Costa

Costa advert banned for ‘avocado criticism’

Costa has seen an advert banned after it suggested an avocado was a “poor breakfast choice” adding that those who…

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Coca-Cola to acquire Costa Coffee from Whitbread for £3.9bn

Coca-Cola is to buy the coffee chain Costa from Whitbread in a £3.9bn deal. Whitbread, which acquired the brand in…

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Is coffee cupping the new wine tasting?

Whilst millennials have been branded as the typical target market for speciality coffee, there is a growing need to focus…

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Whitbread to cut 250 management jobs in restaurant business

Whitbread is set to cull 250 management roles from its restaurants business in a bid to make the company more…

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Personal information of job applicants leaked in Costa Coffee data breach

The parent company of Costa Coffee, Whitbread, has been the subject of a data breach which has seen personal information…

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Costa Coffee sales dip 2% in Q1

Coffee chain Costa has reported a fall in like-for-like sales at the start of the year, blaming a lack of…

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Private equity firms flirting with Costa Coffee

A group of private equity firms are attempting to purchase Costa Coffee, despite owner Whitbread’s desire to float it on…

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What’s so special about specialty coffee?

Take a walk along your nearest high street and alongside the usual suspects, the ubiquitous major coffee chains,  you will…

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Whitbread to split Costa Coffee off into separate firm

Whitbread has announced that it will spin off the Costa Coffee brand into a separate business of its own as…

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Costa, Wetherspoon, Greggs and Mitchells & Butlers named customers’ favourite brands

Costa, JD Wetherspoon, Stonehouse Pizza & Carvery, Miller & Carter and Greggs are among the businesses with the most momentum…

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