LOCAL SUPPLIERS KEEP COSTA PERKED UP

WRITTEN BY : PAUL BARBER , BUYING DIRECTOR AT COSTA EDITED BY : SAM JERMY

The British-based company is the UK ’ s favourite coffee shop , so we decided to catch up with them to see how it works with smaller , independent suppliers

IN THE LAST decade , both independent coffee shops and bigger chains have seen extraordinary growth in the UK . In fact earlier this year research company Allegra Strategies reported that sales for the coffee shop sector grew in 2013 by 9.3 percent and saw outlet growth of nearly 5.9 percent .

At Costa we believe it is crucial that any growth we enjoy is sustainable for

16 January 2015