All Costa articles – Page 35
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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
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Danciger leaves M&S
Jason Danciger has stepped down as head of hospitality at Marks & Spencer (M&S) to become F&B Director at The Garden Centre Group
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NewsKrispy Kreme returns to expansion trail
Krispy Kreme UK, the Alcuin Capital Partners-backed doughnut retailer, plans to return to the expansion trail in 2014 after suspending new openings, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsDunkin’ Donuts plans 1,000 UK sites
Dunkin’ Donuts, the doughnut retailer and cafe chain, has a long term plan to open at least 1,000 UK stores, the company’s UK general manager Jim Johnstone has told M&C Report
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Synge & Byrne cafe concept launched
Damien and Adrian Garvey, who are directors of BWL Food Retail and owners of O’Brien Sandwich Bars in Northern Ireland, have developed Synge & Byrne, a new café concept, which will be rolled out across Ireland
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NewsAnalyst corner
A trio of leading analysts - Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley, Wyn Ellis at Numis and Karl Burns at Panmure Gordon - take a closer look at the Costa investor day
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NewsCosta plans Espresso format rollout
Costa is planning to open further sites under its new takeaway store concept Espresso after the success of a pilot site near St James’s Park tube station in London