Continue to Site >>>

coffee

Financing

Struggling Tim Hortons vows to turn it around

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 10, 2020

Parent company Restaurant Brands International is devoting time to a brand that has generated “disappointing results” in recent quarters.

Financing

Dunkin’ to close 450 Speedway locations

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 06, 2020

The company has reached an agreement with the convenience store chain to close the units by the end of this year.

Financing

Plant-based meat helps lift Dunkin’s sales

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 06, 2020

The chain reported its best same-store sales in six years, thanks in part to Beyond Sausage, but traffic is still down.

Financing

Peet’s parent company names Scott Gray CFO

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 05, 2020

The newly created JDE Peet’s also named several new directors.

Financing

Why HMSHost ended its exclusive deal with Starbucks

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 05, 2020

The restaurant operator opted out of a nearly 30-year arrangement as demands for airport concessions evolve.

Financing

A short seller questions Luckin Coffee’s growth

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 03, 2020

The fast-growing chain defended its numbers after an anonymous report questioned the company’s model, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Starbucks goes cold

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 29, 2020

The coffee giant’s U.S. traffic grew 3% last quarter, thanks in part to sales of more cold beverages.

Financing

Is Luckin Coffee the future of the restaurant business?

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 14, 2020

The chain became the largest coffee concept in China almost literally overnight with its tech-heavy offering, but fast growth is dangerous, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Jacobs Douwe Egberts to merge with Peet’s and explore an IPO

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 17, 2019

JAB Holding believes the merger would create a global coffee and tea powerhouse and expects an offering next year.

Financing

Tim Hortons starts thinking long term

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 04, 2019

The company is shifting away from “short-term opportunities” as it looks to build more consistent sales.

  • Page 22