Costa Coffee

Costa's Woes Send Whitbread Shares Down Most Since Brexit Vote

Whitbread shares dropped the most since Britain’s Brexit vote after the budget hotel and restaurant group reported a slowdown at its Costa Coffee cha...

Wine On The Menu As Costa Coffee Launches New Concept Trial Store

UK chain Costa Coffee has announced that it will launch a new trial store that will offer alcoholic beverages in the evenings, along with its food and drin...

McDonald's Is Moving to Sustainable Coffee in Latest Menu Change

McDonald’s Corp. plans to buy all of its coffee from sustainable sources by 2020, the latest salvo in a restaurant-industry battle for consumers who...

Look Out, Latte Lovers: Brazil Drought Hurts Espresso Beans

Latte lovers, beware. The beans used to make the caffeinated delight are suffering through a terrible drought in Brazil. In the state of Espirito Santo,...

Terror Sends Europe's Holidaymakers to Safety of Spain, Portugal

Almudena Martin is scrambling to keep up with tourists flooding to the Canary Islands hotels where she works. Reservations are up as much as 20 per cent th...

Post-Brexit Britain Wakes Up to Smell Pricier Cup of Coffee

UK coffee drinkers should brace to pay more for their morning fix as domestic roasters start to pass on increased import costs after Britain’s Brexit...

Whitbread Sees Sales Progress as Costa Coffee, Hotels Gain

Whitbread maintained its sales growth in the first quarter as Costa Coffee shops and Premier Inns budget hotels exceeded analyst estimates. Sales rose 1...

Whitbread CEO May Regret Ruling Out a Break-Up so Soon: Gadfly

Good Together is the name Whitbread gives its corporate social responsibility program - but it also applies to CEO Alison Brittain's strategy for the spraw...