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.

Mar- 2019 -

29 March

Café L’oscar to launch Saint & Sinner afternoon tea

Café L’oscar has announced it will launch its first afternoon tea, offering guests both sweet and savoury options. Following the…
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25 March

Cafe De Pierre to replace Patisserie Valerie sites in Debenhams

The Lux Management and Investment Group, the company behind the subsidiaries Caffe Concerto and The Grand Caffe – the Italian-inspired…
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25 March

Latteria cafe to open in Islington

A new Italian cafe named Latteria is set to open in London’s Islington area from 29 March. Latteria will open…
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20 March

Towpath cafe reopens

Dalston cafe, Towpath, reopened last week after it had been closed for the winter months. The cafe located under the…
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20 March

Yolo dessert bar opens in Covent Garden

A dessert-only bar, Yolo, has opened in London’s Covent Garden, which aims to specialise in homemade cakes and plant-based desserts,…
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18 March

Patisserie Valerie accounts reveal £94m ‘black hole’

Bakery chain Patisserie Valerie’s consolidated accounts were overstated by £94m, figures released by audit firm KPMG has revealed. KPMG were…
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18 March

Starbucks opens 30,000th store

Starbucks has announced it has today (18 March) opened its 30,000th store, in Shenzhen, China. The milestone for the company…
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18 March

Peggy Porschen opens second bakery

Peggy Porschen has opened its second bakery in London’s Chelsea area, nine years after it opened its first site in…
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15 March

Santa Nata to open two sites in Covent Garden

Santa Nata is to launch two new Portuguese pastelarias in London’s Covent Garden area. The new sites will specialise in…
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1 March

McDonald’s and Starbucks partner to develop sustainable cups

The NextGen Consortium founded by McDonalds and Starbucks, has announced the winners of its NextGen Cup Challenge, a competition to…
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