Cafes and Coffee Shops

The latest news and updates on cafes and coffee shops, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.

Sep- 2020 -

22 September

Costa Coffee to open new branch in Durham outlet centre

Costa Coffee is set to open in outlet shopping center, Dalton Park. The new branch is part of four other…
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18 September

‘Rule-of-six’ will seriously impact hospitality sector, says poll

The majority of business operators said the new ‘rule-of-six’ will “negatively impact” the industry moving into autumn, according to the…
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17 September

Tossed to be acquired by former directors

Salad bar brand Tossed has been acquired out of administration by former directors Neil Sebba and Angeila Harrison. In July…
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11 September

Caffe Nero drafts in KPMG for landlord negotiations

Caffe Nero has drafted in KPMG in a bid to negotiate high street rent cuts with landlords, according to Sky…
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4 September

Pret to launch ‘first ever’ in-shop coffee subscription service

Pret A Manger has announced it is to launch the “UK’s first ever” in-shop coffee subscription on Tuesday 8 September…
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3 September

Costa places 1,650 roles at risk

Costa has announced that 1,650 roles are at risk of redundancy following a newly-launched bid to restructure the group as…
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Aug- 2020 -

28 August

Pret a Manger to cut 2,800 jobs

Pret a Manger has confirmed it is to cut 2,800 high street jobs as part of a restructuring following almost…
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25 August

UK ‘rallies’ behind coffee shops after lockdown

Visiting a café or coffee shop was the most popular outing made by UK consumers since lockdown was eased on…
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5 August

CMA clears Amazon’s Deliveroo investment

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved Amazon’s 16% investment in Deliveroo, after finding that it will not “substantially…
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Jul- 2020 -

29 July

Starbucks sales slump amid Covid-19

Starbucks has announced that global comparable store sales plummeted 40% in the quarter ended 28 June, driven by a 51%…
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