Cafes and Coffee Shops
The Cafes and Coffee Shops section on Catering Today explores the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the UK’s vibrant café and coffee sector. Covering independent operators, branded chains, and suppliers, it reports on store openings, menu innovation, sustainability initiatives, and shifts in consumer behaviour. With insights into operations, staffing, and technology, Catering Today provides hospitality professionals with up-to-date intelligence on the business strategies and market forces driving success in coffee-led hospitality.
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Jun- 2019 -18 June
EAT partners with children’s charity initiative Fit and Fed
Sandwich chain EAT has partnered with Fit and Fed, a holiday programme led by StreetGames, to launch a summer campaign highlighting the importance of providing “real food to real people”, and the relationship between nutritious food and fitness during the summer. The campaign will run from 19 June until 31…
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18 June
Café Rouge raises £300k for NSPCC and partners with The Prince’s Trust
Following a three year partnership with the NSPCC, which saw more than £300,000 raised for the children’s charity, Café Rouge, the French bistro-style restaurant business has revealed The Prince’s Trust as its new charity partner. Since 2016, Café Rouge has worked alongside the NSPCC raising money to support projects that…
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14 June
Caffe Concerto Kensington reopens after £1.2m refurbishment
Mohammed Borjak and Maher Al-Hajjar of Lux Management and Investment, has announced the reopening of Caffe Concerto after a £1.2m refurbishment. The cafe based in Kensington High Street, London, and has been remodelled with a light and modern decor, inspired by deco architecture and early 20th Century design. Borjak said:…
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13 June
Paddy & Scott’s opens its biggest cafe in Ipswich
Suffolk coffee company, Paddy and Scott’s, has opened the doors to its brand new cafe based within the new Clip ‘n Climb Centre in Ipswich. Its largest fuelling station to date, the new 106-cover cafe is housed in a spacious, newly-renovated mezzanine overlooking the climbing area and serves Paddy and…
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May- 2019 -22 May
UK government to ban plastic straws
The UK government has announced it is to ban single use plastics in England from April 2020. Plastic straws and drink stirrers will be outlawed as a result of the ban, with 316 million plastic straws currently used every year. The government says the new legislation will include “a ban…
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15 May
Laura Ashley opens first tea room in Cornwall
Laura Ashley has announced it is set to open The Tea Room in Cornwall at The Cornwall Hotel. The new format, named Laura Ashley The Tea Room, will officially open to the public on Saturday 25 May. The tea room will offer a range of sweet and savoury items including…
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9 May
FSA backs mandatory ingredient labelling on food
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has advised that increased allergen information should be provided on pre-packed direct sale food to “give consumers greater confidence in the food they eat”. The board also set out priorities as part of an ambition to make the UK the best place for food hypersensitive…
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7 May
Pophams Bakery to open at London Fields
Pophams Bakery has announced it is to open its second bakery in the London Fields area at 197 Richmond Road in June. The new site is set to be larger than the first, featuring a pasta kitchen and restaurant alongside its trademark bakery offering. A Pophams Bakery statement read: “The…
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1 May
Paul to open second express outlet at Tottenham Court Road
French artisan bakery and pâtisserie, Paul, will open its second Express shop on Tottenham Court Road on 13 May, following on from the success of its Express St Pancras outlet which opened in May 2018. Adjacent to Warren Street tube station, the new 58 sq. ft Express shop will focus…
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Apr- 2019 -17 April
Over 100 Whitbread jobs face axe following Costa sale
Around 100 jobs are expected to be cut at the head office of Whitbread following the sale of Costa Coffee to Coca Cola for £3.9bn. According to reports by The Times, a consultation involving around 10% of the company’s head office staff was expected to be concluded this month, however…
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