Organic growth for Costa
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It is early days yet, but the new Costa Coffee store on my local high street seems to be bedding in nicely. The passing trade has been boosted by providing free wifi access in store (I am sat here now enjoying a small latte writing this blog article) and there is a really nice open patio area behind the building for coffee-lovers to sit watching the Thames go by. The Starbucks over Windsir Bridge is fast becoming a distant memory.
Whitbread, the owners of Costa Coffee and Premier Travel Inn has announced plans today for a very large organic growth of their business - the number of Costa stores worldwide is set to double and the room capacity of their budget hotel business may grow by 50% over the next five years. How recession-proof are these businesses? Despite the increasingly congested markets for retail coffee sales (McDonald’s is making a strong pitch for some of the action) I reckon they are a decent bet providing Whitbread can keep their costs under tight control and limit price rises on the high street. With a weakening pound against the Euro, many more people are likely to holiday at home this year and next boosting the demand for good value budget hotel accommodation en route or at chosen destinations.
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