Coffee

Quality tea offering could benefit hospitality operators, report finds

21-Mar-2016 By Emma Eversham

Hospitality operators with a quality and wide-ranging tea offering will benefit from growing interest in the category, a report into the habits of tea drinkers out-of-home has found. 

Students swapping lager for lattes as campus beer sales fall

22-Feb-2016 By Sophie Witts

While students are often stereotyped as lecture-shy beer drinkers spending all day necking cheap pints in a union bar, today’s undergraduates are swapping the Carlsberg for cappuccinos.

UK coffee shop market to be worth over £15bn by 2020

14-Dec-2015 By Sophie Witts

The UK’s ongoing caffeine addiction could see the coffee shop market worth over £15bn by 2020 with over 30,000 outlets nationwide.

‘A storm in a coffee cup’: Fuckoffee to remove ‘offensive’ sign

22-Oct-2015 By Liam Garrahan

Popular London café Fuckoffee will remove its ‘offensive’ sign having received a letter threatening legal action from the leaseholder.

The Plough to invest £750k in expansion plans

12-Aug-2015 By Liam Garrahan

The Plough in Harborne, Birmingham, has announced plans to invest £750k into the business to help it build a second floor with two private rooms and extend the ground floor by 40-covers. 

Restaurant brands missing out on customer loyalty schemes

03-Jul-2015 By Sophie Witts

Restaurant brands should make better use of data obtained through loyalty schemes such as cards and apps to create deals targeted to customer preferences.

Scotchtails founders opening Nordic-inspired restaurant

02-Jul-2015 By Sophie Witts

The duo behind gourmet scotch egg brand Scotchtails are launching a Nordic-inspired restaurant and coffee shop in Covent Garden in late July.

Sales surge for pubs and restaurants driven by branded chain expansion

15-Jun-2015 By Sophie Witts

A boom in pub and restaurant operators opening new sites outside of London saw collective like-for-like sales across the sector grow 2.1 per cent in May against the same month last year.

O' My Buns! eyes UK franchise agreement

27-May-2015 By Sophie Witts

International cafe brand O’ My Buns! is opening its first UK site in Leicester in June, and plans to expand nationwide.

Caffè Culture Show 2015: Coffee inspiration and innvovation

06-May-2015 By Emma Eversham

Hospitality operators looking to improve their coffee offering are being invited to attend this year's 'inspirational and innvovative' Caffè Culture Show. 

Heaven Scent Coffee Shop owner plans expansion

05-May-2015 By Michelle Perrett

Andrew Scott, owner of restaurant, coffee shop and catering business Scott Hospitality Services, is looking for investors to help roll out his Heaven Scent Coffee Shop concept. 

How to choose the right coffee machine for your bar or restaurant

23-Mar-2015 By Carina Perkins

With the UK in the grip of coffee mania, restaurants and bars can no longer afford to serve up a sub-standard product. With so many options, choosing the right commercial coffee machine can be a tricky business – but this BigHospitality guide should help...

Starbucks to boost evening trade with hot food, wine and beer offerings

20-Feb-2015 By Emma Eversham

Starbucks has announced plans to boost its evening trade by serving hot and cold meals along with beer and wine from 4pm at selected stores. 

Independents outperform chains on public Wi-Fi

06-Feb-2015 By Carina Perkins

Independent hospitality businesses are beating the chains when it comes to providing public Wi-Fi, according to new research.

Stonegate pushes forward with technology-focused pub format

04-Feb-2015 By Emma Eversham

Stonegate will open the latest of its technology-focused pubs in Reading next month giving customers access to a range of technological facilities as well as all day drinking and dining options. 

Brighton's zero-waste restaurant in crowdfunding drive

27-Jan-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

A Brighton restaurant that claims to generate no material waste is running a crowdfunding campaign to further extend its green credentials.

Chefs' Choice Awards 2015: Winners revealed

15-Jan-2015 By Stefan Chomka

Restaurant magazine's annual Chefs’ Choice Awards reveal the best commercial products, suppliers, brands and equipment, as voted for by professional chefs from across the country.

