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Time Out London just announced their votes for the best London area coffee bars for 2007: Time Out Eating & Drinking Awards winners - Features - Eating-and-drinking-awards-2007 - Time Out London. They named Fernandez & Welles as London’s finest this year — followed by Bullet, Flat White (pretty much Southern Hemisphere for café com leite), [...]

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As reported today on Forbes.com, the recently reviewed Caffè Nero chain (one of the fastest growing in Europe right now) was subject to a private buy-back by its previous owner: Billionaire Buys Back U.K. Coffee Chain - Forbes.com.
Apparently, espresso chains are multiplying like cancer in London. The attractive growth rates are enough to lure big [...]

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Back in August we reported on Caffè Nero’s expansion plans beyond the U.K. to the rest of Europe. For my recent travels to Portugal, I passed through London Heathrow Airport and had the chance to finally review a Caffè Nero for myself. (OK, you always have to wonder about airport espresso, but I’ll get to [...]

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Ten years ago in London, Starbucks was a complete no-name. Today London has more Starbucks than Manhattan Island, according to an article in today’s Scotland on Sunday: Scotland on Sunday - Business - Waking up to smell the coffee. Not too shabby for a traditional tea town.
Point is that the rampant growth of the higher-end [...]

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