Costa Fresco partners with Charlie Bigham's and Cartmel
The coffee shop chain launched a new range of hot lunch dishes and desserts at its concept store, Costa Fresco, from luxury brand Charlie Bigham’s and handmade dessert creators Cartmel.
The Charlie Bigham’s lunches include Macaroni Cheese, Fish Pie and Lasagne which will be sold at £6.50 per portion. The Cartmel desserts on offer are Sticky Toffee Pudding and Sticky Chocolate Pudding at £2.45 each. Meals will be baked fresh instore and served hot from the hot held unit while desserts will be chilled and heated for customers on purchase.
The new offering extends the Costa Fresco menu, which features handcrafted ciabattas and pastries, fresh soups and salads alongside Costa’s Mocha Italia blend which goes into its handcrafted barista-made coffee.
Carol Welch, Global Brand and Innovation Director said, "Our Costa Fresco store was inspired by the Costa brothers’ passion for delicious food so we’re proud to be working with Charlie Bigham’s and Cartmel to expand our menu. We know that our customers want quality food with their coffee, and we’re confident the addition of these delicious products to our menu will give them yet more choice and expand our hot food offer.”
A Charlie Bigham’s spokesperson said: “We are delighted to partner with Costa Fresco and deliver top quality hot food to customers. We feel that Charlie’s delicious dishes will make a superb addition to the handcrafted Fresco menu.”
A Cartmel spokesperson added: “Like Costa Fresco, we pride ourselves on creating delicious handcrafted puddings at Cartmel. All of our puds are made by hand from 100% natural ingredients and our famous Sticky Toffee Pudding will be the perfect lunchtime treat or afternoon pick me up.”
The new range is available from today at Costa Fresco, 190 Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7LH. Costa Fresco is open 6:30 – 20:00 Monday to Friday, 7:30 – 19.30 Saturday and 8:00 – 19.30 Sunday.
