Costa Coffee and Sainsbury’s have announced a new change that will come to stores nationwide.
The coffee shop chain will be opening cafes in Sainsbury’s stores across the UK but for now, plans aim to open 11 new stores within Sainsbury’s supermarkets throughout 2024 - one of which is already open.
The investment which exceeds £3 million will allow customers to catch up with friends or take a break at Costa Coffee while shopping for their groceries at Sainsbury’s.
More than 100 jobs are set to be created with training opportunities available for team members.
Costa Coffee and Sainsbury's team up to open new cafes
Speaking about the announcement, Nick Ridley, Property Director at Costa Coffee, said: “We are excited to join forces with Sainsbury’s, bringing our much-loved Costa Coffee experiences to shoppers nationwide.
“We’re proud that we will soon be able to make a difference to customers looking to catch up with friends and family over lunch or enjoy a beloved Costa coffee after their weekly shop.”
The two brands already have a relationship with Costa Coffee’s Ready to Drink and At Home ranges being sold in Sainsbury’s stores and more than 1,000 Costa Express machines in Sainsbury’s stores and petrol stations, selling a staggering ten million cups of coffee in 2023 alone.
Richard Crampton, Sainsbury’s Director of Fresh Food, said: “We know that customers like the convenience of being able to stop for a drink, snack or sit-down lunch while they’re doing their shopping, and we think that Costa Coffee stores will offer a fantastic opportunity to do this within Sainsbury’s supermarkets.
Recommended reading:
- I tried Costa Coffee's new Hot Milkshakes and they're a game changer
- Costa Coffee launches new reusable cups as January menu begins
- Drink or down the sink? I tried instant coffee from Lidl, Tesco and more
“That’s why we’re delighted to be building on our existing collaboration with Costa Coffee to roll out this fantastic new option for customers in our stores over the next year and we’re looking forward to hearing what they think.”
First Costa Coffee store opens in Sainsbury’s store in Portsmouth
The first Costa Coffee store opened in Sainsbury’s Farlington Superstore in Portsmouth last week (February 15), creating nine new job roles in the Portsmouth community.
Ten more are set to open in 2024 under the initial plans.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel