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.
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Aug- 2018 -7 August
Pret A Manger introduces genderless gingerbread men
Pret A Manger has decided to make its gingerbread men genderless and call them gingerbread biscuits instead. The decision was…
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3 August
Hospitality salaries hit a seven-month high, but majority feel underpaid
Average salaries for hospitality roles hit a six-month high in July, as pay increased by 6.1% month-on-month, above the national…
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Jul- 2018 -31 July
McDonald’s to trial brewed ‘barista coffee’
McDonald’s is to trial ‘barista coffee’ in two of its London restaurants with a view to rolling it out nationally.…
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31 July
Late-night customers account for 83% of British foodservice growth
British people visit food or beverage outlets 257 million times between midnight and 7am every year, according to new figures.…
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30 July
Starbucks launches 5p cup charge in UK
Starbucks is rolling out a 5p paper cup charge in all 950 UK stores, following a three-month trial in London.…
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12 July
Pret to open outlet run by former homeless staff
Sandwich chain Pret A Manger has announced plans to open an outlet run by staff who were once homeless. Pret…
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6 July
Whitbread to cut 250 management jobs in restaurant business
Whitbread is set to cull 250 management roles from its restaurants business in a bid to make the company more…
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4 July
UKHospitality warns against PPL music licence tariff increase
UKHospitality has cautioned that any increases to the UK music licencing body’s ‘SFE’ tariff will place considerable burdens on venues…
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4 July
London bar reprimanded by ASA over ‘socially irresponsible’ advert
Savannah Cafe Bar in Haywards Heath has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) following an advert for Offshore…
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3 July
Pret A Manger launches new apprenticeship scheme
Pret A Manger has announced the launch of a new apprenticeship programme, offering candidates the opportunity to complete a fully…
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