All Costa articles – Page 55
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News
Whitbread targets 100 Balkan Costas
Whitbread has signed a 15-year franchise deal to launch 100 Costa Coffee outlets in the Balkans over the next five years.Under the agreement, Delta, the Serbian retail group, will open and operate stores in Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Slovenia and Serbia.The first nine outlets under the agreement will open ...
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Roadchef reports 4.6% rise in Q2 ebitda
Roadchef, the motorway service station operator, has reported a 4.6% increase in ebitda to £3.3m for the 12 weeks to 11 March 2007 compared to the same period last year.The company, which was acquired by Delek Real Estate, the Israeli property company, for £375m last month, said operating profit for ...
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Roadchef reports 59.9% increase in Q1 operating profit
Roadchef, the motorway service station operator, has reported a 59.9% in operating profit from £3.44m to £5.51m for the 12 weeks to 17 December 2006 compared to the same period last year.Ebitda climbed 38.6% to £7.8m from £5.7m over the same period.For the rolling 52 weeks to 17 December, operating ...
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Greggs the UK's biggest takeaway chain
Greggs dwarfs its rivals on the high street, both in the takeaway and fast food sectors, according to M&C Report’s sister publication British Baker’s inaugural league table, the Top 50 Bakery Retailers 2007.The magazine’s research shows that Greggs has more than five times as many shops as its nearest bakery ...
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Opinion
Brits still wary of foreign expeditions
UK companies are the unquestioned leaders in the European chain restaurant market. There are now more British-based operators to be found among Europe’s 100 biggest foodservice groups than even those with American heritage.According to new research produced by the influential Foodservice Europe magazine, and unveiled last week at the European ...