All Starbucks articles – Page 15
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Opinion
Leading the way
Recruitment expert Jon Midmer of Jon Midmer Associates examines where today’s industry leaders come from, points to why a change has occurred and looks into the future of chief executive hiring
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News
Skerritt steps down from Starbucks
Kate Skerritt, co-founder of healthy food-on-the-go concept POD, has stepped down as director of food EMEA at Starbucks
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NewsWafflemeister in talks to launch in America
Wafflemeister, the Belgian-style waffle specialist, is in talks to expand into America, on top of its continued push in the Middle East and UK.
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NewsJDW: Sales mix; share buybacks; hotels and takeaways
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin and chief executive John Hutson spoke to the media following this morning’s full-year results announcement.
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Opinion
Using his noodle
While the majority of the sector is finding the current climate challenging, Wagamama has gone back to its roots to come out of a period of stagnation and is now driving forward, reporting double-digit growth in the process. Mark Wingett talks to chief executive David Campbell
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OpinionSector snapshot: Little Chef on a big mission
MCA talks to head of operations at Little Chef, John Moore, on his plans to reignite the public’s love of the brand.
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News
Bill’s appoints Frayne as CPO
Bill’s Restaurants, the Richard Caring-backed chain, has appointed Nicola Frayne in the newly created role of chief people officer
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Analysis & Insight
The importance of being innovative and adding value
So what type of foodservice proposition would you develop? This is a question I get asked a couple of times a year and is not, always that easy to answer (the nature of the questioner can have a bearing)
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Analysis & InsightKing of the road
Welcome Break chief executive Rod McKie talks to James Wallin about how service stations can be bellweathers for consumer trends, how to decided which brand is hot and which is not and why it took so long to get Pret on the motorway
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News
H1 revenue up 8.4% at Cineworld
Cineworld has this morning reported an 8.4% rise in group revenue for the six months to the end of June 2016 to £356.7m
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News
Welcome Break to invest further in Starbucks drive-thrus
Welcome Break is planning to add a further four Starbucks drive-thrus over the next six months as it continues to experiment with technology in the facilities.
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OpinionGrowing pains
Bill’s and Byron, arguably two of the UK’s eating-out sector’s leading success stories over the last few years, are each facing, for very different reasons, their first challenging periods. At the same time, EAT has made another management change, which it will hope will finally push it forward and out of the long shadow cast by Pret A Manger
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NewsSchultz begins succession discussion
Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz has announced he is to step back from day-to-day operations at the company to plot its long-term strategy
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Analysis & InsightThe problem with coffee cup waste
Sam Roberts, managing director of Boston Tea Party, the 18-strong café and restaurant brand, talks about why the company is launching a new initiative – which sees it offer a 25p discount to customers who use reusable coffee cups - in a bid to cut the amount of cups ending up in landfill
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News
Wagamama confirms Spain & Portugal move
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-backed chain, will make its debut in Madrid early next year, with more outlets across Spain and also Portugal to follow
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OpinionDelivering change
PizzaExpress chief executive Richard Hodgson talks to Mark Wingett about facing up to a challenging trading environment; Deliveroo; choosing Firezza over Delivered; the future of Reys; and bringing some Starbucks expertise to bear in the Far East
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News
Starbucks EMEA Q3 lfls decline 1%
Starbucks saw like-for-like sales across its EMEA division decline 1% during the last quarter
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News
Starbucks launches Express format in the UK
Starbucks has opened its first express store outside North America after launching the format in Canary Wharf in London.
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NewsStarbucks invests in Princi
Starbucks has agreed an investment and global licensing deal with Italian bakery chain Princi, which will see baking introduced to the coffee giant’s stores for the first time.
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NewsBill’s restructures management team
Bill’s Restaurants, the Richard Caring-backed chain, has carried out a restructuring of its management team