All Costa articles – Page 7

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    Analysis & Insight

    SRA says sector must ‘turbo-charge’ efforts on sustainability

    2019-02-28T09:05:00Z

    The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has said the UK foodservice sector must “turbo-charge its efforts” on sustainability, in order to tackle climate change and environmental damage, in a new report published today.

  • Pret team members
    Opinion

    Pret: 'They've got so much credit in the bank'

    2019-02-28T09:05:00Z

    Pret A Manger was voted most of admired brand by its peers in MCA’s Top of Mind for a tenth year in a row. Finn Scott-Delany finds out what makes it so appreciated by its peers.

  • Alex Reilley and Peter Martin at Casual Dining Show 2019
    News

    Reilley: IPO is ‘logical next step’

    2019-02-28T07:50:00Z

    Loungers chairman Alex Reilley has described an IPO as a “really logical next step” for the c145-strong café-bar operator.

  • Analysis & Insight

    Hybrid approach needed in challenging times

    2019-02-20T09:50:00Z

    The divide between retail and eating out will continue to narrow in 2019 as operators search for new channels and growth opportunities.

  • Analysis & Insight

    Hybrid approach needed in challenging times

    2019-02-19T09:29:00Z

    The continuing blurring of retail and foodservice, more M&A activity and the unstoppable march of food to go and healthy eating – these are just some of the predictions from MCA and HIM’s latest Top of Mind Survey.

  • News

    Whitbread outlines UK and international ambitions

    2019-02-14T08:43:00Z

    Whitbread has used its Capital Markets Day to reiterate its belief in its “unique, vertically-integrated model” as a lever for growth and value creation.

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    News

    Deadline for final Pat Val bids today

    2019-02-13T08:31:00Z

    Patisserie Holdings’ administrator KPMG has given bidders until lunchtime today to make their best and final offers for the business.

  • Warrens Bakery
    News

    Warrens Bakery to extend roll out with Casual Dining Group

    2019-02-08T08:56:00Z

    Warrens Bakery is to expand its partnership with Casual Dining Group (CDG), as part of an ambitious target to reach 700 sites over the next five years, with new openings planned at Gatwick and Heathrow T5, MCA has learnt.

  • Patisserie Valerie
    News

    Encouraging bids for Patisserie Valerie

    2019-02-05T08:39:00Z

    The administrators of Patisserie Holdings have confirmed they have received a number of offers for the business, with a number now being taken forward.

  • Patisserie Valerie
    News

    Pat Val estate ‘likely to be sold off in chunks’

    2019-02-01T08:19:00Z

    Ahead of today’s deadline for initial bids for the remaining Patisserie Holdings estate, it is looking increasingly likely that it will be sold off in chunks.

  • Caffe Nero
    Analysis & Insight

    A taste of things to come?

    2019-01-31T08:28:00Z

    The Caffè Nero Group’s acquisition of Coffee#1 will no doubt boost its scale, but what else will it do for the business? Georgi Gyton looks at the group’s plans for the brand in more detail and how the landscape of the UK coffee shop sector is changing.

  • The winners of RROTY 2018
    News

    RROTY 2019 finalists announced

    2019-01-24T08:42:00Z

    The finalists for the Retailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards have been announced, including multiple nominations for Stonegate, The Restaurant Group and New World Trading Company (NWTC), among others.

  • Analysis & Insight

    Opportunities despite knocks

    2019-01-21T08:16:00Z

    The next 12 months will be another tough year for the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector, and the gulf between great operators and the rest will widen. However, with 2018 proving there were still opportunities to grow and secure investment, AlixPartners’ Graeme Smith considers the outlook for 2019.

  • Alison Brittain
    News

    Whitbread f&b sales down 2.2% in YTD

    2019-01-17T09:19:00Z

    Whitbread has delivered its first trading update since the £3.9bn sale of Costa to Coca-Cola, reporting like-for-like sales across its remaining estate down 0.6%.

  • Costa Coffee
    Analysis & Insight

    The Dom Walsh Awards 2019

    2019-01-17T09:18:00Z

    Our regular columnist hands out his annual awards to brands and operators who have made the past 12 months newsworthy – for better or for worse

  • Roasting Plant Coffee
    News

    Roasting Plant Coffee coming to Borough

    2019-01-11T08:35:00Z

    A former Starbucks is bringing immersive coffee shop concept Roasting Plant Coffee to London’s Borough, Coffee Business World reports.

  • Costa Coffee
    News

    Coca-Cola completes Costa acquisition

    2019-01-04T08:54:00Z

    The Coca-Cola Company has completed its acquisition of Costa Limited from Whitbread PLC, it was announced yesterday.

  • Analysis & Insight

    Futureproofing food-to-go

    2018-12-19T08:40:00Z

    With a high value and soaring growth rates, food-to-go has been an attractive avenue for suppliers, retailers and foodservice operators alike. However, as competition intensifies, growth is tailing off. Alice Dolling unpicks what MCA and HIM research tells us about this ever-evolving market

  • Hancock's
    News

    Hancock’s signs on sixth site of 2018

    2018-12-19T08:40:00Z

    Hancock’s, the American Kitchen & Bar concept, has secured a seventh site, with an opening due at the St James Centre in Dover early next year.

  • Rooney Anand
    News

    Tough times provide scope for excellence

    2018-12-18T08:20:00Z

    Jon Midmer of global executive search firm JMA gives his view on the past year in recruitment and what to expect in 2019. He discusses the trend for hospitality executives heading to the leisure sector and the leadership qualities that are likely to come to the fore in 2019.