All Costa articles – Page 10
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NewsKFC franchisee secures c£14m debt facility
Auriga Holdings, one of the longest-serving KFC franchisees in the UK, has secured a new £13.95m debt facility from Metro Bank, as it eyes further expansion.
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NewsDerkach steps down as EAT chairman
John Derkach, the former chief executive of Tragus Group and managing director of Costa Coffee, has stepped down as chairman of EAT, the food to go chain, MCA understands.
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OpinionWhat next for Whitbread?
Dominic Walsh looks at what the future is likely to hold for Whitbread following the sale of Costa to Coca-Cola. He asks whether Pure is being lined up to repeat Costa’s success story and where the deal leaves Premier Inn, as well as speculating on whether this marks the beginning of the end for Whitbread as a corporate entity, and how many tears would be shed over its demise.
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OpinionAnalysts corner: Morgan Stanley on Whitbread
Following the news last week that Whitbread is to sell Costa Coffee to Coca-Cola, leading analyst Jamie Rollo from Morgan Stanley asks what’s next for Whitbread, now the focus has shifted to Premier Inn?
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NewsAnalysts corner: Goodbody and HL on Costa Coffee
Following the news that Whitbread has agreed to sell Costa Coffee to The Coca-Cola Company for £3.9bn in cash, Hargreaves Lansdown and Goodbody give their views on this landmark deal, which saw shares rise 18.4% in early trading
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NewsWhitbread sells Costa to Coca-Cola for £3.9bn
Whitbread has agreed to sell Costa Coffee to Coca-Cola for £3.9bn, a stock market update revealed this morning.
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NewsCrepeaffaire appoints Kerslake as MD
Crepeaffaire, which earlier this year secured a £2m investment from the Business Growth Fund (BGF), has appointed Allen Kerslake, formerly of Costa and Pret A Manger, as its new managing director, MCA has learnt.
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NewsVaulkhard Group exits Sheffield sites to focus on north east
Vaulkhard Group has divested its two Sheffield sites, as it looks to focus on growing the business within its north east homeland, MCA has learnt.
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NewsMacellaio RC confirms sixth site, eyes one more in London
Macellaio RC founder Roberto Costa plans one more restaurant under his core premium Italian brand in London before will look at regional expansion.
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Analysis & InsightValue of coffee shop market expected to hit £4.1bn this year
The value of the coffee shop market is expected to grow by 6.5% this year, to reach a value of £4.bn, according to MCA’s Eating Out Market Report 2018.
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NewsItsu trials paperless receipts
Itsu, the Julian Metcalfe-led, food-to-go chain, is launching a trial of paperless receipts across all of its UK stores
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NewsCosta rolls out Chatty Café scheme
Costa Coffee has announced it will be rolling out a Chatty Café scheme across 300 of its stores in the UK.
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NewsJones steps down from PizzaExpress
Mark Jones is to step down as property director at PizzaExpress, the Hony Capital-backed chain, after over six years with the company, MCA understands.
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NewsTriple Two Coffee outlines expansion plans
Triple Two Coffee, the café franchise, is seeking rapid growth on the high street, shopping centres and retail parks as it seeks to reach 200 stores by 2021, MCA has learnt.
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NewsTriple Two Coffee lines up two more sites, aims for 35
Triple Two Coffee, the Swindon-based franchise, has lined up two new sites, in Croydon and Cirencester, part of a plan to reach 25-35 sites in 2018, MCA has learnt.
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NewsBoyers joins TRG
Brett Boyers, who stepped down from Boparan Restaurant Group earlier this year, has joined The Restaurant Group
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NewsAnalysts corner: Goodbody on Marston’s, Caffè Nero and Costa Coffee
Performance within Marston’s Destination & Premium estate was ‘somewhat disappointing’, according to leading analysts at Goodbody, whereas Caffè Nero’s strong revenue growth is giving Whitbread’s Costa Coffee some cause for concern
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NewsCosta trails new loyalty scheme
Costa Coffee is trialling a new loyalty scheme in partnership with mobile payment provider Flux.
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NewsAttwood appointed Coco di Mama MD
Coco di Mama, the Azzurri Group-backed, quick-service Italian concept, has appointed Jim Attwood, formerly of Costa, as its new managing director, MCA has learnt.
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NewsWhitbread to cut 250 jobs across pub-restaurants
Whitbread has confirmed that its £250m cost-cutting programme will include the loss of 250 staff across its Beefeater and Brewers Fayre brands.