Creams
Coverage of brand strategy, franchising, and menu development at a dessert-led dining concept with national reach. This section explores site openings, leadership moves, F&B innovation, delivery integration, and experiential design, offering insight for operators, franchisees, and foodservice professionals tracking growth in sweet-focused, youth-driven, and late-trade hospitality formats across the UK.
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Jan- 2023 -23 JanuaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Salonica Maroon increases Creams shareholding
Investment firm Salonica Maroon has announced that it has acquired further shareholdings in Creams Cafe. Salonica Maroon co-invested in the dessert business alongside majority shareholder Pistachio Holdings in December 2020. Creams opened a flagship store in Manchester Arndale Centre in December 2022 and has 15 new locations in the pipeline…
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18 JanuaryRestaurants
Lazy Sundae takes over location in Manchester Arndale
Lazy Sundae has announced it is set to open a new location in Manchester’s Arndale centre for its second location in the city, agreeing to take a 1,305 sq ft unit on a 10-year lease. Showcasing an internationally inspired menu of premium bubble tea, souffle pancakes and artisan ice creams,…
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Dec- 2022 -14 DecemberPeople
Creams Cafe appoints new product development manager
Dessert restaurant brand, Creams Cafe has announced the appointment of Bethany Stone as its new product development manager. Stone joins the brand with over 10 years of experience from Fuerst Day Lawson LTD, where she held the position of group innovation manager. In that role, she was responsible for short…
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Nov- 2022 -24 NovemberRestaurants
Sam’s Riverside owner opens latest café and deli venture
Sam Harrison and business partner, Fanny Stocker, owners of West London restaurant, Sam’s Riverside, have announced the opening of its latest Sam’s Larder venture, a deli and café business, in Chiswick. Born out of lockdown, the first Sam’s Larder opened in August 2020 directly behind the restaurant on Crisp Road,…
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3 NovemberRestaurants
Jamaica Blue opens café in Manchester Arcade
Café brand Jamaica Blue has opened its first café in Manchester after agreeing to take a 4,206 sq ft two-floor unit in Manchester Arcade on a 10-year lease. Founded in Australia in 1992, Jamaica Blue currently has over 130 cafes, in seven different countries, seventeen of which are in the…
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Oct- 2022 -27 OctoberRestaurants
Creams appoints new CEO
Creams has appointed Everett Fieldgate as its new CEO as the company enters its next stage of growth both internationally and in the UK. Othman Shoukat will remain as managing director until the end of year for a smooth transition before stepping down from the day-to-day running of the business.…
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Sep- 2022 -23 SeptemberCafes and Coffee Shops
Creams launches emergency support package for franchisees
Creams has announced it has launched an emergency franchise partner support package to help and guide its partners through inflationary pressures, the cost-of-living crisis and other ongoing economic and societal challenges. The full support package includes financial incentives such as a reduction on royalty fees from October 2022 until February…
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9 SeptemberRegulations & Policies
Food Alert acquires SureFoot Solutions Ltd
Food Alert has announced the acquisition of SureFoot Solutions Ltd by its parent company, The Citation Group, which is said to further strengthen its health and safety, and food hygiene consultancy services. The news comes as the third acquisition by Citation Group for its Food Alert compliance business in the…
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Aug- 2022 -16 AugustRestaurants
Creams Cafe to open four new regional restaurants
Creams Cafe has announced it will open four “key” regional openings in the next quarter in a bid to strengthen its market position, located in Manchester, New Haw, Sheffield and York. The Manchester restaurant is set to be the newest flagship for Creams Cafe. Situated within Manchester’s Arndale shopping centre,…
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Jun- 2022 -27 JuneCafes and Coffee Shops
Creams Cafe to open at Manchester Arndale
Dessert restaurant brand, Creams Cafe, will be opening at Manchester Arndale later this year with a new 2,325 square feet store at the centre. The store, which has been let on a 15-year lease, will offer the full Creams Cafe experience with the brand’s menu of desserts for dine-in, takeaway…
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