All Starbucks articles – Page 16
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News
Bill’s appoints Frayne as CPO
Bill’s Restaurants, the Richard Caring-backed chain, has appointed Nicola Frayne in the newly created role of chief people officer
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Analysis & Insight
The importance of being innovative and adding value
So what type of foodservice proposition would you develop? This is a question I get asked a couple of times a year and is not, always that easy to answer (the nature of the questioner can have a bearing)
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Analysis & InsightKing of the road
Welcome Break chief executive Rod McKie talks to James Wallin about how service stations can be bellweathers for consumer trends, how to decided which brand is hot and which is not and why it took so long to get Pret on the motorway
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H1 revenue up 8.4% at Cineworld
Cineworld has this morning reported an 8.4% rise in group revenue for the six months to the end of June 2016 to £356.7m
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Welcome Break to invest further in Starbucks drive-thrus
Welcome Break is planning to add a further four Starbucks drive-thrus over the next six months as it continues to experiment with technology in the facilities.
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OpinionGrowing pains
Bill’s and Byron, arguably two of the UK’s eating-out sector’s leading success stories over the last few years, are each facing, for very different reasons, their first challenging periods. At the same time, EAT has made another management change, which it will hope will finally push it forward and out of the long shadow cast by Pret A Manger
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NewsSchultz begins succession discussion
Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz has announced he is to step back from day-to-day operations at the company to plot its long-term strategy
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Analysis & InsightThe problem with coffee cup waste
Sam Roberts, managing director of Boston Tea Party, the 18-strong café and restaurant brand, talks about why the company is launching a new initiative – which sees it offer a 25p discount to customers who use reusable coffee cups - in a bid to cut the amount of cups ending up in landfill
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Wagamama confirms Spain & Portugal move
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed chain, will make its debut in Madrid early next year, with more outlets across Spain and also Portugal to follow
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OpinionDelivering change
PizzaExpress chief executive Richard Hodgson talks to Mark Wingett about facing up to a challenging trading environment; Deliveroo; choosing Firezza over Delivered; the future of Reys; and bringing some Starbucks expertise to bear in the Far East
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Starbucks EMEA Q3 lfls decline 1%
Starbucks saw like-for-like sales across its EMEA division decline 1% during the last quarter
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Starbucks launches Express format in the UK
Starbucks has opened its first express store outside North America after launching the format in Canary Wharf in London.
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NewsStarbucks invests in Princi
Starbucks has agreed an investment and global licensing deal with Italian bakery chain Princi, which will see baking introduced to the coffee giant’s stores for the first time.
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NewsBill’s restructures management team
Bill’s Restaurants, the Richard Caring-backed chain, has carried out a restructuring of its management team
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Starbucks raises staff pay across US stores
Starbucks has announced it will raise wages for workers across its US stores from October.
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Independent coffee shop sector challenging brands
The independent coffee shop sector is now challenging its branded rival for market share, according to consultants Pragma.
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Balans eyes growth for café concept
David Taylor, co-founder of Balans Soho Society, says he hopes to roll out the company’s dawn till dusk café format, which he described as “the original casual dining concept”.
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Starbucks takes on 1,000 apprentices; pledges 1,000 more
Starbucks has taken on more than 1,000 apprentices across the UK since launching its programme in 2012, according to partner Remit Training, and has pledged another 1,000 by 2020.
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News
Starbucks and AB InBev agree joint venture
Starbucks and AB InBev have agreed a partnership to produce a ready-to-drink line of the former’s Teavana brand.
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Analysis & Insight
A different class?
A lack of quality sites for growth and expansion is sadly the restaurant industry’s Achilles heel. A shortage of supply, together with increasing rent and premiums, means that even those with ample funds and considerable appetite are finding it increasingly difficult to achieve returns for investors; and this problem is only likely to amplify as more operators join the bun fight, argues consultant Stephen Evans