All Costa articles – Page 30
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Analysis & InsightDomino's and PizzaExpress lead Youth100 list
Domino’s Pizza has topped the fast food and restaurant category in this year’s Youth 100 List: which highlights the UK’s top brands according to 18-24 year olds
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Starbucks and Costa Coffee top in social media benchmark
Starbucks and Costa Coffee are leading the pack in engaging with UK social media users, according to the latest Food and Beverage Social Media Benchmark from eDigitalResearch.
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Pita Pit continues London expansion
Pita Pit, the North American-based healthy fast food concept, which launched in the UK last year, has secured its third site in London
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NewsCosta growth strategy realistic
The managing director of Costa Coffee has insisted the brand’s growth strategy is realistic and that the growing resilience of competitors Café Nero and Starbucks is not a concer
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NewsPatisserie Valerie appoints marketing director
Patisserie Holdingshas appointed Nicola Hedley, formerly of Costa, as the new marketing director of its core brand Patisserie Valerie
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NewsWhitbread H1 group lfls up 7%
Whitbread has this morning reported a 7% rise in group like-for-like sales for the six months to 28 August 2014, driven by a 6.1% rise in like-for-like sales across Costa in the UK and a 3.1% climb in sales in its restaurants division
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NewsEllis: Whitbread on track for another good year
Leading analyst Wynn Ellis at Numis has said he believes that Whitbread remains on track for another good year
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NewsTragus makes senior management changes
Tragus has completed the re-organisation of its management team, with James Spragg set to return to the company as managing director of Café Rouge and Andrew Walker, the former managing director of Pret A Manger UK, appointed to the newly-created role of managing director of business development
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Analysis & Insight
Eating out brands named in customer service poll
Millie’s Cookies, Costa, Greggs, TGI Fridays, Dunkin’ Donuts, Nando’s, Krispy Kreme, Pizza Hut and Pizza Express have been named in Nunwood’s top 100 companies for customer experience in its 2014 analysis
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Irish coffee chain Insomnia eyes UK launch
Insomnia, the Irish coffee chain, plans to open its first site in the UK, the Irish Independent reports
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NewsCosta extends retail park presence
Costa Coffee has secured six new sites on retails parks owned by British Land
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NewsCosta trials next generation high street format
Costa is trialling a next generation high street format, which has a more “independent operator” feel, in two locations in the UK
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Salussolia: create a story for your products
Glendola Leisure managing director Alex Salussolia says operators must rise above the temptation to increase trade through offers and focus instead on ‘creating a story’ for their products
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Hospitality industry to create 6,000 jobs by year end
The British Hospitality Association, along with representatives from across the industry, has announced the creation of 6,000 new jobs for 16-24 year olds by the end of the year
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NewsRestaurants must innovate and adapt to improve satisfaction
Restaurants must innovate and adapt to improve falling customer satisfaction scores as revealed in the latest National Customer Satisfaction Index.
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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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Analysis & Insight
Diners happy to pay more for sustainability
Almost half of consumers will happily pay more when eating out at restaurants where there are clearly set out ethical practices, according to new research which found 46% of people will pay a premium
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NewsRollo raises Whitbread EPS forecast
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo has increased his earnings per share (EPS) forecast for Whitbread by 1-2% following “another strong trading update” on Tuesday
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Analysis & InsightQSR outperforms full-service restaurants on customer satisfaction
Quick-service restaurants are outperforming full-service restaurants in terms of customer satisfaction for the first time, according to the latest National Customer Satisfaction Index
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NewsCosta has "lots to do" to reach openings target
Costa has seen more closures than it expected this year which has left the task to reach 300 net new store openings this year more challenging, said Andy Harrison chief executive at Whitbread