All Costa articles – Page 27
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NewsAbokado builds pipeline
Abokado has announced that it has secured two further sites in the City of London
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Macquarie lines up £1.1bn Moto sales
Macquarie Group has appointed advisers for a potential £1.1bn sale of Moto Hospitality, Britain’s biggest motorway services company
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NewsCosta adds vegetarian GF wrap
Costa has added a free-range egg and tomato gluten-free wrap to its summer menu as the first vegetarian option for coeliac and gluten intolerant customers
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Diary
Diary: TGI; Oakman Inns; Costa and M&B
In this week’s Diary we reveal more on a key vacancy at TGI Friday’s; review a busy year at Oakman Inns; look at why McDonald’s is taking the long-term view and find out why Mitchells & Butlers has been urged to bring one of the country’s oldest pubs into the 21st century:
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Petrol forecourt retailer Applegreen to launch IPO
Petrol forecourt retailer Applegreen has announced its intention to raise £50m through an initial public offering in June.
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Costa and Fuller’s sign for Greenwich development
Costa Coffee and Fuller’s have both been confirmed for housing and leisure development in Greenwich, New Capital Quay, to open venues this summer
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Opinion
Mixing markets takes Brains
As Coffee#1 reaches the milestone of its 50th store, SA Brain chief executive Scott Waddington talks about what pubs can learn from coffee shops but why the company is certainly not seeking to emulate Whitbread
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Analyst corner: Rollo on Whitbread
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley says that he expects Q1 16 like-for-like sales of 5.5% from Whitbread
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Consumers demand eco-friendly packaging
The majority of UK consumers (85%) want hot beverage outlets to use compostable takeaway cups and 57% of them would be willing to pay 2% more for their drinks to be served in them
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NewsCosta trials To Go format at transport hubs
Costa is trialling an express format in transport locations across London to serve coffee and food at speed, which the company told M&C includes range developments that set it apart from other Costa formats
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Analysts on Whitbread update and search for new CEO
Leading analyst Simon French at Cenkos has said that the departure of Andrew Harrison as chief executive of Whitbread probably delays any decision on the demerger of Costa
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NewsWhitbread FY lfls up 6.5%; Harrison to step down as CEO
Whitbread has announced a 6.5% rise in full year like-for-like sales and announced it has commenced a succession process with current chief executive Andrew Harrison set to retire by the end of its next financial year
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NewsCosta's loyalty scheme hacked
Costa has warned its Coffee Club Card members of a potential security breach after its online accounts were hacked and accounts were suspended
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NewsDebenhams to ramp up F&B offer
Debenhams is to further ramp up its in-store F&B offer with the introduction of Joe and the Juice sites and through a partnership with Insomnia
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NewsZivkovic takes Abokado ops director role
Abokado has bolstered its management team with the appointment of Richard Zivkovic, formerly of Costa, TRG and Pret A Manger, as its new operations director
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Analysis & Insight24-hour party people
The lines between pubs and restaurants have been blurring for years, followed by the ones separating them from coffee shops and cafes. Day parts are following suit as operators follow consumer trends but also take advantage of their expertise and locations to stretch their brands
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NewsAnalyst corner: Rollo on Whitbread
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley says he expects Whitbread to report strong FY results as it raised PBT guidance to the top end of consensus
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Starbucks to share 10 years of sustainability research
Starbucks is to share 10 years of research on support the coffee farming industry.
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NewsWhitbread to offer 6,000 apprenticeships by 2020
Whitbread has pledged to invest £5.7m in a scheme to hire 6,000 apprentices by 2020.
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Moto trials new dining concept
Motorway service station operator Moto is trialing a new dining concept called Arlo’s pantry & kitchen at its Chieveley Service station on the M4 in Berkshire