Costa, famed for its coffee, has launched a food-focused proposition in Tottenham Court Road called Costa Fresco that will serve more than its standard fare of croissants, cakes and toasties. The cafe, which opens December 7, focuses on offering ‘oven fresh’ food including ‘handcrafted’ ciabattas, pastries, cookies and flatbreads to tap into the casual dining […]
The sister-and-brother team of Brittney, age 18, and Logan Wohl, age 16, are the newly appointed co-owners of Our Coffee with a Cause, Inc., a business that employs individuals with cognitive and developmental disabilities and funds local charities that support them. These siblings with autism have dedicated their time to helping other special-needs teens and […]
Caulder Moore has designed two new restaurants for lifestyle café concept Urbanista opening in Dbayeh and Achrafieh, Lebanon from mid July 2015. This follows the successful launch of two initial branches in the capital Beirut in 2014. The concept behind Urbanista is to bring together artisan café, casual dining and internationally sourced merchandise for a […]
Starbucks, the world’s biggest coffee chain, said it would close all 23 of its La Boulange retail locations by the end of September as the stores were not sustainable for its long-term growth. The company will continue to sell La Boulange items such as blueberry scones, iced lemon pound cakes and marshmallow dream bars at […]
Honoring the 30th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., Tower Records stores in Japan have joined forces to put together a series of Super Mario-themed pop-up cafes, serving up sweet and savoury delights in pixelated style true to the popular 80s video game by Nintendo. Open from 22 June to 5 July 2015, customers can spend […]
Starbucks is launching Powermat wireless charging zones in ten central London Starbucks stores, the first on the high street to offer this technology. Customers simply collect a ‘Ring’ at the till point, connect it to their phone and place their device on tables and counters that have Powermat wireless charging technology built in – clearly […]
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf continues on its path toward accelerated growth as it launches the most significant and comprehensive advertising campaign in the brand’s history. As part of a brand investment strategy, the initiative targets millennials through radio, outdoor, digital video, banner ads, and sentiment-driven social media placements that invite customers to “Keep […]
Plus Kitchen is a new quality café offer preparing healthy, freshly made food launching in Istanbul for a Turkish market, to ultimately translate globally. Caulder Moore were responsible for creating the brand positioning, identity and environment. Plus Kitchen targets the local business community made up of expats and professionals. Its ethos is ‘smart thinking food’ – […]
Popular Italian chef, TV personality and entrepreneur, Gino D’Acampo, has announced that all coffees served in ‘My Pasta Bar’ outlets will cost just one pound, in a move that throws the gauntlet to high street coffee chains who are charging considerably more for comparative drinks. “In Italy, we don’t believe that great coffee should be […]
The newly-opened Ziferblat café in London has an unusual business model–it charges customers by the minute instead of the items they order. Ziferblat is a Russian café chain, and currently has 10 outlets in Russia. Instead of paying for items, customers pay for the space and comfort. It charges 3 pence per minute; the average […]