Interviews

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The Coaching Inn Group, the chain of 14 inns situated in market towns across the UK, is set to launch an afternoon tea proposition following its “enormous” success with its morning coffee offer. Kate Oppenheim caught up with CEO Kevin Charity to find out more.

Boston Tea Party’s (BTP) announcement that it's to ban disposable cups became the 4th most read story on BBC News. This week, in the aftermath of the “mind-blowing” TV, radio, press and social media coverage, the Bristol-based chain of 21 coffee shops is getting down to the business of securing its £1m hot drinks’ take-away trade.

In a series of Q&A articles, Coffee Business World asks readers to reveal their thinking. Here, Kamal Bengougam, chief commercial officer at Eversys answers questions on the 5th Wave.

Out to prove that a shop selling sushi and noodles could also sell quality coffee, Abokado has created an artisan, handcrafted coffee offer within its chain of 24 London sites. CEO Mark Lilley speaks to Coffee Business World editor Kate Oppenheim.

With last week’s news that easyCoffee was seeking funds to open 200 stores over the next three years, Coffee Business World’s editor Kate Oppenheim speaks to CEO Nathan Lowry to find out more.

Red Mist Leisure, the Surrey and Hampshire pub chain, is set to open its 10th site at the Temple Inn in Liss Forest. Its partnership with Mozzo Coffee is reaping rewards for the pub group. Julian Clarke, director at Red Mist Leisure explains.

The Yummy Collection is a pub operator that has always done things a little differently. Innovation is at the core of the business and its approach to coffee and tea has been no different.

What does coffee’s ‘5th wave’ mean to you and your business. In a series of Q&A articles, Coffee Business World asks readers to reveal their thinking. Here we begin the series with Steve Lovegrove, head of format (café and foodvenience) at the Compass Group, the food, hospitality and support services provider.

Dragonfly Tea from Tea Times Trading - an independent British family company with a passion for sharing authentic, delicious and often rare teas from around the world – launched in 2001 and has played a role in kick-starting the UK’s tea green movement. Here Coffee Business World talks to Patrick Busse managing director of Tea Times Trading to find out more.

Is your company GDPR compliant? With two months to go until it becomes law, reports are indicating that most are not – with smaller businesses feeling the heaviest burden.

For the first time, UKHospitality is welcoming entries to its prestigious 2018 Operations Managers Awards from multi-site area and operations managers working in the coffee shop/café sector.