PRODUCT NEWS

Nestlé Professional launches Nescafé Azera sachets into foodservice

09-Jan-2015 By Emma Eversham

Following its success in retail, Nestlé Professional has launched its Nescafé Azera Cappuccino and Latte variants to the out-of-home market. 

Restaurant and pub sales up 3.4% in November

11-Dec-2014 By Melodie Michel

Pub and restaurant groups enjoyed a 3.4 per cent increase in like-for-like sales in November compared to the same month last year, according to the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.

Bright future for coffee shops

08-Dec-2014 By Melodie Michel

The coffee shop sector is expected to reach £16.5bn in turnover and 27,000 outlets by 2020, according to a report by World Coffee Portal.

Pubs and bars still a hit with UK adults

10-Nov-2014 By Carina Perkins

Pubs and bars are still the number one out-of-home leisure destinations for adults, according to a new report from Carlsberg UK.

Details released for Dishoom King’s Cross

25-Sep-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Indian restaurant Dishoom’s third site will open in London’s King’s Cross this November, a 9000sq.ft restaurant spread over three floors.

SRA launches sustainable café ratings

23-Sep-2014 By Melodie Michel

The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) is launching a rating scheme to assess the sustainability of the UK’s café operations.

Friends’ Central Perk coffee shop set for UK expansion

15-Sep-2014 By Lauren Houghton

The Central Perk franchise, based on the coffee shop featured on popular US sitcom Friends, has just opened its third site in the UK in Liverpool and has ambitious expansion plans, aiming to have 300 UK franchises in the next decade. 

Coopers to open two new venues in Bourne End

14-Aug-2014 By Melodie Michel

Coffee, food and wine group Coopers has announced expansion plans across Bourne end, with a restaurant and a café set to open between November 2014 and January 2015.

Fields all-day café to open on Clapham Common

04-Aug-2014 By Lauren Houghton

All day-dining concept Fields will be opening in late September on London’s Clapham Common, a ‘big sister’ site to the co-founders first café; M1LK in Balham. 

Three quarters of guests unhappy with hotel coffee

04-Aug-2014 By Melodie Michel

Three quarters (75 per cent) of hotel guests rate the quality of in-room coffee as poor or average, a UCC Coffee survey has shown.

Coffee shops boosting our high streets

08-Jul-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Figures just released by research consultancy Allegra Strategies show that high streets throughout the UK are gaining a welcome economic and social boost from the rise in both independent and branded coffee shops setting up there. 

Black Sheep Coffee launches premium Robusta beans

24-Jun-2014 By Carina Perkins

Black Sheep Coffee has launched a single origin, premium Robusta coffee for operators looking for something a little bit different for their brew bar.

Biju Bubble Tea to launch in Soho

17-Jun-2014 By Melodie Michel

Bubble tea shop Biju is opening in Soho in late July, offering a range of milk, fruit, mousse and coconut water-based teas.

Matthew Algie launches new range of micro-lot coffees

19-May-2014 By Carina Perkins

Independent UK roaster Matthew Algie has launched five new hand-roasted micro-lot coffees for operators looking for a point of difference in their hot beverages offering.

Caffe Culture Show 2014 Preview

07-May-2014 By Lauren Houghton

The Caffe Culture Show, a key event for the UK café bar market, will be returning to London’s Olympia on the 14 and 15 May.

Beverage awards seek excellence in hot drinks

17-Apr-2014 By Carina Perkins

The Beverage Standards Association (BSA) is calling on specialist coffee shops, cafes, tea rooms, hotel bars, beverage carts and restaurants to enter its hot drink awards and accreditation programme.

Non-alcoholic drinks: 10 of the best

24-Mar-2014 By Luke Nicholls

If this series of special features hasn't already inspired you to take a closer look at your non-alcoholic drinks offering, this picture guide of 10 of the hottest pieces of kit to help to shake up your liquid sales.

