All Costa articles – Page 8
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Analysis & Insight
Hybrid approach needed in challenging times
The divide between retail and eating out will continue to narrow in 2019 as operators search for new channels and growth opportunities.
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Analysis & Insight
Hybrid approach needed in challenging times
The continuing blurring of retail and foodservice, more M&A activity and the unstoppable march of food to go and healthy eating – these are just some of the predictions from MCA and HIM’s latest Top of Mind Survey.
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News
Whitbread outlines UK and international ambitions
Whitbread has used its Capital Markets Day to reiterate its belief in its “unique, vertically-integrated model” as a lever for growth and value creation.
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NewsDeadline for final Pat Val bids today
Patisserie Holdings’ administrator KPMG has given bidders until lunchtime today to make their best and final offers for the business.
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NewsWarrens Bakery to extend roll out with Casual Dining Group
Warrens Bakery is to expand its partnership with Casual Dining Group (CDG), as part of an ambitious target to reach 700 sites over the next five years, with new openings planned at Gatwick and Heathrow T5, MCA has learnt.
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NewsEncouraging bids for Patisserie Valerie
The administrators of Patisserie Holdings have confirmed they have received a number of offers for the business, with a number now being taken forward.
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NewsPat Val estate ‘likely to be sold off in chunks’
Ahead of today’s deadline for initial bids for the remaining Patisserie Holdings estate, it is looking increasingly likely that it will be sold off in chunks.
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Analysis & InsightA taste of things to come?
The Caffè Nero Group’s acquisition of Coffee#1 will no doubt boost its scale, but what else will it do for the business? Georgi Gyton looks at the group’s plans for the brand in more detail and how the landscape of the UK coffee shop sector is changing.
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NewsRROTY 2019 finalists announced
The finalists for the Retailers’ Retailer of the Year Awards have been announced, including multiple nominations for Stonegate, The Restaurant Group and New World Trading Company (NWTC), among others.
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Analysis & Insight
Opportunities despite knocks
The next 12 months will be another tough year for the UK’s eating and drinking-out sector, and the gulf between great operators and the rest will widen. However, with 2018 proving there were still opportunities to grow and secure investment, AlixPartners’ Graeme Smith considers the outlook for 2019.
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NewsWhitbread f&b sales down 2.2% in YTD
Whitbread has delivered its first trading update since the £3.9bn sale of Costa to Coca-Cola, reporting like-for-like sales across its remaining estate down 0.6%.
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Analysis & InsightThe Dom Walsh Awards 2019
Our regular columnist hands out his annual awards to brands and operators who have made the past 12 months newsworthy – for better or for worse
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NewsRoasting Plant Coffee coming to Borough
A former Starbucks is bringing immersive coffee shop concept Roasting Plant Coffee to London’s Borough, Coffee Business World reports.
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NewsCoca-Cola completes Costa acquisition
The Coca-Cola Company has completed its acquisition of Costa Limited from Whitbread PLC, it was announced yesterday.
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Analysis & Insight
Futureproofing food-to-go
With a high value and soaring growth rates, food-to-go has been an attractive avenue for suppliers, retailers and foodservice operators alike. However, as competition intensifies, growth is tailing off. Alice Dolling unpicks what MCA and HIM research tells us about this ever-evolving market
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NewsHancock’s signs on sixth site of 2018
Hancock’s, the American Kitchen & Bar concept, has secured a seventh site, with an opening due at the St James Centre in Dover early next year.
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NewsTough times provide scope for excellence
Jon Midmer of global executive search firm JMA gives his view on the past year in recruitment and what to expect in 2019. He discusses the trend for hospitality executives heading to the leisure sector and the leadership qualities that are likely to come to the fore in 2019.
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Analysis & InsightThat was the year that was in M&A
This year has been far from the barren 12 months many predicted for sector M&A activity. Strong businesses with good management teams have continued to generate significant interest, especially in the drinks-led sector. AlixPartners’ Graeme Smith reflects on the major deals and themes that emerged.
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Analysis & InsightUK drives European coffee market growth
The UK is leading expansion in the European branded coffee shop market, with 6.1% year on year growth to reach a total of 7,934 sites in 2018, Allegra analysis reveals.
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NewsTRG Concessions triple launch at Norwich Airport
TRG Concessions is launching two new Costa Coffee cafes and a Navigator pub at Norwich Airport.