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NewsOperators continue to reopen for takeaway and delivery
Starbucks, Subway, Chipotle, Caffe Nero and Loungers are among the latest operators to reopen sites for delivery and takeaway services this week.
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NewsStarbucks to open 150 stores
Starbucks has announced it will open approximately 150 stores across the UK for takeaway and drive-thru this week.
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NewsEditor’s Opinion: Hang tight and plan your return
The coronavirus continues to wreak havoc. It’s claimed hundreds of thousands of lives around the world and numbers continue to rise. As dreadful as that is, the long term socio-economic impact is more disturbing. The virus has created a level of disruption to health, society, and the economy that’s never happened before, outside of wartime. And while there is plenty of speculation on how life in general may get back to normal post-lockdown, with vaguely optimistic or pessimistic dates floating around, there is no clarity on how or when this might end.
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NewsTimeline: How the coronavirus crisis unfolded
Here are just some of the twists and turns over the last few weeks. If you want to read all the MCA coverage of the coronavirus crisis click here.
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NewsMcDonalds, Nando’s and Pret among brands to close entire estate
McDonalds, Nando’s and Starbucks are among a list of operators that have announced estate-wide closures following Friday’s Government announcement.
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NewsLoungers, Fuller’s and BRG announce closures, to-go transitions continue
Loungers is the latest operator to announce an estate-wide temporary restaurant closure due to the impact of COVID-19, and Fuller’s will close all London pubs.
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Analysis & InsightOne in three out of home meal visits are to-go
Almost a third of all out of home meal visits are now taken to-go with total FTG visits hitting their highest point across a three year period, MCA’s latest Food To Go tracker has found.
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Starbucks franchise opens 30th drive thru, lines up 10 more
Starbucks franchise 23.5 Degrees has opened its 30th drive thru in Rockingham Barnsley with a further 10+ lined up for 2020.
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NewsRoasting Plant Coffee: ‘We’re bringing speciality coffee to the masses’
Just as the UK general public gets used to the idea of a barista, Roasting Plant Coffee is looking to reinvent its coffee servers as curators.
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NewsRoasting Plant Coffee takes Strand site
Roasting Plant Coffee, the immersive coffee shop and roasting experience, has secured its second UK site on The Strand, MCA understands.
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Analysis & InsightUK coffee shop numbers shrink by 0.9%
The UK coffee shop market has shrunk by 0.9% in terms of outlet numbers, following restrained investment in the context of Brexit uncertainty and tough high street trading, Allegra World Coffee Portal reveals.
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Analysis & InsightUK branded coffee shop market significant slowdown
Allegra World Coffe Portal research has found that branded coffee shop outlet growth in the UK - Europe’s largest branded coffee shop market - has slowed to 0.9%.
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OpinionTim Hortons: Power play
Tim Hortons may not be a household name in the UK yet, but if the QSR brand’s growth in North America is anything to go by, it soon could be. Georgi Gyton speaks to master franchisee SK Group’s chief commercial officer Kevin Hydes on its plans to steal market share.
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Analysis & InsightFood to go continues to buck the trend
The food to go sector has continued to outperform the wider eating out market, with total visits up 6.4% year-on-year to 4.4 billion, according to MCA’s Food to Go Tracker Q2 2019.
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NewsTim Hortons enters delivery with Just Eat
Canadian coffee import Tim Hortons has become the latest high street name to enter the delivery space.
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NewsApplegreen sees total food sales slip back in H1 2019
Applegreen saw total UK food and store sales slip back from their strong performance last year, to +1.4% for the six months to 30 June 2019.
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NewsGreggs tops Brand Health index
Greggs has been named the number eating out brand in YouGov’s Brand Health Index.
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NewsEsquires Coffee founder Doug Williamson departs
Esquires Coffee founder director Doug Williamson has left the business, to be replaced by Aiden Keegan who becomes UK CEO, MCA understands.
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Analysis & InsightIs Starbucks’ stardust losing its sparkle?
Three years ago, Starbucks proudly reported trading results for a “momentous year” in which it made its first profits after 17 years of operating in the UK. Profits after tax for the year ending September 2015 came in at £25.8m after a loss of £9.8m the previous year.
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NewsTaylor St Baristas pulls crowdfunding campaign
Taylor St Baristas pulled its crowdfunding campaign after taking the view that it “wasn’t the right investment vehicle for us at this time”, CEO Nick Tolley has told MCA.