Costa Coffee
Coverage focuses on the strategy, innovation, and market activity of the UK’s largest coffee shop chain, including store formats, product development, digital ordering, delivery partnerships, sustainability initiatives, and international expansion. Reporting offers valuable insights for operators tracking branded beverage trends, customer engagement, and high street trading dynamics across the coffee and food-to-go sectors.
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Feb- 2021 -26 FebruaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Deliveroo partners with Costa Coffee as growth plans for 2021 continue
Deliveroo has announced a new delivery partnership with Costa Coffee, which will see customers able to order goods from the chain via the Deliveroo app. The service will be available across 500 of Costa Coffee’s stores in England, Scotland and Wales and will launch 1 March. It comes as part…
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8 FebruaryFeatures
How Britain’s top fast food chains coped during Covid
It has been a rough year for the hospitality industry. According to the CCA’s ‘Market Recovery Monitor’ for 2020, almost 10,000 licensed premises – including pubs, clubs and restaurants – closed permanently as a result of its impact and the continuous wave of lockdowns. This represents a net decline of…
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Sep- 2020 -22 SeptemberCafes and Coffee Shops
Costa Coffee to open new branch in Durham outlet centre
Costa Coffee is set to open in outlet shopping center, Dalton Park. The new branch is part of four other deals that the retail center has made to bring new brands to the Durham based outlet park. Caroline Midgley, acquisition manager at Costa said: “We are delighted to be bringing…
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14 SeptemberPeople
The Big Table appoints Mike Tye as chairman of The Big Table
The Big Table, which was recently formed to acquire and operate the Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Las Iguanas restaurant brands, has appointed Mike Tye as its non-executive chairman. With “extensive” board-level experience across the out-of-home food and drink market, the company said Tye will work closely with Epiris, the…
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3 SeptemberCafes and Coffee Shops
Costa places 1,650 roles at risk
Costa has announced that 1,650 roles are at risk of redundancy following a newly-launched bid to restructure the group as it attempts to weather the impact of Covid-19. The coffee chain said the ongoing impact of Covid-19 has required the business to “make difficult decisions to ensure that as many…
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Aug- 2020 -3 AugustCoronavirus
Eat Out to Help Out launches with 72,000 sites signed up
The government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme officially launches today (3 August) with over 72,000 establishments signed up. Anyone visiting a participating restaurant, café or pub on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout August will receive the half price discount. The scheme – part of the government’s ‘Plan for Jobs’…
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Jun- 2020 -18 JuneCafes and Coffee Shops
Costa to reopen 1,100 sites by July
Costa Coffee has announced that at least 1,100 of its stores will reopen across the UK by the end of June. The group said the move marks a “huge milestone” in the brand’s reopening plans, with more locations becoming available for takeaway or drive-thrus. Heightened safety measures will be implemented…
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May- 2020 -15 MayCoronavirus
Costa reopens a further 46 sites
Costa Coffee has reopened a further 46 sites today (15 May) as it continues to bring back its UK store estate. Costa revealed that it has opened a further 31 additional Drive-Thru lanes and another 15 stores open to customers to enter to collect a coffee to takeaway. Costa said…
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5 MayCoronavirus
Costa reopens 29 stores for delivery and drive thru’s amid Covid-19 pandemic
Costa Coffee has reopened 12 stores for delivery alongside 17 drive-thru lanes amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The news came as Costa made the decision to open two drive-thru lanes and two stores for delivery only in line with the latest government advice. Costa said whilst the drive-thrus are open to…
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Apr- 2020 -3 AprilPeople
Domino’s appoints Neil Smith as interim CFO
Domino’s Pizza Group has announced the appointment of Neil Smith as in interim chief financial officer with effect from 15 April 2020. Smith most recently served as the CFO of Ei Group (formerly Enterprise Inns) from 2011 until its recent takeover by Stonegate Pub Company. He has also held senior…
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