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The Nero Group reports record £670m sales as global expansion continues. September 2, 2026 The Nero Group has reported record sales of £670 million for the financial year ending 31 May 2026, representing an 8% increase. Like-for-like sales across the group increased by 4.1%, with the business reporting market share growth across its international territories. The Nero Group operates 1,191 stores across 11 countries and employs more than 11,000 people. During the financial year, the group opened 72 new stores, including 16 added through its acquisition of Compass Coffee in Washington DC. In the UK, Caffè Nero recorded like-for-like sales growth of 4.5%, while total sales increased by 5%. Growth was supported by demand for iced drinks, with sales in the category increasing by 52%. Matcha accounted for a significant proportion of that growth. The group expects to open at least 80 additional stores during the current financial year as it continues to expand its international estate. Founder and Group CEO Gerry Ford said: "I'm hugely encouraged by the Group's performance during the last financial year. Despite tough trading conditions, a challenging financial climate and geopolitical conflicts, we have continued to outperform the market and gain market share. "We are focussed on the premium end of the coffee market and have been able to take a leadership role in that segment. "Our success is a testament to the hard work of our store teams, the strength of our brand and the great innovation and delivery of premium coffee, iced drinks and service. "I'm really proud of what all our people have delivered over the last 12 months. We enter the current financial year with strong momentum and have set ourselves up well for another successful year." The Nero Group operates six brands in the UK: Caffè Nero, Coffee#1, 200 Degrees, Harris+Hoole, FCB Coffee and Aroma. Associated Articles Chaiiwala Opens Second Bristol Café on Gloucester Road Provides relevant multi-site growth context, with Chaiiwala continuing to expand its UK estate while targeting 500 global locations over the next decade. The brand currently operates more than 120 UK sites across high streets, drive-thrus and travel locations. Greene King Loyalty Programme Reaches Two Million Customers Adds relevant large-scale consumer hospitality growth context, with Greene King reaching two million loyalty customers while using digital technology, personalised rewards and ordering functionality to increase engagement across its 1,600 managed pubs. Experience Hospitality Service Robotics Live in Action at Robot Week Hospitality and catering operators can explore emerging technology at Robot Week in London, with dedicated sessions on 9 and 10 September demonstrating robotics across coffee, food and drink service, cooking, cleaning and back-of-house operations.

Café Nero at Windsor and Eton station could be demolished. 7th August By Elena Chiujdea Windsor and Eton station (Image: NQ) Find, save and share Public Notices that affect you in the Slough area. This is a selection of the latest planning applications submitted to the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Pending: A coffee shop near Windsor and Eton Central Station which creates a 'visual and physical bottleneck' could be demolished. Windsor and Eton Central Station is a Grade II-listed building which was built in 1849 and opened by 1850. In the 1990s, the station was renovated to introduce a shopping concourse, and was redeveloped again in 2007, when the retail area was extended. A Caffe Nero kiosk has been based on the station's eastern concourse for a number of years. But a listed building application has now been submitted to the Royal Borough, seeking permission to demolish it. The Caffé Nero kiosk 'creates a physical and visual bottleneck ', the plans, submitted by applicant company AEW UK, said. "[It] blocks the space, prevents open views to the roof and coupled with the steel roof cladding, creates a dark and uninviting space," they added. If the council gives the plans the go-ahead, the application says this would create a more open space within the station 'that better celebrates the Victorian architecture'. The plans aim to improve pedestrian flow around the station and create a space for various activities and events. This proposal is part of wider plans for the eastern part of the shopping concourse to open up the space and provide more light as well as an open space within the centre, the application said. Visit rbwm.gov.uk and insert 26/01805/LBC into the council's planning portal to view the plans. Pending: Part of a building in St Leonards Road could be turned into a four-bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO). The three-storey building at 5A St Leonards Road in Windsor has offices on the upper floors and a cocktail and champagne bar on the ground floor. Daniel More, the applicant, submitted plans to the Royal Borough seeking permission to turn the first and second floor into a house of multiple occupation (HMO). The site already has permission to turn the office space into apartments, but the current application wants to instead refurbish the space into an HMO - a house shared by three or more tenants from separate households. "Houses in multiple occupation meet a recognised need for smaller and more affordable accommodation," the application said. The ground floor bar, No5, will be 'retained and unaffected' by the proposals, it added. On the first floor, two bedrooms are proposed, each with an ensuite bathroom and a hallway. Two ensuite bedrooms are proposed on the second floor as well as a communal kitchen. Residents would enter the HMO from the ground floor where the cocktail bar is currently located. The space would also serve as a refuse store for the apartments and a cycle store. There is no off-street parking proposed because the building is in the heart of Windsor with shops, bus stops and Windsor and Eton Central Station nearby, the application said. Visit rbwm.gov.uk and insert 26/01574/FULL into the council's planning portal to view the plans. Pending: A proposal has been submitted to the Royal Borough looking to convert a Stroud Farm barn into a family home. Stroud Farm is located in Holyport with various agricultural structures, some of which are Grade II listed buildings. The dairy barn that could be converted into a home is not listed but is surrounded by such structures. This refurbishment will bring forward a 'sustainable long-term future for the barn', the application said. If plans are approved, a three-bedroom home featuring a courtyard garden and two parking spaces could be built. "It will provide a modest, high-quality home with improved thermal performance, modern construction standards, and a layout that respects the proportions of the existing [barn] structure," the application said. The refurbishments will include upgrading the external cladding of the barn and introducing new windows, but the materials chosen will 'ensure the converted barn remains sympathetic to the rural setting', it added. Visit rbwm.gov.uk and insert 26/01625/FULL into the council's planning portal to view the plans. More Stories