All Coffee shops & Cafes articles – Page 88
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NewsLe Pain FY PBT grows 37%
Le Pain Quotidien, the all-day bakery and cafe concept, grew pre-tax profits by 37.2% to £802,887 in 2013, on turnover up 4% to £30.8m, as its estate grew from 22 to 24 stores
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Baguette Express targets expansion
Baguette Express, the UK-based sandwich chain, has revealed its target territories for UK and overseas expansion
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NewsLay to leave Brains
SA Brain, the Cardiff-based brewer and leisure operator, has announced that Philip Lay, retail director, will leave the business at the end of March, after 12 years with the company
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NewsHarris + Hoole explores alcohol option
Nick Tolley, chief executive of Harris + Hoole, the Tesco-backed coffee chain, has told M&C Report that securing alcohol licences for three of the company’s sites will add a further “string to its bow of services” but will only be used as an option if its complements the existing business
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NewsGreggs FY to be 'broadly positive'
Efforts by Greggs to improve its retail systems and processes are “firmly in train”, according to a note from N+1 Singer that predicts a “broadly positive tenor” to its final results on 26 February
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OpinionIs the coffee shop the new pub?
”Forget the war of the coffee shops. The battle between big chains such as Starbucks, Costa and Caffè Nero and their smaller independent rivals is nothing compared to the real clash on the high street – coffee shops versus the great British pub”
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NewsDunkin’ Donuts opens second UK site
Dunkin’ Donuts, the doughnut retailer and cafe chain, has opened its second UK site in Chelmsford, with a third in Cambridge to follow shortly
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Waitrose facing backlash on free coffee offer
Supermarket chain Waitrose is facing a growing backlash from coffee shop operators and now an MP over its free tea and coffee offer
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Mayfair Capital secures F&B investment
Mayfair Capital Investment Management has acquired £12m of assets for its Property Income Trust for Charities fund, including three F&B units at the Greenwich Peninsula
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NewsShep Neame launches branded coffee concept
Kent brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame has launched a branded coffee concept to raise its tenants’ revenues.
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NewsAbokado plans 10 in 2014
Abokado, the London-based chain of healthy food bars led by Mark Lilley, plans to open 10 new sites in the capital this year
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Nordic Bakery eyes 10 sites
Nordic Bakery is seeking funding and looking for sites as part of a plan to grow to 10 Scandinavian-style cafes in central London within the next three years, M&C Report has learnt
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Crepeaffaire expansion continues
Crepeaffaire, the all-day snack concept, has secured a further site in Cambridge and told M&C Report that it has “loads in the pipeline” both in the UK and internationally
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Spianata & Co eyes expansion and investments
Spianata & Co, the Italian sandwich and bakery chain, is looking for its seventh site in London whilst embarking on a £200,000 makeover for its existing stores in the City as it eyes further expansion
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NewsAngelBerry raises £150k for expansion
AngelBerry, the Bristol-based frozen yoghurt operator, has reached its £150,000 fundraising target for an ”aggressive” expansion drive over the next three years that would see it grow from six to c100 outlets globally
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Crussh eyes expansion and repositioning
Smoothie bar operator Crussh is looking to open at least three more sites this year in London whilst revamping and repositioning all 26 of its existing stores, M&C Report has learnt
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Workshop Coffee Co grows pipeline
Coffee shop operator Workshop Coffee Co is set to launch its third London site next month in Holborn, with a fourth location expected to open by the summer, M&C Report has learnt
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D'Acampo launches coffee offer
Italian TV chef Gino D’Acampo is looking to steal business away from the major coffee players by charging just £1 for a coffee at his My Pasta Bar concept in London
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Dum Dum Donutterie starts expansion
Former operations director at Dunkin’ Donuts UK, Paul Hurley, is launching his second Dum Dum Donutterie this month at Box Park in Shoreditch
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NewsPV plans further restaurant sites
Patisserie Valerie, the Risk Capital Partners-backed café chain, is looking to open further sites under its new restaurant format, after the success of the first two sites in Scotland.