All Starbucks articles – Page 44
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Opinion
US eating-out sector continues to amaze
Inside Track by Paul CharityA few things struck me about the American eating-out industry when I ventured across to the National Restaurant Association’s annual Chicago jamboree a fortnight ago. First of all, there’s the sheer scale of it. There’s 40 companies with system sales in excess of a billion dollars ...
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News
Starbucks goes contactless
Starbucks has signed a deal with Barclaycard, in partnership with Visa Europe, to pilot contactless payment in a number of its coffee shops. Customers in selected stores will be able to pay for their coffees by simply holding their contactless credit or debit card over a payment terminal. Following last ...
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News
Starbucks profits up; warns on commodity costs
Starbucks, the global coffee giant, has reported a 20% rise in second quarter profits to $261.6m, and said that in the UK it recorded its seventh consecutive quarter of like-for-like sales growth.However, the company, which saw revenue increase by 10% to $2.8bn during the three months to 3rd April, said ...
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News
Brand simplicity remains key
McDonald’s, Starbucks and Pizza Hut are among the brands that are perceived by consumers as offering simplicity and improving the lives of customers, according to a new international survey.The survey by international consultancy firm Siegel & Gale questioned 6,152 people in China, Dubai, Germany, India, Saudi Arabia the UK and ...
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News
Bakery outlet openings on the rise
The number of new outlets opened by the UK’s leading bakery retailers increased by 6.9% in 2010 compared to the previous year, according to a new survey. The number of shops selling baked goods as the primary element of their food offering saw a net increase of over 500 outlets ...
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News
YO! Sushi and Starbucks sign Facebook Deals
YO! Sushi and Starbucks have both signed up to Facebook Deals, a new system which allows businesses to provide users with special offers and discounts as a reward for checking-in.As part of the deal, YO! Sushi, which is the only restaurant group to have been selected to participate in the ...
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News
Costa king in £5bn UK coffee market
Whitbread’s Costa has become the new market leader within the £5bn UK coffee shop market, according to an authoritative new report.Allegra Strategies’ annual Project Café10 UK survey states that with 1,175 outlets and £462m in annual revenue, Costa is now the UK’s favourite coffee shop within the 14,000-plus strong sector.In ...