All Coffee shops & Cafes articles – Page 74
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Caffe Latte plans nationwide expansion
Caffe Latte, the eight-strong coffee shop group, has received membership to the British Franchise Association (BFA) to ramp up its expansion plans, M&C Report has learnt
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Londoners pay 24% more for food-to-go
London accounts for 18% of Britain’s spending on lunch-to-go but the cost is 24% higher in the capital compared to elsewhere in the country
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NewsStarbucks unveils POD tie-in
Starbucks has announced a tie-in with POD, the healthy fast food concept, to sell selected items from its breakfast and lunch ranges at three Starbucks stores in central London under a trial period from Thursday
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NewsMangobean targets five openings this year
Mangobean, the coffee supplier, hopes to open its first five branded coffee shops before Christmas, managing director Shane Saunders has told M&C Report
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Re-branding driven 10% lfls at EAT
EAT, the Lyceum Capital-backed group, has seen like-for-like sales grow by 10% since it began rebranding its stores and is preparing to return to restart growing its estate from January 2015
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NewsPhilpotts continues conversions
Philpotts, the artisan sandwich chain owned by Patisserie Holdings, has continued the rollout of its new evolved concept Café Philpotts with the conversion of a third store to the format in Edinburgh
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Creams Cafe builds pipeline
Creams Cafe, the fast-growing dessert cafe operator, has lined up three more openings for this autumn, M&C Report has learnt
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Cake Boy to expand in London and abroad
Cake Boy, a Battersea cafe run by high profile patissier Eric Lanlard, is looking to expand with second site in London and interest coming from overseas, reports M&C Report’s sister title, British Baker
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NewsSustainable cafe accreditation scheme set to launch
Costa and the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) are to launch a scheme that accredits cafes for their approach to sustainability
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Friends-themed Central Perk eyes 300 UK sites
The Central Perk franchise, based on the coffee shop featured on popular US sitcom Friends, has just opened its third site in the UK in Liverpool and has ambitious expansion plans, aiming to have 300 UK franchises in the next decade
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Analysts upgrade Greggs
Two leading analysts have upgraded their expectations for Greggs following upbeat interim management statement for the third quarter from the high street bakery group
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NewsGreggs FY profits 'to exceed expectations' as lfls rise
Greggs, the bakery chain headed by Roger Whiteside, has reported a significant improvement in recent trading with like-for-like sales up 5.4% for the 11 weeks to 13 September, and said it expects full-year profits to be “materially ahead of our previous expectation”.
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NewsGreggs trialled at Spar
Greggs is to be trialled in a number of Spar outlets under a franchise deal, according to M&C Report’s sister title Convenience Store
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NewsTwo more for Yoghurt & Chocolate House
The Yoghurt & Chocolate House, the dessert bar and cafe concept that operates c120 stores in India, has secured a further two sites in London and signed up a new franchisee for the Northamptonshire region, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsSubway builds Welcome Break presence
Subway is to open another site with Welcome Break, on the South Mimms services in Hertfordshire, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsLe Pain Quotidien eyes expansion beyond London
Le Pain Quotidien, the all-day bakery and cafe concept, is to look outside London to continue its expansion in the UK
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NewsPaul UK secures regional debut sites
Paul, the London-based French concept, has secured its first two regional sites for its new café and retail concept
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Northumberland cafe group set for expansion
Little Angel Café, an Italian coffee shop just outside of Newcastle, is opening its second site and considering wider potential, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsStarbucks to launch new formats
Starbucks is to launch two new formats - a premium roastery and tasting room concept and an express store platform - into strategic markets
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Yumchaa eyes further expansion
Yumchaa, the London-based tea shop concept, is set to double its estate before the end of the year and is in talks to secure further investment