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The group plans to open a further 500 new sites in the next five years. Starbucks Coffee Company (UK) Ltd reported a profit of £30.1m for the financial year ending 28 September 2025, up from a loss of £36.2m the year before. Revenue increased 6% year-on-year (YoY), driven by a 2% uptick in customer transactions, and supported by targeted store expansion in priority locations. The company recorded an operating loss, reflecting ongoing input-cost inflation, with cost of goods sold increasing 10.1% in 2025. Wage and benefit costs also increased 7.8% in the year, which included the increase in NIC contributions, alongside one-off costs associated with the store closure programme carried out in September 2025. Meanwhile, total Starbucks Rewards sales increased by 45% vs FY2024, accounting for 42% of total UK sales in FY2025, and active membership grew by 41% in FY2025. Join QSR Media UK community Your e-mail address Starbucks EMEA Ltd, the regional entity overseeing operations across Europe...

  Caffè Nero, Costa, Pret and Starbucks have released their seasonal menus, with new sweet and savoury items rolled out for the run up to Christmas 2024. An abundance of pigs in blankets have been nestled in toasties and sandwiches, while the classic combo of turkey and stuffing also make several appearances as shoppers look to get that festive feeling for several weeks before the main event. Lashings of caramel, gingerbread, and chocolate are among the popular options for sweet treats. What’s more, bakery items have been used as the inspiration for many of the festive hot drinks this year with the likes of tiramisu lattes and chocolate fudge brownie hot chocolates gracing menus. Take a peek at what the coffee companies have in store here:   Caffè Nero Source: Caffè Nero,  Italian Porchetta Focaccia Premium coffee house brand Caffè Nero has taken inspiration from trending Italian flavours for its yuletide line-up, with tiramisu, pistachio, and focaccia among the items to ...

Namnews, 6th March 2023 Starbucks has revealed that it plans to open 100 new stores in the UK over the next year as part of a Europe-wide investment programme. The US coffee chain, which currently has 1,066 sites in the country, also said it was aiming to complete a refurbishment of its store estate over the next three years as part of the £30m investment. Starbucks revealed the investment programme while reporting that its sales had recovered to pre-pandemic levels during its financial year to 22 October 2022. The company said total revenues were up 37% year-on-year to £449.3m, although operating profits slipped by almost a third to £12.6m due to higher staff pay and other inflationary pressures. Duncan Moir, president of Starbucks Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), said: “Innovation remains key to Starbucks ability to meet our customers’ changing needs and we’re investing in our digital channels and developing new store formats such as digitally-forward smaller stores and Drive T...

rpbi-openings.co.uk, 17 July 2022 Starbucks is exploring a potential sale of its UK operations as it faces rising costs and competition from newer operators, The Sunday Times has reported. It is understood that the world’s largest coffee chain has asked its adviser, Houlihan Lokey, to canvass interest for its UK business, which oversees more than 1,000 coffee shops and employs 4,000 people. Of these, about 300 stores are operated by Starbucks, with the remainder owned and run by franchisees who pay royalties to the parent company. Its UK arm, Starbucks Coffee Company UK, reported sales of £328 million for the year to October 2021, an increase of 35 per cent on the previous year when stores were forced to close due to Covid. Pre-tax profits were £13.3 million, compared with a loss of £40.9 million in 2020. The company attracted criticism for paying just £5.4 million in corporation tax, despite making gross profit of £95 million. Administrative expenses of £78 million resulted in lower p...

F estive sandwiches dominate the coffee shop Christmas ranges as Costa, Pret and Starbucks roll out tasty toasties and pimped up paninis alongside seasonal sweet treats. Turkey and all the trimmings, pigs in blankets, and cheese galore have been stuffed into sandwiches alongside a host of vegan options and, in one case, chocolate and marshmallows. Here, we dive into the sweet and savoury options available in the nation’s coffee shops:   Source: Costa Coffee Build your own Gingerbread Coffee Shop Costa Coffee Costa’s NPD focus for Christmas 2021 is firmly on its sweet treats with loaf cakes, marble cakes, tortes, tarts and even a gingerbread coffee shop kit being rolled out. The latter, called the  Build your own Gingerbread Coffee Shop  offers a spot of delicious and interactive fun alongside the smaller  Build your own Gingerbread Snowman . Both come with gingerbread biscuits, icing and decorations. Source: Costa Coffee Chocolate Sparkle Cake, Clementine & Cranb...

FOOD & DRINK 5 October, 2021 | by The Retail Bulletin Starbucks has announced that customers can order its food and drink via Deliveroo from today onwards. The delivery partnership between Deliveroo and Starbucks will include 400 stores available live in apps across the UK. This partnership will allow Deliveroo customers to order a variety of sandwiches, wraps, juices, merchandise and other menu options in addition to coffee chain beverages. Carlo Mott, Deliveroo CEO said: “I’m very proud that Starbucks chose to launch at Deliveroo. This exciting partnership means that millions of Deliveroo customers can now deliver Starbucks’ best specialty coffees, beverages and food to the door in less than 30 minutes.” Alex Rainer, General Manager of Starbucks UK, said: “We are always looking for ways to meet the needs of people who can’t come to our store. By partnering with Deliveroo to expand our Starbucks Delivers service, more customers can connect with us in the best possible way. You...

rpbinews.co.uk, 10 May 2021 Starbucks’ first worldwide franchise, 23.5 Degrees, based in Southampton, has secured a £17 million funding package from HSBC UK to expand its portfolio of UK cafes. The seven-figure funding package will allow 23.5 Degrees to open more cafes around the UK, including ‘Drive Thru’ sites in Sunderland, Bradford and Kings Lynn and creating employment across the country. The company is planning to open seven new sites in the next four months and aims to have 300 stores and 6,000 employees by 2027. 23.5 Degrees, the UK’s largest Starbuck’s franchisee, currently has 81 UK stores employing 1,300 staff and has contributed around £25 million to the British economy in the last four to five years. Luca Contardo, Finance Director for 23.5 Degrees, said: “During the pandemic we were able to open nine stores which led to 200 jobs around the country. Fitting out new stores is very capital intensive, with each opening costing upwards of a six-figure sum, but our HSBC UK Rela...