All Costa articles – Page 12
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NewsCrepeaffaire appoints Kerslake as MD
Crepeaffaire, which earlier this year secured a £2m investment from the Business Growth Fund (BGF), has appointed Allen Kerslake, formerly of Costa and Pret A Manger, as its new managing director, MCA has learnt.
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NewsVaulkhard Group exits Sheffield sites to focus on north east
Vaulkhard Group has divested its two Sheffield sites, as it looks to focus on growing the business within its north east homeland, MCA has learnt.
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NewsMacellaio RC confirms sixth site, eyes one more in London
Macellaio RC founder Roberto Costa plans one more restaurant under his core premium Italian brand in London before will look at regional expansion.
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Analysis & InsightValue of coffee shop market expected to hit £4.1bn this year
The value of the coffee shop market is expected to grow by 6.5% this year, to reach a value of £4.bn, according to MCA’s Eating Out Market Report 2018.
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NewsItsu trials paperless receipts
Itsu, the Julian Metcalfe-led, food-to-go chain, is launching a trial of paperless receipts across all of its UK stores
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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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NewsJones steps down from PizzaExpress
Mark Jones is to step down as property director at PizzaExpress, the Hony Capital-backed chain, after over six years with the company, MCA understands.
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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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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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NewsBoyers joins TRG
Brett Boyers, who stepped down from Boparan Restaurant Group earlier this year, has joined The Restaurant Group
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NewsAnalysts corner: Goodbody on Marston’s, Caffè Nero and Costa Coffee
Performance within Marston’s Destination & Premium estate was ‘somewhat disappointing’, according to leading analysts at Goodbody, whereas Caffè Nero’s strong revenue growth is giving Whitbread’s Costa Coffee some cause for concern
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NewsCosta trails new loyalty scheme
Costa Coffee is trialling a new loyalty scheme in partnership with mobile payment provider Flux.
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NewsAttwood appointed Coco di Mama MD
Coco di Mama, the Azzurri Group-backed, quick-service Italian concept, has appointed Jim Attwood, formerly of Costa, as its new managing director, MCA has learnt.
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NewsWhitbread to cut 250 jobs across pub-restaurants
Whitbread has confirmed that its £250m cost-cutting programme will include the loss of 250 staff across its Beefeater and Brewers Fayre brands.
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NewsAnalysts corner: Hargreaves Lansdown on Whitbread
Overall sales may be up at Whitbread, but Costa Coffee saw a 2% dip in like-for-likes for the first quarter of 2018. Hargreaves Lansdown’s Laith Khalaf and Nicholas Hyett suggest the coffee chain is suffering from a case of the high street blues, and that a spin off might be the best thing for it
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NewsWhitbread f&b lfls down 1.9% in Q1
Whitbread has this morning reported food & beverage sales across the business down 1.9% on a like-for-like basis for its first quarter with Costa UK like-for-like sales down 2%
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Analysis & InsightOpportunities to premiumise tea offer
Operators should premiumise and specialise their tea offer in order to challenge consumers’ poor value for money perception of the beverage out of home, Allegra has suggested.
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NewsArabica Coffee House targeting 50 sites by 2021
Arabica Coffee House is targeting 50 shops opening over the next three years, after opening its first in March this year.
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Analysis & InsightSurvey flags up high salt content of OOH salads
Campaign group Action on Salt is calling for mandatory colour-coded nutrition labelling in restaurants and fast food outlets, following the results of its latest survey, which highlighted the high levels of salt in some bought salads.
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NewsWhitbread ‘considering Costa sell-off’
A circular sent to Whitbread shareholders has mooted the possibility of selling off theCosta Coffee or Premier Inn businesses rather than pursuing a demerger.