All Costa articles – Page 13
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Whitbread acquires 19-strong German hotel portfolio
Whitbread has announced the acquisition of a 19-strong hotel portfolio in Germany, from Foremost Hospitality Group GmbH, for an undisclosed sum.
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OpinionSomething to chew on
EAT has become the latest sector operator to come under the restructuring spotlight, and although the business may have to lose a significant number of sites, there are signs of some positivity, writes Mark Wingett
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Analysts Corner: Whitbread
Analysts at Goodbody have updated their forecasts for Whitbread, following its Q3 trading statement.
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Wrap it Up makes management appointments
Wrap it up, the quick service concept, has made a series of appointments to its management team as it seek to recover from tough trading in 2017, and exploit the growing trend towards food to go.
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Costa in landmark Corrie deal
Costa Coffee and Co-op supermarket and will open branches on Coronation Street as part of an unprecedented new product placement deal.
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Adil Group updates pipeline
The Adil Group, the multi-site franchise operator, has updated its development pipeline for 2018-19 in England and Scotland.
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National scheme launched to cut plastic bottle usage
A national drinking water scheme has been launched in a bid to cut plastic bottle usage by tens of millions each year.
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Honest Burgers strengthens team
Honest Burgers has strengthened its head office team, ahead of further expansion over the next 12 months
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NewsWhitbread Restaurants – star of the show or work in progress?
Coverage of Whitbread’s results yesterday was dominated by the fall in like-for-like sales across its UK equity Costa stores and flat trading in hotels.
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NewsCosta Q3 lfls down 1.5% in high street stores
Like-for-like sales at Costa Coffee were up 0.1% in its third quarter to 30 November, with a 1.5% fall across its UK equity stores.
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NewsUK coffee shop market to grow by 5.3%
The total UK coffee shop market is set to exceed 31,400 outlets by 2022, with a turnover of £13bn, Allegra World Coffee Portal has forecast.
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Latte Levy: coffee shop operators react
A Parliamentary committee’s recommendation that a 25p “latte levy” be added to takeaway coffee cups has frothed the foam of debate over the 2.5 billion thrown away each year.
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Scoffs lines up 10 Costa sites in 2018
Scoffs Group, the Costa Coffee franchise operator, currently has 10 sites in under negotiation which it expects to open in 2018, MCA has learnt.
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NewsCrozier to replace Baker as Whitbread chair
Whitbread has announced that Adam Crozier is to replace Richard Baker as chairman at the end of the next financial year - 28 February.
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NewsDacosta closes in on first InPaella site
Quique Dacosta, the Spanish chef with three Michelin stars, has lined up a first site in London for his InPaella concept
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NewsUK adds 643 branded coffee shops in 2017
The UK is the leading market driving growth in European branded coffee shops by 6.4% in 2017, Allegra World Coffee Portal reveals.
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Whitbread partners with Black Sheep for celebratory beer
Whitbread has partnered with Black Sheep Brewery to produce a limited-edition coffee infused beer - 1742
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Activist investment prompts renewed speculation about Whitbread break-up
Shares in Whitbread rose 7.6% after an activist investor took a stake in the company, prompting speculation about a break-up of the group.
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Sainsbury’s trials own-branded coffee bars
Sainsbury’s has launched its own branded coffee bars.
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Analysis & InsightCaterers increasingly offering high street brands
The past year has seen an increase in food service management (FSM) companies offering high street brands at the expense of in-house ones.