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...The new owners are three women, two of whom are pastry chefs, who also have a historic café-pâtisserie in Bologna called Gamberini, and another in Florence....
...What’s more, the franchisee of Gloucester Road’s Costa Coffee turned out not to be an enterprising local, but of Gerry’s Offshore UK, the owner of over 58 Costa cafés....
...For something sweet, I like to head to Caffe Roma on Broome Street to pick up a box of assorted Italian pastries to bring to my team at Carbone — cannoli, sfogliatelle, the Italian-American standards, which...
...Cushions made from the owner’s late mother’s collection of Hermes silk scarves decorate the sofas....
...Though if you’re in that part of town in the morning, head next door to Roscioli Caffè for the capital’s best maritozzi con panna (Italian cream buns) — a decadent Roman breakfast....
...SSP Group, owner of Caffè Ritazza and Upper Crust, is planning to raise up to £500m from shareholders as it battles steep falls in sales as a result of the UK’s ongoing lockdowns and travel restrictions....
...Nick Hurrell, chair of the Groucho Club, said Artfarm was the “perfect owner” for the members’ club....
...Gramercy Park neighbourhood, Caffè Panna is the best ice cream in the city.”...
...Located in the heart of Lygon Street, once a hotbed of the criminal underworld, the café retains its original charm thanks to remaining in the same family for three generations after its original owners...
...SSP, which owns station and airport outlets such as Upper Crust and Caffè Ritazza, said that while it was protected from some of the current inflationary pressure because of long-term contracts, it was inevitable...
...SSP, the owner of the Caffè Ritazza and Upper Crust chains, said that sales have crept back to half of 2019 levels in the past week with the travel sector among the last to recover from the pandemic crisis...
...But while all of the conventional espresso drinks are here, served hot or freddo, Umbria slips in a little American influence in the form of flavoured coffees, such as a lavender latte, caffè al pepe (its...
...The owner is Brazilian, so much of the experience is based on her native country, where coffee hour is a time to connect with family and friends....
...That refers to the Caffè Nero debt that the company snapped up as it attempted to buy the coffee chain, a person with knowledge of the matter said....
...owner of this 130-year-old café in Sicily, has been hailed the “Ferran Adrià of pastry” for his innovations in confectionery (he famously once paired fresh oysters with almond granita)....
...The owner of Upper Crust and Caffè Ritazza was badly affected by a lack of commuters, tourists and shoppers travelling to city centres during the pandemic....
...SSP, the owner of Caffe Ritazza and Upper Crust, has revealed a £300m pre-tax loss and said that it did not expect to recover to its pre-pandemic sales levels until 2024 because of lockdowns and coronavirus...
...The return to the pre-pandemic normal is an existential matter for office owners and salesmen....
...Recovery potential can justify this valuation eventually but, as befits the Caffè Ritazza owner, better options are available elsewhere for less....
...SSP, the owner of Caffè Ritazza and Upper Crust, has revealed a £300m pre-tax loss and reiterated that it did not expect sales to return to pre-Covid levels until 2024 as international travel restrictions...
...SSP Group, owner of Caffè Ritazza and Upper Crust, is to raise £475m in a rights issue as it looks to shore up its balance sheet following the pandemic....
...The owner of Upper Crust and Caffè Ritazza already tapped investors for £216m last March to stay within debt covenants....
...The owner of the Upper Crust and Caffe Ritazza chains said it expects sales for the quarter ending December to be 80 per cent lower year on year, with no improvement from the previous quarter....
...But, as befits the Caffè Ritazza owner, better options are available elsewhere for less.Thanks for reading. Feel free to forward this email to friends and colleagues, who can sign-up here....
...Caffè Concerto operates 37 sites in the UK but faces a winding-up petition — a court order that forces an insolvent company into compulsory liquidation — from Criterion Capital, owner of its Haymarket site...
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