All Costa articles – Page 14
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Applegreen grows UK non-fuel sales 0.8% in H1
Applegreen, the forecourt operator, has reported combined food and store sales in the UK up by 11.8% in the six months to 30 June.
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NewsPrezzo group property director steps down
Prezzo’s group property director, Steve Holloway, is to step down from his role, MCA has learnt.
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Analyst corner: Rollo on Whitbread & SSP
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley has said he sees Whitbread performing well into year end
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NewsTim Hortons confirms three new openings
Tim Hortons, the Canadian café concept has confirmed openings in Cardiff, Manchester and Belfast.
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NewsCosta to hire 250 new apprentices by end of 2017
Costa has committed to hiring at least 250 new apprentices on National Living Wage rates by the end of 2017.
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BGF invests in Bob & Berts coffee chain
Bob & Berts is set for further expansion after securing a £2m investment from the Business Growth Fund (BGF)
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SRA reveals shortlist for 2017 Food Made Good awards
Pizza Hut and Jamie’s Italian are among the list of restaurants and companies making up this year’s SRA Food Made Good Awards shortlist
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NewsMcDonald’s grows market share across the board
The latest data from MCA’s Eating Out Panel shows that McDonald’s has grown its market share of visits in all four dayparts between Q2 2016 and the same period this year.
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NewsTRG opens Firejacks
The Restaurant Group (TRG), the Frankie & Benny’s and Chiquito operator, has launched its new concept, Firejacks.
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Opinion
Have legs, will travel: UK casual dining goes global
Jon Midmer of global executive search firm JMA reflects on the changing culture of the UK’s casual-dining scene, an inward flow of leading personnel from other countries and a growing contingent of Brits heading to top jobs abroad
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NewsCHIK’N begins looking at expansion opportunities
CHIK’N, the recently launched concept from the founders of Chick ‘n’ Sours, has begun looking at expansion opportunities
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NewsTRG set to pilot new concept
The Restaurant Group (TRG), the Frankie & Benny’s and Chiquito operator, is set to pilot a new concept called Firejacks
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Analysis & InsightWelcome to the cheap eats
Low-ticket launches have remained remarkably resilient in an increasingly volatile eating-out market. Gareth Nash analyses the data to see which brands are doing it right
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NewsMacellaio RC goes fourth in Clapham
Theatrical steakhouse group Macellaio RC is to launch its fourth restaurant in the capital in Clapham
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Analysis & Insight
Shop ‘til you dine
Sophie Michael, partner, Head of Retail at BDO, looks at the growing relationship between retailers and restaurateurs
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NewsTim Hortons UK confirms appoints of Costa’s Hydes
Tim Hortons has confirmed the appointment of Kevin Hydes as its new chief finance & commercial officer
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Black Sheep Coffee lines up double Manchester opening
Black Sheep Coffee, the fast-growing specialty coffee roaster and café operator, has lined up a double opening in Manchester
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Coffee chains vow to act on faecal bacteria in ice
Three of the UK’s biggest coffee chains have vowed to take action after a BBC investigation found their ice from contained bacteria from faeces
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Black Sheep Coffee lines up new City site
Black Sheep Coffee, the fast-growing specialty coffee roaster and café operator, has lined up a sixth City site, MCA has learnt.
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Costa food changes had ‘immediate impact’
Whitbread chief executive, Alison Brittain, has said the new food initiatives brought into the Costa estate have had an immediate impact on trade.