All Coffee shops & Cafes articles – Page 6
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News
Baker & Spice sold to DoCASA
Patisserie Holdings has sold four Baker & Spice outlets to the Department of Coffee & Social Affairs (DoCASA) for £2.5m.
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Opinion
Playing the long game
Yesterday, it was revealed that EAT has appointed advisory firm Spayne Lindsay to review its options. On the back of this, James Wallin speaks to chief executive Andrew Walker about the turnaround of the business, its international ambitions and why any sale process is 12 to 18 months away.
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NewsGreggs’ vegan sausage rollout
Greggs is rolling out the availability of its vegan sausage roll across its estate, capitalising on huge PR success it has generated.
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NewsEAT sees sales uplift from focus on food and service
EAT chief executive Andrew Walker has updated MCA on the progress of the brand’s turnaround programme. He said of the three core pillars of the refresh programme – service, food quality and ambience – the first two had now been overhauled, while rolling out a fresh look across the estate ...
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NewsBEAR to make London debut in Jack Wills Soho
BEAR, the East Midlands based speciality coffee shop operator, is making its debut in London via a partnership with Jack Wills.
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NewsHi Coffee to launch franchised operation
Hi Coffee, the Wales-based grab and go concept, is launching a franchising business to fast-track its expansion, MCA has learnt.
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OpinionA welcome success story for the coffee and cake market
Last week, Caffé Nero acquired a significant stake in Coffee#1, the premium coffee shop operator , from SA Brain. Fraser Anderson, of Sapient Corporate Finance – the sole financial adviser to SA Brain on the transaction – discusses the background to the deal and what it means for the wider market.
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NewsMegan’s lines up fifth London café
Megan’s, the London-based café and deli, has lined up a fifth site, in Battersea, MCA understands.
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NewsCaravan announces partnership with The Office Group
Caravan Coffee Roasters have partnered with flexible workspace provider The Office Group (TOG) in a deal which will see them operate counters across its portfolio.
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NewsGrind sees early success from retail arm
Grind founder David Abrahamovitch told MCA’s Hostech conference that the successful launch of the brand’s retail arm was a natural extension of its multi-faceted offer.
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Analysis & InsightA 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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NewsCaffè Nero acquires majority stake in Coffee#1
Caffè Nero Group has become the majority owner of Coffee#1 – acquiring shares from S.A Brain, its owner since 2011.
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NewsEsquires signs deal to roll out across North East
Esquires, the Canadian coffee shop franchise, has agreed a partnership deal which will see 20 outlets open across the North East over the next 10 years.
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NewsCentracchio swaps Peach for BTP
Julie Centracchio has joined Boston Tea Party as finance director, MCA understands.
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NewsHeavenly Desserts to open first London store in spring
Heavenly Desserts is to open its first London store this spring, in Walthamstow, MCA has learnt.
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NewsGloria Jean's confirms Glasgow, London next
Gloria Jean’s, the Australian coffee house concept, has confirmed its first UK site will open at St Enoch Centre in Glasgow next month, with a second to follow in London.
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NewsBlack Sheep Coffee lfl growth 28.7% in in Q4 2018
Black Sheep, the speciality coffee shop group, has reported 28.78% like-for-like sales growth for Q4 2018.
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NewsHMRC ‘warned Patisserie Holdings in 2016 about possible fraud’
HM Revenue & Customs raised concerns with Patisserie Holdings that some of its invoices and cheques had been forged more than two years before the group revealed its accounting blackhole, The Times has reported.
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NewsPatisserie Holdings confirms details of store closures
The joint administrators of Patisserie Holdings have confirmed the details of the 71 “loss making” stores that have closed following the business entering administration yesterday.
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Analysis & InsightPatisserie Holdings: Inevitable but still unbelievable
As Patisserie Holdings called in administrators, with 70 sites to close, James Wallin reflects on the sad conclusion to a sorry tale, and why the trashing of Luke Johnson’s reputation does no favours for the sector.