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175 miles in 2 days - what a ride!   A huge thank you to the team members, franchise partners, and suppliers who took part in the Costa Charity Cycle Challenge, raising money for the Costa Foundation!    Our 25 riders, including 3 Foundation trustees, cycled a brilliant 175 miles over 2 days. This will help the Costa Foundation improve the life chances of children in coffee-growing communities by providing the opportunity for a safe, quality education.    Since 2007, the Costa Foundation has enabled over 120,000 children to access a safe, quality education. To learn more about the work of the Costa Foundation, head to their website here: https://lnkd.in/dByAunc.   #ChangeAChildsLifeStory #CostaCoffee #WeAreWhatWeCraft

All Aboard! The “FAWrient Express” Train Café Opens at Five Acre Wood School 🚂 We're proud to collaborate with the UK’s largest special needs school, Five Acre Wood School, to launch the innovative "FAWrient Express" train café! This unique café, built in a repurposed train carriage, provides hands-on hospitality training and real-world skills to pupils with additional needs, opening doors to future careers in the industry. At Costa Coffee, we love creating inclusive opportunities, and together, we're reimagining coffee experiences to make a difference! ☕💼 #WeAreWhatWeCraft

Celebrate International Coffee Day with us! ☕🌍 Sip, smile, and make a difference! When you buy a select coffee in any of our UK stores, we’ll donate 30p to the Costa Foundation. Your coffee will help build a new school in a coffee-growing community in Central America, opening doors of opportunity for the next generation. 🌱📚 Let’s make a difference together this International Coffee Day. #CostaCoffee #CostaFoundation #InternationalCoffeeDay

This week, Philippe Schaillee and Sam O'Brien headed to the Middle East celebrating our heritage and future in the region, marking two incredible milestones.   In 1999, we opened our first international store at Aviation Club, Dubai, with Emirates Leisure Retail (ELR). Today, this store continues to serve coffee as lovingly crafted as our relationship.   To mark 25 years, Philippe and Sam joined the ELR team at Dubai Mall Zabeel. That’s not all. In Saudi Arabia, we celebrated 500 stores in the region, in Anas Bin Malik Nargis in Riyadh, with Alghanim Industries.   Not only did we cut the ribbon to a new store, but also launched a collaboration with Chef Rakan Aloraifi, bringing delightful flavours to Saudi consumers. Thank you to all our partners for their part in growing Costa Coffee in the MENA region. We can’t wait to serve more cups of great coffee to customers in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kazakhstan, and beyond, together.

The power of partnerships in action! 🌟   Congrats to our procurement team who’ve won a CIPS Best Procurement Transformation Programme award!    The team’s delivered a broad range of strategic objectives through advanced business partnerships, with discipline, passion, and a growth mindset as their focus. Through collaboration with the wider Costa business and key suppliers, the team’s created value, forged lasting partnerships, and drove growth across the business.   A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to this success! 🚀   #CostaCoffee #WeAreWhatWeCraft #CIPSAwards CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply

🍂 The flavours of Autumn have arrived at Costa Coffee! 🍁 Wherever you are, our seasonal drinks are crafted to bring warmth and richness to every sip. You can indulge in the comforting notes of Maple Hazel in the UK, the fragrant sweetness of Orange Osmanthus in China, or the nutty delight of Maplenut in the UAE. Which one will you be trying? Let us know your favourite!

Recently Francisco Javier Martínez Moreno, Costa Coffee’s Chief Supply Chain Officer, and the Supply Chain team were delighted to welcome Nancy Quan, Coca-Cola’s EVP and Global Chief Technical & Innovation Officer, Dinorah dos Santos Isaac, Strategic Planning Vice President for Technical & Innovation at The Coca-Cola Company, and Daniela Zahariea, Vice President of Technical & Innovation at Coca-Cola EMEA, to the world of Costa Coffee.   Before we set off to our Research and Innovation Lab in Loudwater and our state-of-the-art roastery in Basildon, Nancy, Di, and Daniela joined Andy Hadley and David Stringer for a deeply insightful and thought-provoking Fireside Chat to a packed room of Supply Chain Costaristas, Networked Leaders and Executives.    Thank you so much Nancy, Di, and Daniela for your generosity, warmth, and insights. Until next time!

Unforgettable. That’s the Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games in one word 🌟 A huge thank you to all 130+ Costaristas who travelled thousands of miles from across the world to showcase the Costa Coffee brand on the global stage. We loved to see your discipline to deliver and passion for progress in action, and we couldn’t be prouder! ❤️ #WeAreWhatWeCraft #Paris2024

Great coffee at 30,000 feet? Yes, please! ☕️✈️ To celebrate Costa Coffee's new inflight drinks range across all easyJet flights, our Master of Coffee himself, Gennaro, surprised holidaymakers on a flight from London Gatwick to Rome! Passengers were treated to the ultimate experience, enjoying complementary goodie bags and tasting Costa’s new inflight favourites, from a Salted Caramel Latte to a frothy Cappuccino 😍 We can’t wait to try the range next time we fly! What’s your favourite flavour? #WeAreWhatWeCraft

🚀 From Barista to Boardroom! 🚀 We're excited to share that Tom Edgar has been promoted to Managing Director for APAC, continuing his incredible adventure with Costa Coffee! 🌏 Starting out as a barista in a retail store in Oxford, Tom will now lead our APAC leadership team. Tom’s story is a shining example of how, here at Costa Coffee, we develop and grow talent from within. Tom’s had an impressive career spanning global roles across EMENA, India, and the UK, and most recently as our Global Retail and Franchising Director. With our values at the heart of everything he does, Tom keeps reaching new heights! Based in Dubai with his family, Tom is perfectly placed to drive our growth in APAC while still leading our global Retail and Franchise strategy. We couldn’t be prouder to see one of our own rise up and make such a powerful impact. Here's to the exciting journey ahead, Tom! 🌟 #WeAreWhatWeCraft