Costa Coffee

Brains replaces Costa coffee in pubs with own brand

18-Nov-2013 By Michelle Perrett

SA Brain, the Welsh brewer and pub operator, has taken out Costa coffee in its 95 sites and brought in its own brand named Great Little Coffee Company.

Spirit strengthens Costa link up

16-Jan-2012

Spirit Pub Company has strengthened its link up with Costa Coffee by making the Whitbread-owned chain’s branded coffee available across its Chef & Brewer, Fayre & Square and Flaming Grill brands.

Whitbread: pub restaurants challenging but Costa fuels growth

06-Sep-2011 By Ewan Turney

Whitbread has reported sluggish sales in its pub restaurant division after a “challenging” second quarter to 18 August with “customers being particularly price sensitive”.

Breakfast sales boost at Barracuda

08-Jul-2011 By Michelle Perrett

Barracuda Group, has revealed that the introduction of breakfasts has led to a 35% increase in like-for-like sales across its estate during the 9-12...

Whitbread rolls out all-you-can-eat breakfast

08-Jun-2011 By Jo Bruce

Whitbread has rolled out an all-you-can eat and drink breakfast offer across Beefeater Grill, Table Table, Brewers Fayre and Taybarns sites. All...

Barracuda to reduce number of Varsity pubs

16-May-2011 By Ewan Turney

Managed operator Barracuda is to reduce the number of its student-focused Varsity venues by 12 to 27. Barracuda is to sell off four sites, re-brand...

Whitbread buys Coffee Nation

02-Mar-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Whitbread, the leisure group, has this morning reported a 6.7% increase in like-for-like sales for the 50 weeks to 17 February 2011, driven by strong...

SA Brain teams up with Costa coffee

03-Dec-2010 By John Harrington

SA Brain has opened a stand alone Costa Coffee outlet in one of its Cardiff pubs as part of a franchise agreement.

Whitbread names easyJet boss as new chief executive

03-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ

Andy Harrison, currently chief executive of budget airline easyJet, will replace Whitbread chief executive Alan Parker, who is to retire from the...

What the Sunday papers said

12-May-2003

The Mail on SundayMitchells & Butlers plans to raise £1.6bn by effectively mortgaging half its 2,100 pubs. About £1.3bn will be used to repay...

What the Sunday papers said

09-Sep-2002

The BusinessSCOTTISH & Newcastle is in talks with the Royal Bank of Scotland to sell up to 1,000 of its 1,500 pubs. Earlier this year S&N was...

W&DB names new P&P chief

27-May-2002

Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries has appointed Mike Dowell, previously Costa Coffee managing director, to take the helm at Pitcher &...

Tea and coffee

22-Feb-2002

Most licensees can increase their profits by offering hot drinks to their customers - but be sure to carefully assess the potential before taking the...

Whitbread boss to take over at Eldridge Pope

18-Jun-2001

Pub operator Eldridge Pope has brought in a former Whitbread restaurants boss to replace chief executive Peter Phillipson.Michael Johnson, 45, has...