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A study from Cafecomony surveyed over 1,700 coffee consumers and traders about the future industry trends and their day-to-day café habits. The UK’s discerning taste for speciality coffee shows no sign of waning, it seems, and expectations are high. Over 81% of consumers cite the quality of coffee served as the biggest motivating factor in choosing which coffee shop to visit. In fact, over half of café owners support this statistic, with 51% identifying coffee as the area of their business that has seen the biggest growth in the last twelve months.

From 23rd - 27th March, the brand will be offering a limited edition Chocolate Easter Egg Concrete featuring vanilla frozen custard blended with salted marshmallow caramel sauce and paul a young chocolate chunks (£5.50 single/£8 double).

The Michelin-starred LIMA launched a Peruvian delicatessen in the Harrods food hall.

The brand was awarded a Birmingham City Council Healthy Choices Award for its healthy food options.

Starbucks adopted the parenting charity's Parent Friendly Places Charter, pledging to provide a parent-friendly environment in 800+ stores across the country.

In tandem with National Apprenticeship Week (March 14-18), Starbucks is expanding its apprenticeship programme to include those with higher degrees by offering apprenticeships in management and leadership roles. The move will create 1,000 additional apprenticeships. Last year, over 6,000 applications were received for 250 openings.

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced in the Budget that a tax on sugary soft drinks will take effect in 2018 to tackle childhood obesity.

As UK businesses prepare for the introduction of Chancellor George Osborne’s national living wage in April, the impact of wage rates on hospitality businesses has become a key point of discussion and debate.

According to a story by the Mirror, frustrated McDonald's staff have taken to the internet to complain about the fast food chain's new all-day breakfast menu.

On March 17th the brand launched its new Maltese store in Mellieha run by Jeremy Debono, bringing the total number of stores in Malta to four.

The chicken chain became one of 100 founding signatories of the Courtauld Commitment 2025, a world-leading voluntary agreement led by resource efficiency charity WRAP on behalf of the UK Government, to reduce the environmental impact of food and drink.

For the third year in a row, the coffee shop chain won Best Family Friendly Cafe at the Tommy’s Awards, which took place on 11 March at the Landmark Hotel, London.

The group made the following statement explaining how it managed to become the first restaurant group in the UK to be certified CarbonNeutral.

The burger brand has seen over 10,000 downloads of its Flypay app in three days, a 255% increase on the previous week, following the launch of its nationwide Gourmet Birthday Kitchen promotion.

The brand opened Europe’s first cashless food-to-go outlet at Coleman Street in London, off the back of a successful £1.27 million crowdfunding on Seedrs.

According to a story by Brand Eating, the fast food chain is trialing the entire breakfast menu, including English muffins, McGriddles, and biscuits, all day at a few locations in the US.