All Coffee shops & Cafes articles – Page 103
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NewsRollo: Costa’s international business not proven
A leading analyst has said that Costa is nearing critical mass in the UK with Starbucks’ US density suggesting 2,000 outlets might be the chain’s natural UK limit
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OpinionRising to the top
The new concessions trial with Next is just one of the bold moves Patisserie Valerie, the Risk Capital Partners-backed group has made this year. More moves into new avenues are on their way and a possible sale process/IPO play next year is a growing possibility
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NewsNext plans more Patisserie Valerie openings
Next, the fashion retailer, says it plans to open “a number” of Patisserie Valerie outlets in its shops and has told M&C Report that it’s open to working with other cafe/coffee shop operators
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NewsStarbucks raises UK prices
Starbucks has raised its beverage prices in the UK, with the cost of its lattes, cappuccinos and filter coffee increasing for the first time in three years
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Ca’puccino secures Heathrow site
Ca’puccino, the Italian coffee concept, has announced it will open a new site within Heathrow’s new Terminal 2 – The Queen’s Terminal, next June
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Rowley’s owners plan café brand
Scarlett Guess, one the directors behind London restaurant institute Rowley’s, is planning to launch a new all-day café concept across the capital called Poppy’s
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Le Pain secures McDonald’s Hampstead site
Le Pain Quotidien, the all-day bakery and cafe concept, has secured its 24th site in the UK, after acquiring the McDonald’s unit in Hampstead High Street
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Lithuanian cheese brand plans UK café chain
Dziugas, the Lithuanian cheese company, is planning to launch a chain of ‘cheese cafes’ in the UK, as it looks to grow its brand presence here
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Boulangerie Jade up to three
Boulangerie Jade, the French bakery and patisserie concept, has launched its third site in London
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Benugo secures Mayfair site
Benugo, the restaurant and deli operator, has secured a further site for its café format in London’s Mayfair
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Shaftesbury confirms new openings
Shaftesbury has confirmed that it has signed up Timberyard, the fledgling concept inspired by US ‘working cafes’, and Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels, the latest venture from Experimental Cocktail Clubs, to open in London’s Seven Dials before the end of the year
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Nusu to launch in the UK
Nusu, the Swiss healthy food and drink concept, is set to launch in the UK, and is currently closing in on its first site in central London
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NewsStarbucks warns on 2014 profits
Starbucks has warned that profits for its next year will fall below expectations despite reporting a 13% rise in net revenues to $3.8bn in Q4
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NewsStarbucks launches “tweet-a-coffee” scheme
Starbucks has introduced a new way to gift its beverages via Twitter through a new platform called Tweet-a-Coffee, which allows anyone to send $5 worth of coffee via a tweet.
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NewsAberdeen confirmed for next Valerie’s Brasserie
Patisserie Valerie, the Risk Capital Partners-backed café chain, has confirmed that it will open the second site under its new restaurant format, Valerie’s Brasserie, at Union Square in Aberdeen
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Marketing director steps down at West Cornwall
Shelagh Smale has stepped down as brand and marketing director at West Cornwall Pasty Company, just over a year after joining the Gresham-backed retailer
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POD ready for next stage of growth
POD is ready to return to the expansion trail after 12 months of consolidation and strengthening its head office, which includes the appointment of Anton Read as operations director, M&C Report has learnt
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Krispy Kreme UK reports FY loss
Krispy Kreme UK, the Alcuin Capital Partners-backed doughnut retailer, reported a pre-tax loss of £2.8m for the year to 31 January 2013 against a £1.3m profit in 2011
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Pinkberry to exit the UK
Pinkberry is set to exit the UK after reportedly placing its two standalone sites based here on the market
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NewsCosta to build presence in Spain
SandpiperCI, the Channel Islands’ largest retailer, plans to open more than 70 Costa Coffee outlets in central and southern Spain