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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Jun- 2018 -6 June
Eat’s bread leftovers to be used for Toast Ale craft beer
Sandwich chain Eat has announced a new partnership with Toast Ale to give its leftover bread to the beer company…
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5 June
Starbucks executive chairman steps down after 36 years
Howard Schultz, the executive chairman of coffee chain Starbucks, has announced his departure from the role after 36 years. In…
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May- 2018 -29 May
Pret A Manger ‘sold for £1.5bn’, all staff to receive a £1,000 bonus
Pret A Manger is to give every member of staff a £1,000 bonus after the company was reportedly bought for…
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25 May
Private equity firms flirting with Costa Coffee
A group of private equity firms are attempting to purchase Costa Coffee, despite owner Whitbread’s desire to float it on…
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17 May
34 Carluccio’s restaurants to close after it announces CVA
Italian restaurant chain Carluccio’s has announced it is to close 34 restaurants as part of a recently announced company voluntary…
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10 May
Greggs shares sliced after bad weather and high street woes
Shares in Greggs have dropped 13% in the wake of disappointing sales figures following bad weather in March. The bakery…
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8 May
Cote Restaurants ‘outperforms market’ with 15.8% sales growth
Cote Restaurants has seen a 15.8% rise in sales for the 52-week period to 30 July 2017. Revenue was at…
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Apr- 2018 -25 April
Whitbread to split Costa Coffee off into separate firm
Whitbread has announced that it will spin off the Costa Coffee brand into a separate business of its own as…
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20 April
Costa, Wetherspoon, Greggs and Mitchells & Butlers named customers’ favourite brands
Costa, JD Wetherspoon, Stonehouse Pizza & Carvery, Miller & Carter and Greggs are among the businesses with the most momentum…
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19 April
Plastic straws set to be banned in the UK
The prime minister has set out plans to ban plastic straws and stirrers, which she said formed part of “one…
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