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A missing piece of the low productivity jigsaw?
As politicians, economists, commentators and journalists continue to scratch their heads and wonder how they can begin to understand let alone fix the UK’s low productivity conundrum, one thing seems clear from the street. We have several cafe sites in four different counties in South East England....
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The pulling power of an independent food & drink business
We opened our eighth site last weekend. We've opened sites before but this one was different. It was the first time we'd opened in a well established, large and well known retail scheme. The challenges and costs (time as well as cash) associated in opening were much greater than usual. But,...
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Consumer confidence bucks trend for high street independents
Costa Coffee's owner released underwhelming results earlier this week, warning about the threat of independent coffee shops and a generally challenging economic environment after the Brexit vote. The Real Eating Company - a small independent chain with seven sites in the South East - can vouch...