All Costa articles – Page 55
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News
McDonald’s rated bottom by UK consumers
McDonald’s has the worst standing with UK consumers of all high street food and drink operators, according to the latest Populus poll for The Times. The burger chain was rated bottom in the overall impression poll just below Burger King and Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), as consumers said they preferred ...
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Roadchef reports 2.6% fall in Q3 ebitda
Roadchef, the motorway service station operator, has reported a 2.6% drop in ebitda to £8.1m for the 12 weeks to 1 July 2007 compared to the same period last year.The company, which was acquired by Delek Real Estate, the Israeli property company, for £375m earlier this year, said operating profit ...
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Weekend Press
Wosskow bounces back at OTRG
Former Little Chef owner Lawrence Wosskow, who sold the Out of Town Restaurant Group for £25m five years ago, has bought it back from administration for a sum believed to be less than £5m.As well as the brands he created like Potato Bakehouse and Bitz & Pizza, Wosskow is also ...
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News
Whitbread targets 100 Balkan Costas
Whitbread has signed a 15-year franchise deal to launch 100 Costa Coffee outlets in the Balkans over the next five years.Under the agreement, Delta, the Serbian retail group, will open and operate stores in Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Slovenia and Serbia.The first nine outlets under the agreement will open ...
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News
Roadchef reports 4.6% rise in Q2 ebitda
Roadchef, the motorway service station operator, has reported a 4.6% increase in ebitda to £3.3m for the 12 weeks to 11 March 2007 compared to the same period last year.The company, which was acquired by Delek Real Estate, the Israeli property company, for £375m last month, said operating profit for ...