All Starbucks articles – Page 6
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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.
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Analysis & Insight
GDPR, CVAs, and the fight for lunchtime: RSM’s half year report
At the start of the year, RSM made some predictions about challenges and trends that the hospitality sector could expect to see in 2019. As the first six months of the year come to a close, partner Paul Newman reflect on those forecasts and looks at the latest trends and shifts in the market.
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NewsStarbucks franchisee to open 23 this year
Starbucks franchise business 23.5 Degrees has opened a new store in Andover Walworth Business Park, with another following in Carbrook Hall in Sheffield later this month.
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NewsSourced Market to open regional debut in Leeds
Sourced Market revealed plans to open a 4,500 sq ft site on a new motorway service site currently under construction in Leeds.
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NewsFood innovation at Starbucks sees profits fall; delivery service to be rolled out
Starbucks UK has reported that gross profit fell 21% in the full year ended 30 September 2018, despite revenue growth of 4.1%.
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NewsTaylor St Baristas to sell shops
Taylor St Baristas has agreed to the sale of its eight existing coffee shops as it continues its transition from retailer to “full stack coffee business”, MCA understands.
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Analysis & InsightInnovation drives FTG meal growth of 6.1%
The number of food to go (FTG) meals visits increased by 6.1% year-on-year in Q1 2019, and now accounts for a third of all meals eaten out, MCA research reveals.
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NewsStarbucks to test out used coffee cups at Gatwick Airport
Starbucks and environmental charity Hubbub are to trial offering takeaway hot drinks cups that may have been used before.
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OpinionThe Caravan club
Caravan has pioneered well-travelled all-day dining and speciality coffee in London, winning the admiration of its peers at MCA’s Retailers’ Retailer awards. After picking up the honour for evolution, Finn Scott-Delany met up with co-founders Laura Harper-Hinton, Chris Ammerman and Miles Kirby to hear how they stay relevant, innovative and grow with integrity.