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.

Apr- 2019 -

12 April

Corbin & King opens Soutine on St John’s Wood High Street

Corbin and King has announced the launch of new restaurant Soutine, on London’s St John’s Wood High Street. The new restaurant is due to open at the end of April, in a period building at number 60 on the high street, the operator says the venue will take inspiration from…
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Mar- 2019 -

29 March

Café L’oscar to launch Saint & Sinner afternoon tea

Café L’oscar has announced it will launch its first afternoon tea, offering guests both sweet and savoury options. Following the Saint and Sinner theme of the upstairs cocktail menu at The Baptist Bar, the new afternoon tea aims to remain consistent with offerings throughout the hotel. Overseen by executive chef…
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25 March

Cafe De Pierre to replace Patisserie Valerie sites in Debenhams

The Lux Management and Investment Group, the company behind the subsidiaries Caffe Concerto and The Grand Caffe – the Italian-inspired restaurant – and now Cafe De Pierre, has partnered with Debenhams for the relaunch of its French patisserie/brasserie concept. Cafe De Pierre has now taken over ex-Patisserie Valerie sites with…
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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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