All Costa articles – Page 35
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NewsCosta MD to spearhead high street revival plan
A new Government-backed plan to revive the UK’s high street, spearheaded by Jason Cotta, managing director for UK retail at Costa, is set to be revealed, reports M&C Report’s sister publication The Grocer
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Mayfair Capital secures F&B investment
Mayfair Capital Investment Management has acquired £12m of assets for its Property Income Trust for Charities fund, including three F&B units at the Greenwich Peninsula
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NewsComptoir Libanais lines up Kingston opening
Comptoir Libanais, the London-based Lebanese fast-casual concept, will open its ninth site this April after completing a deal to open a unit at the Kingston Riverside scheme
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Costa to rollout “youngsters into work initiative”
Costa Coffee is to expand a successful partnership with the Prince’s Trust in Bristol that helps youngsters into work across the UK over the next year
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Analysis & InsightPret, Greggs and Toby rate highly for customer satisfaction
Pret A Manger, Greggs and Toby Carvery have been named among the top performing brands and organisations in the UK in terms of customer satisfaction, a new survey shows
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NewsWhitbread chairman to step down
Whitbread has announced that Anthony Habgood will step down as chairman later this year
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OpinionCosta grows presence in the north
Costa has agreed tenancy agreements for six properties in prominent out of town locations across the North of England
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Analysis & InsightUK coffee shop market to exceed £8.7bn in turnover
The total UK coffee shop market will exceed 20,500 outlets and turnover of £8.7bn by 2018, with 4.5% annual outlet growth over the five-year period, according to the latest research by Allegra Strategies
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NewsHorizons warns of coffee shop price war
The UK’s coffee shop market is “rapidly approaching saturation point” and a price war between major operators could be imminent, according to food service consultants Horizons
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Danciger leaves M&S
Jason Danciger has stepped down as head of hospitality at Marks & Spencer (M&S) to become F&B Director at The Garden Centre Group
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NewsKrispy Kreme returns to expansion trail
Krispy Kreme UK, the Alcuin Capital Partners-backed doughnut retailer, plans to return to the expansion trail in 2014 after suspending new openings, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsDunkin’ Donuts plans 1,000 UK sites
Dunkin’ Donuts, the doughnut retailer and cafe chain, has a long term plan to open at least 1,000 UK stores, the company’s UK general manager Jim Johnstone has told M&C Report
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Synge & Byrne cafe concept launched
Damien and Adrian Garvey, who are directors of BWL Food Retail and owners of O’Brien Sandwich Bars in Northern Ireland, have developed Synge & Byrne, a new café concept, which will be rolled out across Ireland
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NewsAnalyst corner
A trio of leading analysts - Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley, Wyn Ellis at Numis and Karl Burns at Panmure Gordon - take a closer look at the Costa investor day
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NewsCosta plans Espresso format rollout
Costa is planning to open further sites under its new takeaway store concept Espresso after the success of a pilot site near St James’s Park tube station in London
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NewsSector called upon to help revive UK high streets
The Government has turned to the eating and drinking-out sector to help it revive the UK’s high streets
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NewsCollyer and Ellis raise Whitbread TPs
Leading analysts have given their views on Whitbread following its Q3 interim management statement yesterday
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NewsMenu improvements lift Whitbread restaurants
Whitbread chief executive Andy Harrison has cited changes to the menu for the improved performance at the company’s restaurants
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NewsWhitbread lfls grow 4.3%
Whitbread, the leisure group, has reported a 4.3% rise in like-for-like sales in the 13 weeks to 28 November, led by Premier Inn and Costa which saw like-for-likes grow 5.4% and 4.9% respectively -
NewsFrench: Concerned over Costa slowdown
A leading analyst has said he remains concerned over a potential slowdown in UK like-for-like equity store sales at Costa