All Costa articles – Page 25
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News
Debenhams added 15 F&B operators in H1
Debenhams says it added a further 15 third party branded food offers to its stores in the six months to 27 February.
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Analysis & Insight
“Brand fatigue” is shaping the coffee shops of the future
Coffee chains such as Starbucks and Costa are at risk of ‘brand fatigue’ with customer loyalty beginning to wave
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NewsLe Bistrot Pierre set for Altrincham
Le Bistrot Pierre has further strengthened its openings pipeline, after securing a site in Altrincham, Greater Manchester.
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NewsRogers steps down as Costa MD
Whitbread has announced that Christopher Rogers is to step down as managing director of Costa.
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Macellaio RC lines up third London site
Macellaio RC, the Italian restaurant concept from Roberto Costa, has lined up a third site in the capital in Southwark
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NewsDerkach to chair Le Bistrot Pierre
Le Bistrot Pierre, the Livingbridge-backed group, has appointed ex-Costa Coffee managing director and Tragus chief executive John Derkach as its new chairman
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NewsGBK signs for Beverley shopping centre
Gourmet Burger Kitchen is to open a unit on the Flemingate shopping centre in Beverley, East Yorkshire.
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Marston’s appoints new head of trading & development
Marston’s has appointed Rebecca Gadsby, formerly of Costa, as its new group head of training and development
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WHSmith plans coffee shop sub brand
High street retailer WHSmith is planning to launch a new coffee shop sub brand
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Food Fund International eyes City opening
Food Fund International, the hospitality group founded by one of South Africa’s most prolific restauranteurs, Costa Tomazos, is in advanced talks to open a site in City of London
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NewsJohnson steps down as EAT CEO
Adrian Johnson has stepped down as chief executive of EAT, the Lyceum Capital-backed sandwich shop chain, to pursue other opportunities
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Reynolds steps down at YO!
Paul Reynolds has stepped down as operations director and as a board member of the Mayfair Equity Partners-backed YO! Sushi
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Analysis & InsightFive Guys ranked most popular fast food chain
Five Guys, the US burger concept, which launched in the UK in 2013, has been ranked the UK’s most popular fast food chain
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Analysis & Insight
Millennials remain most loyal consumer group
New research has shown that millennials are the most likely age group (18%) to plan increased spending on eating out in 2016
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NewsMike Tye joins TRG board
Former Spirit Pub Company chief executive Mike Tye has joined the board of The Restaurant Group.
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NewsCosta expands partnership with Chop’d
Costa has announced that it is extending its partnership with premium salad operator Chop’d to a further 12 London stores after a successful trial in 2015.
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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.