All Starbucks articles – Page 6
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Analysis & Insight
Established in 1926, reborn 14 February 2019
Following the sale of Patisserie Valerie to Causeway Capital Partners, Rhys Iley spoke to MCA deputy editor Georgi Gyton about why he is viewing it as a new chapter for the business, and what changes the management team will be putting in place, including store refreshes, longer opening hours, NPD, and a new app.
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Analysis & Insight
Going Global: Enter the dragon
In the latest in his series of Going Global columns for MCA, international franchising expert Jasper Reid looks at the prospects for eating-out brands targeting the Chinese market.
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Analysis & Insight
A taste of things to come?
The Caffè Nero Group’s acquisition of Coffee#1 will no doubt boost its scale, but what else will it do for the business? Georgi Gyton looks at the group’s plans for the brand in more detail and how the landscape of the UK coffee shop sector is changing.
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News
Starbucks to trial London deliveries
Starbucks is to starting trialling deliveries in London, via Uber Eats, according to City AM.
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Roasting Plant Coffee coming to Borough
A former Starbucks is bringing immersive coffee shop concept Roasting Plant Coffee to London’s Borough, Coffee Business World reports.
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Starbucks scales back speciality ambitions
Starbucks chief executive Kevin Johnson has scaled down his predecessor’s aspirations to open 1,000 of its speciality-style Reserve format coffee shops.
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Analysis & Insight
Global menu trends for 2019
MCA’s sister title Food Spark asked its expert food panel what dishes, cuisines and technological innovations are going mainstream where they are in the world.
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News
Former Starbucks exec Iley joins Patisserie Valerie
Patisserie Valerie has appointed former Starbucks EMEA retail and operations vice president, Rhys Iley, to the new role of group commercial director.
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Tough times provide scope for excellence
Jon Midmer of global executive search firm JMA gives his view on the past year in recruitment and what to expect in 2019. He discusses the trend for hospitality executives heading to the leisure sector and the leadership qualities that are likely to come to the fore in 2019.
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Analysis & Insight
That was the year that was in M&A
This year has been far from the barren 12 months many predicted for sector M&A activity. Strong businesses with good management teams have continued to generate significant interest, especially in the drinks-led sector. AlixPartners’ Graeme Smith reflects on the major deals and themes that emerged.
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News
Azzurri launches Zizzi in China
Azzurri Group chief executive Steve Holmes has told MCA he sees the scope for many sites in China, as the group opens a Zizzi in Shanghai.
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23.5 Degrees lines up 32 Starbucks in 2019
23.5 Degrees, the Starbucks franchise company, plans to six sites in the next three months, and 23 stores in 2019.
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Analysis & Insight
UK drives European coffee market growth
The UK is leading expansion in the European branded coffee shop market, with 6.1% year on year growth to reach a total of 7,934 sites in 2018, Allegra analysis reveals.
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News
Doubts raised over future of Freshii in London
Doubts have been raised about the short-term future of Freshii, the health-focus, fast-casual chain, in London, after the departure of its chief executive and the closure of both its sites in the capital. The company, which operates c300 sites internationally, opened its first site in the capital in January at ...
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Tahir Group acquires another seven KFC sites
Property developer and serial franchisee The Tahir Group has acquired a further seven KFC restaurants in London in a multi-million pound deal.
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Bubbleology heads to the Bullring
Bubbleology, the bubble tea concept, is opening in Birmingham’s Bullring.
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Garrood steps down as Bill’s CEO
Duncan Garrood has stepped down as chief executive of the Richard Caring-backed Bill’s Restaurants, after less than 10 months in the role.
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Denny’s to open second UK site
Denny’s is to open its second UK site in Renfrew, just outside Glasgow.
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Bewiched Coffee lines up two sites, eyes drive-thru market
Bewiched, the Northampton-based coffee shop group, has lined up two new sites, and is looking to crack the burgeoning drive-thru coffee market, MCA has learnt.
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Starbucks UK restructures ops team
Starbucks UK has restructured its operations team as its rate of expansion continues to slow, MCA understands.