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.

Jan- 2024 -

3 January

Black Sheep Coffee FY turnover doubles to £21.3m

Coffee shop chain Black Sheep Coffee has revealed that turnover doubled to £21.3m during the year ending 31 December 2022,…
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Dec- 2023 -

20 December

Lavazza to relaunch flagship site in London

Lavazza is set to relaunch a renovated flagship site in central London, inspired by the first site based in Milan.…
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Nov- 2023 -

24 November

SSP launches Café Local

SSP has launched a new travel-focused café and retail store concept called Café Local, which has been developed for UK…
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23 November

Ole and Steen appoints new CEO

Ole and Steen – known as Lagkagehuset in Denmark – has announced the appointment of Joachim Knudsen as its new…
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13 November

Loungers roll-out continues with four new sites

Loungers, a UK-based café, bar and restaurant operator under the Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside brands, has revealed that its…
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6 November

Finca to open sixth site in Glastonbury

Coffee shop company Finca will be opening its sixth location in Glastonbury on Market Street, in the New Year. The…
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2 November

Cornish Bakery opens 58th site in Harrogate

The Cornish Bakery has opened the doors to its 58th location in the Victorian spa town of Harrogate, Yorkshire. The…
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Sep- 2023 -

19 September

Tim Hortons to expand UK franchise estate

Canadian restaurant chain Tim Hortons has launched a new franchise model in the UK as part of its plans to…
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Aug- 2023 -

31 August

NHS-funded wellness café opens in Birmingham

Two leading mental health organisations – Living Well Consortium and Birmingham Mind – have partnered to launch the West Midlands’…
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14 August

Caffè Nero trading at 112% of pre-pandemic levels

Caffè Nero has announced that trading for the three months ended 31 May were “robust” as like-for-like sales grew, taking…
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