Non-alcoholic drinks: Top trends for 2014

24-Mar-2014 By Luke Nicholls

The second instalment of our special feature serves up some fresh insight and intelligence with 10 top trends in the vital non-alcoholic drinks arena. 

Non-alcoholic drinks: How to improve your coffee offering

24-Mar-2014 By Carina Perkins

In the final part of our special feature on non-alcoholic drinks, BigHospitality travelled to the London School of Coffee in Kingston to meet artisan coffee producer Paddy & Scott's, and ask what restaurants and bars can do to improve their coffee...

Non-alcoholic drinks: London Coffee Festival & Caffe Culture Previews

21-Mar-2014 By Carina Perkins

Look for advice or inspiration to expand your non-alcoholic drinks offering? Check out our preview of this year's hottest shows - The London Coffee Festival and Café Culture.

Non-alcoholic drinks: Cashing in on the coffee culture

21-Mar-2014 By Carina Perkins

In the first part of our special series on non-alcoholic beverages, we look at the astronomic rise of coffee culture in the UK and ask how restaurants, bars and hotels can keep up with increasingly high consumer expectations.

Albion Racing Club targets new generation of whisky drinkers with spiced malt

12-Mar-2014 By Luke Nicholls

Albion Racing Club (ARC) is making its first foray into the world of brown spirits with the UK launch of its eponymous British Spiced Malt to on-trade.

Lyons hot chocolate launched

25-Feb-2014 By Carina Perkins

United Coffee UK & Ireland has launched a new hot chocolate range from British coffee company Lyons.

Cuba Mountain's gourmet coffee brand hits foodservice

19-Feb-2014 By Luke Nicholls

The Cuba Mountain Coffee Company has brought its e-commerce gourmet coffee brand, Alma de Cuba, into the foodservice sector. 

Branded coffee shop sales up 9.3% in 2013

08-Jan-2014 By Emma Eversham

Branded coffee shop sales rose by 9.3 per cent last year with 5,531 outlets turning over a total of £2.6bn according to latest figures from Allegra Strategies.

Ringtons puts its Signature to new hot drink range

20-Dec-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Ringtons, the 106-year-old North East tea and coffee merchants, has launched a new Signature range as it looks to reach new business clients.

Frecco: Refreshing new drinks concept launched for hospitality operators

05-Dec-2013 By Luke Nicholls

A new way of delivering hot and cold beverages is being introduced for foodservice and hospitality operators this autumn, offering an all-natural-flavoured alternative to fruit teas and cordials in a no-waste format.

Nando's to open first airport site at Gatwick's South Terminal

14-Nov-2013 By Mark Wingett

Nando’s, the peri peri chicken chain, is to open its first airport site after agreeing to open at Gatwick’s South Terminal in summer 2014. 

WMF launches 'next generation' bean to cup coffee machine 8000S

11-Nov-2013 By Emma Eversham

WMF has launched the 8000S, a new bean to cup machine that can be used by front-of-house staff or for self-service. 

Guy Kellner: Pearls of Wisdom

24-Oct-2013 By Emma Eversham

As managing director of Benugo, Guy Kellner has helped almost triple the size of the business since joining four years ago. His career began with Hilton where he rose up the ranks to be food and beverage director at New York's Waldforf Astoria, before...

Marley Coffee launches new range for foodservice

21-Oct-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Marley Coffee UK, founded by Bob Marley’s son, Rohan, has launched a new range of premium coffees into the Foodservice sector.

Parents of pre-schoolers say restaurants, pubs and cafes are failing to cater for children

17-Sep-2013 By Emma Eversham

The majority of parents of children of pre-school age say high street restaurants, pubs and cafes are failing to cater for their needs with almost two thirds saying they refuse to eat out with their families at venues that don't offer children's...

In the black: Quality coffee could hold the key to customer retention for pubs

09-Sep-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Pubs are increasingly realising the importance of coffee for their business, with national operators now selling more of the hot beverage than high street coffee shops. However, a ‘quality’ cup is apparently still hard to find in the licensed trade as...