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News
Starbucks UK trials calories on menus
Starbucks UK is carrying out a trial of putting calories on menus as part of the “Responsibility Deal” struck with the Government by leading operators in March this year.The chain is understood to have put up calorie boards in 20 of its 717 sites in the UK, and will to ...
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Opinion
US eating-out sector continues to amaze
Inside Track by Paul CharityA few things struck me about the American eating-out industry when I ventured across to the National Restaurant Association’s annual Chicago jamboree a fortnight ago. First of all, there’s the sheer scale of it. There’s 40 companies with system sales in excess of a billion dollars ...
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News
Starbucks goes contactless
Starbucks has signed a deal with Barclaycard, in partnership with Visa Europe, to pilot contactless payment in a number of its coffee shops. Customers in selected stores will be able to pay for their coffees by simply holding their contactless credit or debit card over a payment terminal. Following last ...
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News
Starbucks profits up; warns on commodity costs
Starbucks, the global coffee giant, has reported a 20% rise in second quarter profits to $261.6m, and said that in the UK it recorded its seventh consecutive quarter of like-for-like sales growth.However, the company, which saw revenue increase by 10% to $2.8bn during the three months to 3rd April, said ...
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News
Brand simplicity remains key
McDonald’s, Starbucks and Pizza Hut are among the brands that are perceived by consumers as offering simplicity and improving the lives of customers, according to a new international survey.The survey by international consultancy firm Siegel & Gale questioned 6,152 people in China, Dubai, Germany, India, Saudi Arabia the UK and ...
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News
Bakery outlet openings on the rise
The number of new outlets opened by the UK’s leading bakery retailers increased by 6.9% in 2010 compared to the previous year, according to a new survey. The number of shops selling baked goods as the primary element of their food offering saw a net increase of over 500 outlets ...
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News
YO! Sushi and Starbucks sign Facebook Deals
YO! Sushi and Starbucks have both signed up to Facebook Deals, a new system which allows businesses to provide users with special offers and discounts as a reward for checking-in.As part of the deal, YO! Sushi, which is the only restaurant group to have been selected to participate in the ...
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Costa king in £5bn UK coffee market
Whitbread’s Costa has become the new market leader within the £5bn UK coffee shop market, according to an authoritative new report.Allegra Strategies’ annual Project Café10 UK survey states that with 1,175 outlets and £462m in annual revenue, Costa is now the UK’s favourite coffee shop within the 14,000-plus strong sector.In ...