounds-up the latest autumn menu launches from brands including Leon, Pret, Greggs and Costa
-
News
Costa expands partnership with Butlin’s
The coffee chain will open new stores within Butlin’s resorts as part of a five-year contract
-
News
Scoffs acquires 10 further Costa sites
The franchise group now operates 111 Costa Coffee sites in the UK and has plans to open a minimum of 20 new sites per year
-
News
Costa targeting 500 drive-thrus by 2025
The coffee shop business has just opened its 300th drive-thru, one of 60 planned to open in 2022 as part of a £20m investment in the format
-
News
McDonald’s, Costa and Roadchef in recycling scheme
The partnership will co-fund 65 recycling points across 30 Roadchef sites to increase cup recycling on the go
-
Analysis & Insight
McDonald’s is still the brand leader in foodservice
The fast food brand achieved the highest share of eating/drinking out occasions in the UK, according to Lumina Intelligence, despite its share having fallen over the past year
-
Analysis & Insight
Coffee shop, sandwich and bakery market to exceed 2019 value
Greggs, Costa, and Gail’s are expected to lead the growth in the value of the market segment in 2022, according to Lumina Intelligence
-
News
Costa recovery boosts Coca-Cola
Net revenue within the group’s global ventures division, which includes Costa, rose by 28% to $729m
-
News
Costa 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
-
Analysis & Insight
Brands grow share of food to go against supermarkets
Greggs, McDonald’s and Costa Coffee all increased their share of the food to go market in 2021, gaining ground on supermarkets, Lumina Intelligence data reveals
-
Analysis & Insight
Greggs achieves highest share of food to go
The retailer has overtaken McDonald’s to become the dominant player in the food to go sector, increasing its share of occasions in the 12 weeks to 28 November 2021, according to Lumina Intelligence.
-
News
Costa increases pay and recruits 2,000 staff
Costa Coffee has announced a 5% payrise for staff at its 1,500 UK company owned outlets and an intention to recruit an additional 2,000 staff. On average, store team members will take home £500-£900 more per year.
-
News
Pret tipped for move into vending machines
Pret A Manger is thought to be planning a move into coffee vending machines, according to Intellectual Property Office filings.
