All Costa articles – Page 38
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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
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NewsSector called upon to help revive UK high streets
The Government has turned to the eating and drinking-out sector to help it revive the UK’s high streets
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NewsCollyer and Ellis raise Whitbread TPs
Leading analysts have given their views on Whitbread following its Q3 interim management statement yesterday
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NewsMenu improvements lift Whitbread restaurants
Whitbread chief executive Andy Harrison has cited changes to the menu for the improved performance at the company’s restaurants
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NewsWhitbread lfls grow 4.3%
Whitbread, the leisure group, has reported a 4.3% rise in like-for-like sales in the 13 weeks to 28 November, led by Premier Inn and Costa which saw like-for-likes grow 5.4% and 4.9% respectively -
NewsFrench: Concerned over Costa slowdown
A leading analyst has said he remains concerned over a potential slowdown in UK like-for-like equity store sales at Costa
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NewsSector brands dominate High St happiness list
Leading eating and drinking-out sector operators have dominated the top 10 of the latest High Street Happiness Survey, which looks into the levels of customer satisfaction being provided by the UK’s top high street brands
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UK rollout planned for Yam Yam To Go
Bakerstreet Holdings, the Dutch owner of the Yam Yam To Go pan-Asian takeaway concept, hopes to expand the brand to between 10 and 20 outlets in the UK over the next three years, chief executive Henri Froeling has told M&C Report