The Cafe business for the professional operator - keeping up to date with what's new and interesting - written by Paul Cottrell, Turpin Smale Catering Consultants
Papilles wine bar - woffice? - at The Brew co-working space cum cafe - coffice - in London illustrates the trend to optimise the use of expensive space by extending opening hours and menu range. Appropriate for an Innovation Centre.
We have been noting the trend for cafes to open as wine bars and now Pret (with almost 300 outlets in the UK) is trialling evening opening at its Strand cafe with alcoholic drinks. Threat for bars; opportunity for cafes. See: