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 -

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 on Essex Road and offer an all-day menu inspired by the “pasticceria, panino shops and pizzerias” of Milan, according to owner Giuliano Lotto. Lotto is also behind the launch of…
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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 Whitmore Bridge between De Beauvoir Town and Shoreditch is owned by Lori de Mori and ran alongside head chef Laura Jackson. At night, the cafe transforms into a bar offering…
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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, alongside a record shop named RockPopRecords. The bar will bake all of its offering fresh every morning, and vows to use “no nasties or food colourings, just traditional baking techniques”…
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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 appointed administrators for the company which collapsed after fraudulent activities were discovered within its accounts. This overstatement of assets is more than double of what was first estimated. Severe misreporting…
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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 comes as it looks to open more stores in its new Reserve Roasteries format, with the 30,000th site named, Starbucks Reserve Shenzhen Bay Mix City. Recently the chain opened Reserve…
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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 the city’s Belgravia area. The new bakery, which opened last week features its own cocktail bar along with a savory menu which it does not have at its Belgravia branch.…
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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 the traditional Portuguese pastry with egg custard filling – Pastel de Nata. Santa Nata will open its first site on Covent Garden’s Russell Street with a second unit opening on…
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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 redesign the fiber to-go cup and create a widely recyclable or compostable cup. After a four-month review process by a group of industry judges including NextGen Consortium business leaders, as…
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Feb- 2019 -

19 February

Suffolk coffee start-up expands to the Middle East

A Bury St Edmunds coffee start-up is tapping into growing demand for British artisanal coffee in the Middle East by opening its first distribution hub in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with support from the Department for International Trade (DIT). Launched in 2007 from managing director Scott Russell’s car boot,…
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15 February

Patisserie Holdings sells Baker & Spice for £2.5m

Patisserie Holdings, trading as Patisserie Valerie, has sold its subsidiary company Baker and Spice to the Department of Coffee & Social Affairs for a total consideration of £2.5m. This follows the announcement of Patisserie Valerie being rescued from administration after it was sold to Irish equity firm Causeway Capital Partners.…
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