All Starbucks articles – Page 29
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NewsStarbucks reports strong UK improvement
Starbucks has said that is has seen a strong improvement in the performance of its UK operation since the start of the year, aided by its enhanced breakfast offer, healthier options and an “improved economic environment”
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Starbucks reports first drop in UK sales
Starbucks suffered its first ever drop in UK sales last year, a period in which the company became the subject of criticism over its tax affairs
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Salt reduction pledge attracts 50 dining out operators
Around 50 pub and restaurant operators have now signed up to the Department of Health’s pledge to reduce salt in the food they serve to help diners achieve a reduction of 1g per person per day compared to the amount eaten in 2007
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Analysis & InsightPizza Hut tops list of 100 social brands
Pizza Hut is the consumer brand most engaged with young people in the UK terms of social media according to research by media agency Headstream that measures engagement via Facebook, Twitter and Google+
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NewsStarbucks to relocate European HQ to UK
Starbucks is to relocate its European headquarters to the UK from Netherlands in a move that follows widespread criticism that it was using its base outside Britain to avouid paying corporation tax here
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NewsGastronomy Foods eyes Starbucks and KFC expansion
Gastronomy Foods, which operates 12 KFC outlets under franchise in mid and both Wales, plans to open at least 20 Starbucks sites across the region over the next five years, reports News North Wales
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NewsCoffee shops 'lukewarm' on failed retail sites
Major coffee shop operators have been “lukewarm” on the prospect of taking sites previously occupied by large retailers that have folded during the downturn, while fast food groups have been “similarly reticent”, according to a new Deloitte report
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Analysis & InsightCaution: Cafe-bakeries are hot
Coffee shop and cafe brands are encroaching into restaurant and pub territory in a bid to steal market share. Are they the new face of all-day dining?
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NewsLe Pain Quotidien strengthens UK team
Le Pain Quotidien has further strengthen its UK head office team with three new appointments, including a new operations director and food & commercial director
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NewsLe Pain Quotidien UK appoints new head of training
Le Pain Quotidien, the all-day bakery and cafe concept, has appointed former PizzaExpress employee, Pui Ho, as its new head of training across its 24-strong UK estate
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Analysis & Insight
Sales slow for US restaurants
The 500 largest US restaurant chains registered a 3.5% annual sales increase in 2013, a significant decline from 4.9% the prior year, according to data released by Technomic
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NewsStarbucks to expand alcohol and evening offer
Starbucks is to sell alcohol and offer a light bite menu at thousands of select stores, as part of plans to double its market capitalization to $100bn
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NewsStarbucks aims to double market cap to $100bn
Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz told shareholders at the group’s 2014 annual meeting that the business wants to almost double its market capitalisation to $100bn
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OpinionHow three Australians ground out success
Nick Tolley tells Mel Flaherty how he and two siblings turned the coffee-shop brand Harris+Hoole into a booming business
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Sticks’n’Sushi eyes further UK expansion
Sticks ‘n’ Sushi, the Danish restaurant group, plans to double its estate in the UK over the next two years, including the opening of a site in Canary Wharf next spring
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Cineworld revenues grow 13.2%; openings planned
Cineworld has reported a 13.2% rise in group revenue to £406.1m in the year to 26 December despite total box office revenues falling 0.3%, and said it plans to open three new Cineworld Cinemas and two new Picturehouse sites in 2014
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Cineworld FY PBT to be c£45m
A leading analyst has forecast that full year pre-tax profit at Cineworld will be up 17% to £45.5m, driven by the acquisition of Picturehouse and a 4% increase in like-for-like box office (vs. the market’s -0.3%)
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NewsStarbucks UK launches Youth Action grant program
Starbucks has launched its Youth Action grants program for 2014, which support young people in the UK who want to carry out projects benefitting their communities
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Coffee bean prices increase
Coffee bean prices have jumped by the largest amount since 2000, with Arabica beans increasing by 50% in the last month
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NewsLe Pain FY PBT grows 37%
Le Pain Quotidien, the all-day bakery and cafe concept, grew pre-tax profits by 37.2% to £802,887 in 2013, on turnover up 4% to £30.8m, as its estate grew from 22 to 24 stores