All Starbucks articles – Page 23
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NewsConsumers rate favourite coffee shops, pubs and fast-casual brands
Greggs and Pret a Manger have topped a consumer poll for providing the best customer experience for coffee shops, with Toby Carvery being named favourite in the pub restaurant space
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Coffee brands mobile apps need greater promotion
Coffee shop brands that have created a mobile app are failing to market the service to the majority (60%) of people as the respondents of a recent survey show that that number of people are unaware whether or not companies offered an app
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NewsStarbucks sets out seven strategies for growth
Yesterday global coffee chain Starbucks set out its next stage of growth at its 2015 annual shareholders meeting
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NewsDealer corner: Sturdy on JDW
On the back of this morning’s half-year update from JDW, Lewis Sturdy, dealer at London Capital Group, said that “price wars mean margin injuries”
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NewsJDW: Cut-price offers; food sales and margins
John Hutson, chief executive of JD Wetherspoon, has given more detail on the cut price drinks and breakfast offers being introduced next week as well as the company’s growth plans; why the analysts have got it wrong on margins; why accommodation isn’t difficult and the underwhelming performance of its first motorway service site.
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Welcome Break opens first re-branded site of 2015
Motorway service station operator Welcome Break has launched its fourth rebranded site after a £1m investment in the food court at Hopwood Park services, off the M42 in Worcestershire.
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NewsCineworld retail revenue up 2.2% for 2014
Cineworld has reported food and drink revenues up 2.2% to £89.3m for the year to 1 January, on a 52 week vs 52 week basis.
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NewsStarbucks UK announces 1,000th graduate
Starbucks UK has announced the 1,000th graduate of its apprenticeship programme that recruits, trains and retains young talent for the business
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NewsSquare Pie appoints chief executive
Square Pie, the gourmet pie shop chain, has appointed former Welcome Break commercial director Nabil Subuh as its new chief executive.
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NewsStarbucks profit per store still lags Costa
Despite Starbucks UK moving into profit last year, its profit per store is still 15% below rival Costa although its unit sales are 60% higher
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Analysis & Insight
Worst-case scenario guidebook
When an unbranded pub-restaurant was at the centre of a food-poisoning outbreak in which 30 customers were taken ill, and one sadly died, the words “there but” and “for the grace of God” would have been front of mind for many pub and restaurant group CEOs, says Mark Stretton.
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NewsAnalyst corner: Brumby – the only constant with hospitality is change
Leading analyst Mark Brumby at Langton Capital says that change is the only constant but asks do operators signing 25-year, upward only leases have this front of mind?
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Shake Shack to make Tokyo debut
Shake Shack will open the first site in Tokyo in 2016, after signing a partnership agreement with Sazaby League Ltd
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Analysis & InsightByron and Browns named most satisfying brands
Byron and Browns have been named the most satisfying eating-out brands and Five Guys the best quality in CGA Peach’s BrandTrack survey.
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NewsStarbucks plans to sell alcohol in more UK stores
Starbucks is planning to roll out its evening concept – which includes the sale of alcohol – to other UK stores after its debut at the coffee giant’s Stansted Airport outlet.
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NewsStarbucks launches coffee subscription service
Starbucks has launched a new subscription service in the US, giving online customers access to super-premium, small-lot coffees
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NewsMcDonald's outperforms on animal welfare
McDonald’s has been rated the highest in a benchmarking of global restaurant brands for implementing farm animal welfare practices in its policies, while M&B, Burger King, SSP and Whitbread are among the worst
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Analysis & InsightStarbucks and KFC among “most hated” UK brands
Starbucks, McDonalds and KFC have been named as some of the most hated brands in Britain as part of a poll to find the nation’s most loved household names
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Analysis & Insight
Independents outperform chains on public Wi-Fi
Independent hospitality businesses are beating the chains when it comes to providing public Wi-Fi, according to new research
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Starbucks UK reports first pre-tax profit
Starbucks has reported its first pre-tax profit in the UK – with making £1m in the 52 weeks to September 28 2014.