Caffe Nero
Reporting on the strategy, operations, and performance of one of the UK’s leading coffee chains. This section covers leadership changes, site strategy, customer engagement, international growth, and F&B development across its high street and travel hub locations. With a focus on branded café dynamics and evolving consumer expectations, this content is built for operators, hospitality executives, and foodservice professionals tracking trends in coffee, casual dining, and grab-and-go formats.
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Nov- 2024 -7 NovemberCafes and Coffee Shops
Caffè Nero acquires London based FCB Coffee
The Nero Group, owner of Caffe Nero, Coffee#1, 200 Degrees, Harris + Hoole and Aroma, has announced it has completed the purchase of London-based coffee business FCB Coffee. FCB was founded in 1998 when it opened its first kiosk in London. The business has developed over the years and now…
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Oct- 2024 -29 OctoberCafes and Coffee Shops
Caffè Nero acquires Nottingham-based 200 Degrees Coffee
Caffè Nero has announced the acquisition of Nottingham-based coffee chain 200 Degrees for an undisclosed amount, as it aligns with its ongoing strategy to develop “premium, high quality, specialty” coffee brands across the world. Founded in 2012 by Rob Darby and Tom Vincent, 200 Degrees has grown into a successful…
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21 OctoberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 21/10/24
The UK’s top 100 restaurant groups saw profits dip to £244.1m in 2024 from £246.5m, according to new research by UHY Hacker Young. The firm has called this dip in profits a “creditable performance” considering the challenges the sector has faced from the cost-of-living crisis and years of losses the…
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21 OctoberBusiness
170 hospitality bosses call for business rates action ahead of Budget
170 hospitality leaders have backed UKHospitality’s call for a lower level of business rates for the sector ahead of the Labour party’s first Budget at the end of the month. In an open letter to the chancellor, the CEOs of Britain’s most well-known and biggest pub groups such as Fuller’s,…
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Sep- 2024 -20 SeptemberCafes and Coffee Shops
Caffè Nero hits record Q1 sales of £147m
Caffè Nero has reported recorded sales of £147m for the first quarter, driven by very strong growth in the UK of 12.5% year-on-year and a like-for-like sales rise of 9.1%. The coffee house brand’s Q1 performance was “notably” above the general trend of the F&B sector, marking a continuation of…
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Apr- 2024 -23 AprilCafes and Coffee Shops
Caffè Nero sales grow 12.7% in Q3
Caffè Nero delivered 12.7% year on year sales growth during Q3 2023 which ended on 29 February. In the UK for the same period, sales were up 10.5% compared to Q3 last year. The Q3 sales built on the strong first half of the financial year, driving year to date…
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Feb- 2024 -13 FebruaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Caffè Nero H1 sales rise 17% to £265m
The Caffè Nero Group has today (13 February) announced “strong trading” for the first half of 2024, including sales growth of 17% over the same period last year. At group level, the business revealed sales for H1 2024 of £265m, an increase of 10% in like for like sales. In…
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Jan- 2024 -31 JanuaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Caffè Nero to open first drive thru store at Stansted Airport
Coffee house brand Caffè Nero has today (31 January) announced it will open its first drive thru store in the world at Stansted Airport this Spring. The drive thru store will be located 500 yards from the main terminal building on the main road into and out of the airport.…
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Oct- 2023 -24 OctoberNews
Caffè Nero sales rise 19% in Q1
Premium coffee house brand Caffè Nero has announced group sales growth of 19% and UK sales growth of 13.5% for the period between June and August 2023. During the same period, the group opened 18 new stores across its 10 different territories, with nine of those coming in the UK. …
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Aug- 2023 -14 AugustCafes and Coffee Shops
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 sales to 112% of 2019 pre-pandemic levels. This comes as, in the UK, over 32% of all of the company’s transactions take place via its mobile app, with more than…
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