All Costa articles – Page 23
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Costa lfls up 0.5%
Whitbread has this morning reported that Costa like-for-likes for the 11 weeks to 11 February increased 0.5%, while like-for-like sales across its restaurants grew 2.3%
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Costa to launch in Canada
Costa is launching in Canada for the first time with 150 Costa Express self-serve coffee bars to be rolled out into Shell petrol stations
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Analysis & InsightWhat goes up…
So current rent levels are unsustainable but are we heading for a recalibration? According to the latest insight, our high street sandwiches and coffees are full of salt and sugar respectively, but does the sector wait for Government target setting on health issues or make the first move itself and why new M&B chief executive Phil Urban looks like he is getting to the heart of the matter
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Analysis & InsightJanuary sees coffee shops increase market share
January was a strong month for coffee shops with the channel cementing its number one spot at breakfast and gaining share of visits at both lunch and dinner, the latest data from M&C Allegra Foodservice has shown.
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Applegreen to expand café concept into the UK
Applegreen, the Ireland-based forecourt operator, is to expand its Bakewell café concept into the UK
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BurgerFi closes in on UK debut site
BurgerFi, is set to become the latest US better burger brand to make its debut in the UK, after lining up a site in north west London
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NewsPizza Hut commences sales process
Rutland Partners, the private equity backers of Pizza Hut Restaurants, has appointed advisors to oversee the sale of the c280-strong group
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Costa franchise sold in “multi-million pound deal”
Purple World Limited, the operator of 10 Costa Coffee units in the North West, has been acquired by Red and Racz Limited
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NewsCosta installs 5,000th Express machine
Costa Coffee has said its Express division has reached the milestone of its 5,000th self-serve coffee bar installation.
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Rollo: Costa has untapped potential
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo, of Morgan Stanley, has estimated that only 20% of Costa stores are at full capacity, suggesting upside from additional sites.
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NewsStar Pubs set for ‘continuous growth’ following restructure
David Forde, managing director of Heineken UK, has told M&C the recent restructure of Star Pubs & Bars has set the division up for continuous growth.
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Holloway to swap Costa for Prezzo
Steve Holloway, currently partnerships director at Costa UK & Ireland, is to leave the Whitbread-owned coffee chain to join Prezzo
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NewRiver reports progress on pub developments
NewRiver Retail has reported further progress in its development pipeline for its pubs as well as deals with Burger King and Costa in its third quarter to 31 December.
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NewsCosta reveals details of reshuffle
Whitbread has announced details of new appointments at Costa, with the company divided into north and south divisions.
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Danciger steps down from Wyevale
Jason Danciger has stepped down as food and beverage director at Wyevale Garden Centres (WGC)
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Analysis & InsightWho will blink first?
It felt like the majority of the sector was running to a standstill last year as it continued to wait to fully reap the rewards of the hard yards put in post downturn. The sobering thought is that it looks like the industry will have to provide more of the same over the next 12-18 months to stay ahead
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Horizon: Foodservice trends for 2016
The Olympic Games in Rio this summer is likely to drive interest in South American food, according to the new year predictions by foodservice consultancy Horizons.
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Chop’d expanding into Leeds
Salad bar concept Chop’d has secured a site in Leeds which is one of at least six new stores the chain is planning on opening this year, M&C has learned.
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Rollo: JDW amongst bottom three share picks
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo has placed JDW amongst his three bottom share picks for 2016, whilst Whitbread are one of his top three
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Costa launches sector's first vegan registered product
Costa is adding a fruit crumble bar to its menus later this week that the coffee chain claims will make it the first coffee shop chain in the UK to launch a vegan product registered with The Vegan Society’s Vegan Trademark.