All Costa articles – Page 32
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NewsKout in Subway tie-in
Kout Food Group (KFG) is believed to have signed a deal with Subway, which will see the sandwich brand open up a number of units at roadside locations next to or inside Little Chefs
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Big Easy eyes Islington opening
Big Easy, the American dining concept founded by Paul Corrett, is in talks to acquire the Browns site in London’s Islington
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NewsKout acquires further Costa franchisee
Kout Food Group (KFG), the Kuwaiti-based foodservice firm, has acquired its second Costa Coffee franchisee, Coffee Snobs, for c£5.2m
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NewsPrimark trials Costa
Primark has been trialling the addition of Costa Coffee stores in its UK branches, according to the Irish Independent
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Graydon to take up Table Table ops role
Spencer Graydon, the former operations director of Peach Pub Company, will assume a similar role overseeing Whitbread’s Table Table brand
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NewsFindlay: TV sport less important to pubs
Marston’s chief executive Ralph Findlay has told M&C Report that the importance of sport on TV in pubs is “not what it used to be” as customers choose to watch events at home
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Coffee shops resilience will continue if they follow trends
Coffee shops must continue to adapt to the latest trends and modernise product ranges in line with these to maintain a strong consumer following in the face of rising coffee prices, according to the Key Note Market Report 2014 on coffee & sandwich shops
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NewsYO! appoints new ops director
New YO! Sushi chief executive Vanessa Hall has made her first key appointment after hiring Paul Reynolds as the group’s new operations director
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NewsWhitbread makes gender equality pledge
Whitbread is the latest company in the leisure and hospitality sector to sign a Government commitment to gender equality in the workplace
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NewsCosta targets Philippines
Costa Coffee is looking to make inroads into the Philippines market, with plans to open between 70 to 80 stores over five years, according to media reports
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Analysis & InsightCustomers less satisfied with leisure sector
Customer satisfaction with leisure sector businesses has fallen slightly over the past six months, new research shows
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OpinionQ2 trading update
M&C Report talks to pub, bar and restaurant groups about trading in the second quarter of 2014, with reflections on the first six months of the calendar year. The consensus is that the strong first quarter had broadly continued in Q2, aided to some extent by the weather and sporting fixtures, and operators are largely optimistic about the year ahead
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OpinionBean there, done that
By diversifying his Beannchor family business, Bill Wolsey is intent on meeting an increasing range of customer tastes in Northern Ireland’s uncertain political and economic climate – and beyond
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NewsCosta expands school programme
Costa has confirmed the opening of an outlet at a high-school and sixth form college in Cornwall as part of its growing number of concessions with catering partners at learning facilities
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NewsCosta eyes India expansion
Costa Coffee, the Whitbread-owned coffee chain, is to grow its presence in India through its franchises Devyani International Limited (DIL), following “renewed consumer confidence” in the country
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Analysis & InsightCoffee shops 'bring major benefits to communities and economies'
British high streets are enjoying significant economic and social benefits from the rise of branded and independent coffee shops, which are likely to play a greater role in local communities and also the evening economy in the future, according to a new report by Allegra Strategies
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Pita Pit makes London debut
Pita Pit, the North American-based healthy fast food concept, which launched in the UK last year, in Manchester, has opened its first site in London
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NewsKout Group appoints new head of UK operations
Kout Food Group, which owns Little Chef, has appointed Remco Veeren, formerly of Paul UK, as its new head of operations for the UK
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Analysis & InsightCustomers shun pubs for coffee shops for remote working
Two fifths of UK workers spend more than four hours a week working at a coffee shop, far more than do so at a pub (7.8%) or a restaurant (3.6%), according to new research from 02 Business
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NewsDebenhams in talks on third party food offer
Debenhams is exploring the option of launching a third party food offer in its stores, after announcing it is to trial six new Costa Coffee concessions across its estate