All Costa articles – Page 21
-
News
Campaigners ask restaurants to turn down the music
Campaigners are calling on restaurants, cafes and pubs to turn down loud music to make eating out a more ‘pleasant’ experience for hard of hearing diners
-
Analysis & Insight
A different class?
A lack of quality sites for growth and expansion is sadly the restaurant industry’s Achilles heel. A shortage of supply, together with increasing rent and premiums, means that even those with ample funds and considerable appetite are finding it increasingly difficult to achieve returns for investors; and this problem is only likely to amplify as more operators join the bun fight, argues consultant Stephen Evans
-
News
Pure FY turnover tops £10m
Pure, the healthy, food-to-go concept, saw turnover top £10m for the first time in the year to the end of 2015
-
News
Patisserie Valerie can ‘easily double’ in short term
Paul May, chief executive of Patisserie Holdings, has told MCA he can easily see Patisserie Valerie doubling in size in the coming years as it continues to dominate the rollout programme.
-
News
SSP UK’s H1 lfls up 2.8%
SSP UK saw like-for-like sales increase 2.8% in the six months to 31 March 2016
-
NewsWhitbread appoints new Costa UK MD
Whitbread has appointed Jason Cotta as the new managing director of Costa UK & Ireland
-
News
Costa to reduce sugar in beverages by 25% by 2020
Costa Coffee has pledged to reduce the added sugar content in its beverage range by 25% by 2020
-
Analysis & InsightVital part to play
The last fortnight has seen two deals in the UK’s food-to-go sector, which I believe will mark the start of a period of M&A and consolidation across the category, as more investors and companies look to take advantage of a market that is outperforming the wider eating-out industry
-
NewsCosta launches in-store ‘selfie zones’
Customers at Costa are being encouraged to pout for the camera with the launch of new ‘selfie zones’ in selected stores
-
News
Poll shows craft beer potential for coffee shops
New research by MCA has highlighted the potential for craft beer sales in coffee shops.
-
News
Craig: Pure and Whitbread is a long-term project
Spencer Craig, founder of healthy, food-to-go concept Pure, in which Whitbread acquired a 49% stake earlier this week, has told MCA that the new partnership is a long-term project
-
NewsWhitbread enters food to go sector with Pure acquisition
Whitbread has made a move into the UK’s food-to-go sector with the acquisition of a 49% stake in London based company, Healthy Retail Ltd, trading as ‘Pure’, for £6.8m
-
NewsCosta to trial artisan coffee concept
Costa is to trial a new ‘finer coffee’ concept at a store in Covent Garden, as it seeks to speed up its rate of innovation.
-
News
Costa FY lfls up 2.9%; Whitbread sales up to £2.9bn
Whitbread has reported UK retail sales at Costa up 15.7% in the year to 3 March with like-for-like sales in UK equity stores increasing by 2.9%.
-
OpinionNLW: It's not just the economics, stupid
The national living wage (NLW) may have come into force this month, but its impact on the sector is far from clear yet. With any resulting boost to consumer spending yet to filter through, operators know the timing of price rises to mitigate the NLW effect must be handled cautiously. ...
-
NewsJackson & Rye lines up further London site
Cote, the BC Partners-backed group, is in advanced talks to secure a fourth site in London for its Jackson & Rye brand
-
News
Debenhams added 15 F&B operators in H1
Debenhams says it added a further 15 third party branded food offers to its stores in the six months to 27 February.
-
Analysis & Insight
“Brand fatigue” is shaping the coffee shops of the future
Coffee chains such as Starbucks and Costa are at risk of ‘brand fatigue’ with customer loyalty beginning to wave
-
NewsLe Bistrot Pierre set for Altrincham
Le Bistrot Pierre has further strengthened its openings pipeline, after securing a site in Altrincham, Greater Manchester.
-
NewsRogers steps down as Costa MD
Whitbread has announced that Christopher Rogers is to step down as managing director of Costa.