All Costa articles – Page 35
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NewsSubway signs new salt reduction pledge
Subway has become the first quick service food retailer to commit to updated salt reduction targets under the Responsibility Deal with the Government
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OpinionMaster of all trades
Mel Flaherty talks to Oakman Inns & Restaurants founder Peter Borg-Neal about the growth of the company and what the future holds for the award-winning business, while the man himself dismisses the notion that it is impossible to be master rather than just jack of all trades.
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Hospitality careers programme secures 3,500 jobs
A programme designed to help jobseekers into work across the hospitality industry has succeeded in finding jobs for more than 3,500 people and saving more than £17.5m of public money
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Dunstall steps down from Rosinter
Ian Dunstall has followed Kevin Todd in stepping down from Russia’s largest casual restaurant chain, where he had been senior vice president marketing
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NewsWhitbread chairman Habgood named new BoE chair
Anthony Habgood, the chairman of Whitbread, has become the new chairman of the Bank of England, as part of a wider reshuffle at the institution
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OpinionHow three Australians ground out success
Nick Tolley tells Mel Flaherty how he and two siblings turned the coffee-shop brand Harris+Hoole into a booming business
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Sector asked to agree new salt targets
Pub, restaurant and cafe operators are being asked to agree more far-reaching salt reduction targets by December 2017 under the Responsibility Deal with the Government
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Todd plans to stay in sector
Former Mitchells & Butlers managing director Kevin Todd has told M&C Report that he would like to stay in the industry when he returns to the UK following his resignation as chief executive of Rosinter Restaurants, one of Russia’s largest casual restaurant chains
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NewsWhitbread Q4 lfls accelerate to 6.8%
Whitbread has reported a 4% rise in like-for-like sales for the 50 weeks to 13 February, accelerating to +6.8% in Q4 driven by a “particularly good Christmas” and “to a lesser extent” favourable weather comparatives in January
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Coffee bean prices increase
Coffee bean prices have jumped by the largest amount since 2000, with Arabica beans increasing by 50% in the last month
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OpinionIs the coffee shop the new pub?
”Forget the war of the coffee shops. The battle between big chains such as Starbucks, Costa and Caffè Nero and their smaller independent rivals is nothing compared to the real clash on the high street – coffee shops versus the great British pub”
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NewsCosta MD to spearhead high street revival plan
A new Government-backed plan to revive the UK’s high street, spearheaded by Jason Cotta, managing director for UK retail at Costa, is set to be revealed, reports M&C Report’s sister publication The Grocer
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Mayfair Capital secures F&B investment
Mayfair Capital Investment Management has acquired £12m of assets for its Property Income Trust for Charities fund, including three F&B units at the Greenwich Peninsula
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NewsComptoir Libanais lines up Kingston opening
Comptoir Libanais, the London-based Lebanese fast-casual concept, will open its ninth site this April after completing a deal to open a unit at the Kingston Riverside scheme
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Costa to rollout “youngsters into work initiative”
Costa Coffee is to expand a successful partnership with the Prince’s Trust in Bristol that helps youngsters into work across the UK over the next year
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Analysis & InsightPret, Greggs and Toby rate highly for customer satisfaction
Pret A Manger, Greggs and Toby Carvery have been named among the top performing brands and organisations in the UK in terms of customer satisfaction, a new survey shows
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NewsWhitbread chairman to step down
Whitbread has announced that Anthony Habgood will step down as chairman later this year
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OpinionCosta grows presence in the north
Costa has agreed tenancy agreements for six properties in prominent out of town locations across the North of England
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Analysis & InsightUK coffee shop market to exceed £8.7bn in turnover
The total UK coffee shop market will exceed 20,500 outlets and turnover of £8.7bn by 2018, with 4.5% annual outlet growth over the five-year period, according to the latest research by Allegra Strategies
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NewsHorizons warns of coffee shop price war
The UK’s coffee shop market is “rapidly approaching saturation point” and a price war between major operators could be imminent, according to food service consultants Horizons