All Starbucks articles – Page 32
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News
French: Costa reaching saturation in UK
A leading analyst has said that he believes Costa is approaching saturation in the UK whilst the international business is being deprived of the investment needed to capitalise on the growth opportunity
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OpinionTaking Tragus forward
Mark Wingett talks to Tragus chief executive John Derkach about his first year at the helm of the Café Rouge, Strada and Bella Italia operator. The former Costa Coffee managing director talks about how Bella is primed for growth, Café Rouge is going through a process of reinvigoration and working to make Strada special again, while touching on some wider sector issues
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 12-13 October
Weekend press round-up, 12-13 OctoberSector growthRestaurant, café and bar groups among top mid-market private firms Pret A Manger, Nando’s Caffe Nero and Novus Leisure have been listed among the top 250 mid-market private companies in an index published in the Sunday Times.They are included in the Top Track 250 league ...
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OpinionAgents of change
Operators need to be agents of change and have clarity of vision for their people and brand, says Chris Muller, the leading academic expert in the field of chain restaurant management
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News
Starbucks ramps up food investment
Starbucks UK is launching its largest ever investment in food in the UK, which includes the addition of Duffin, a hybrid of a donut and a muffin, to its new food range
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News
Operators eye York’s Monk’s Cross scheme
Giraffe, Ed’s Easy Diner and Prezzo are believed to among the line up of operators poised to take sites at the Monk’s Cross shopping scheme in York, which is set to fully come online next spring
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News
SSP opens two Starbucks at stations
Travel concessions operator SSP has announced the conversion of two former Pumpkin stores located at stations into Starbucks outlets
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Analysis & InsightThe world’s their lobster
Goodman Restaurants broke the mould with the launch of Burger & Lobster in 2011, but there’s plenty more unconventional concepts still in the pipeline, as directors George Bukhov and David Strauss reveal
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News
New coffee/restaurant venture seeks funding
A fundraising bid for a new coffee shop-meets-restaurant venture, which has plans to expand to high streets across the country, has launched on Crowdcube
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Analysis & Insight
Less buzz, more longevity
Back in January 2008, the world was a different place. Post the Lehman Brothers crash, the talk then was that the “dip in the economy” as it was seen then, would correct itself by the summer and the previous period of growth would be back before the run up to Christmas. At the same time, M&C Report was picking its hot concepts to look out for in the coming 12 months
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NewsCosta confirms Garden Centre Group link up
Costa Coffee, the Whitbread-owned chain, has confirmed to M&C Report that it has opened its first concession site in partnership with the c130-strong Garden Centre Group (GCC) near Northampton
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NewsStarbucks promotes CFO Alstead
Starbucks has announced that Troy Alstead, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer, has been promoted to chief financial officer and group president, Global Business Services
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Analysis & Insight
Students driving eating-out market
Students eat out more often than the population of the UK as a whole, with 60% eating out at least weekly, compared to 41% for public as a whole, according the latest Peach BrandTrack consumer survey
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NewsCanadian coffee giant eyes 300 UK sites
Second Cup, the Canadian coffee shop-meets-casual-dining chain that operates more than 600 sites globally, is to open its first UK outlets and is targeting at least 300 British stores over the next five years, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsStarbucks exits 46 UK leases so far
Starbucks has announced that it has so far exited 46 costly leases in the UK so far and plans to exit a further 30 this year, but is seeing ‘green shoots’ of recovery here
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NewsAnalyst corner
Leading analyst look ahead to Whitbread’s Q2 interim management statement on 10 September. Notes from Barclays and JP Morgan both give an Overweight recommendation, whereas Simon French of Panmure Gordon reiterates his Sell recommendation for the Costa, Brewers Fayre, Beefeater and Premier Inn operator
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NewsStarbucks eyes 200 UK franchise sites
Starbucks UK has confirmed to M&C Report that it plans to open 200 sites across the country under franchise by 2017
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News
AmRest eyes UK debut
AmRest, the largest independent restaurant operator in Central and Eastern Europe with 700 sites, is looking to make its UK debut under the Italian restaurant brand La Tagliatella, M&C Report has learnt
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Opinion
Retailers take a seat at the eating-out table
Further pressure is to be placed on the UK’s traditional eating-out industry, with a number of retailers stating their intentions to ramp up their foodservice credentials and compete with established food-led operators, says Mark Wingett.
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NewsStarbucks to make Isle of Wight debut
Starbucks is to make its debut on the Isle of Wight with the opening of a site this October in partnership with franchisee 23.5 Degrees. The coffee shop will open in St James’ Street, Newport, and is part of plans by 23.5 Degrees to open 12 sites across the south ...