All Starbucks articles – Page 12
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NewsHodgson steps down as PizzaExpress CEO
Richard Hodgson has stepped down as chief executive of PizzaExpress due to “personal reasons”
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Analysis & Insight
Coffee shops see decline in visits and snack buying
Consumer participation has fallen at coffee shops and cafés and there has been a two percentage point (pp) decrease in the channel’s share of total snack occasions, MCA analysis reveals.
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Opinion
Be part of a customer’s routine
The UK has seen an explosion of interest in eating out over the past few years but how long can this growth be sustained? With significant headwinds ahead, Nectar’s James Moir looks at how operators can stand out from the competition.
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News
Q2 sales down across Starbucks EMEA
Starbucks has reported a 1% decline in like-for-like sales in its second quarter across its EMEA division
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Analysis & Insight
Five Guys the most popular fast food chain
Five Guys has been ranked the UK’s most popular fast food chain for the second year running
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News
Starbucks blames profit drop on Brexit
Starbucks UK has reported a 74% drop in profits from £25.7m to £6.6m which it blamed on “significant economic and geopolitical headwinds” such as Brexit affecting sales.
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Analysis & Insight
Iced coffee sales grew 18% in 2016
The value of the iced and blended beverages market in UK coffee shops grew by 18% in 2016 to reach c£338m turnover, Allegra World Coffee Portal reveals.
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NewsMangobean eyes aggressive growth
Mangobean, the coffee shop franchise, has eight new sites in the pipeline, and is preparing to launch its new Mango Express format this year, MCA has learnt.
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News
23.5 Degrees eyes northern expansion
23.5 Degrees, the UK’s first franchisee for Starbucks, is to expand its presence to the north of England
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Former Square Pie CEO joins Euro Garages
Euro Garages has appointed Nabil Subuh, former chief executive of Square Pie, as its new group operations director
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More baristas needed to aid coffee shop growth
Britain’s coffee shop operators will need to hire another 40,000 baristas to cater for their expansion programmes
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Panera explores options; Starbucks linked
Panera Bread Co, the US-based, fast-casual chain, is working with advisers to study its options after receiving takeover interest
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NewsZiferblat aiming for 300 UK sites
The per pay minute café concept founded in Russia, is looking to reach 50 UK sites by 2020 and 300 by 2025.
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Dalton appointed ops director at ASK
ASK Italian, the Azzurri Group-owned chain, has promoted Jan Dalton to the role of operations director
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Cineworld sees F&B sales up 9.6% in 2016
Cineworld has reported that food and drink sales grew 9.6% to £117.5m across its UK sites in the year to 31 December and now represent 23.8% of total revenues.
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OpinionFood & Fuel for thought
Karen Jones, the Café Rouge founder, ex Spirit Pub Company founder and current chair of Food & Fuel, spoke to the Imbiba Conference this week on the subject of the future of the UK leisure market. She talked about how hospitality is catering to the millennial market, her top tips for fledgling operators and issued a plea to private equity backers of entrepreneurial businesses.
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News
Freshii set for UK expansion
Freshii, the health-focus, fast-casual chain, is to ramp up its UK expansion plans after signing an agreement with an experienced franchisee here.
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Analysis & InsightFox starts to leave prints on Bill’s
It is less than a year into his stewardship of the Richard Caring-backed group and Mark Fox has been busy putting in place the foundations to make sure the company can return to the expansion trail in better shape than it left it, while also getting ready to take a bite out of the grab-and-go market
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News
Starbucks to open at East Midlands & Gatwick Airports
Starbucks is to ramp up its presence at UK transport hubs, with openings at both Gatwick and East Midlands Airports
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Analysis & InsightNando’s rides high in chain restaurant rankings
The latest MCA data shows Nando’s widening the gap on competitors to cement its place as the number one chain restaurant brand for dinner.