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COSTA SUPPORTS THE SEARCH FOR BRITAIN’S BEST HIGH STREET
Costa, the nation’s favourite coffee shop, is supporting the search for the country’s best high street.
The Great British High Street Competition is now open to local teams of people in England, Wales and Scotland to help champion people in communities and local high streets, with the chance for a community to share a £50,000 prize.
Jim Slater, Managing Director of Costa UK said, “Community is at the heart of Costa’s values, that’s why we are calling on our customers and staff to support their local community and the wonderful work they do by getting involved with The Great British High Street Awards. The new ‘rising star’ category is a great way to reward a town that has transformed its fortune, giving it a boost for an even brighter future.”
Costa joins Boots and Argos in the search, with Google on board to provide digital workshops to the top 100 retailers in each of the seven winning locations of the Great British High Street Competition.
The seven categories are: best city centre high street, best town centre high street, best market town high street, best coastal community high street, best village high street, best parade of shop and best London high street.
The entry date has been extended to the 1st September 2015 and people can now go online to register or vote at http://thegreatbritishhighstreet.co.uk/high-street-of-the-year-award
From mid-September and for the first time the public will also have the chance to vote directly for their best-loved high street. The winning high street will be announced in October 2015.
For more details see http://thegreatbritishhighstreet.co.uk/high-street-of-the-year-awardand follow the competition on twitter @TheGBHighSt #GBHighSt
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Founded in London by Italian brothers Sergio and Bruno Costa in 1971, Costa is the UK’s favourite coffee shop, having been awarded “Best Branded Coffee Shop Chain in the UK and Ireland" by Allegra Strategies for five years running (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & November 2014).
With over 1,968 coffee shops in the UK and more than 1,157 shops in 29 overseas markets, Costa has diversified into both the at-home and gourmet self-serve markets. There are now more than 4,086 Costa Express self-serve machines.
In the UK Costa employs over 15,000 people and creates around 1,500 jobs each year.
Costa is committed to looking after coffee-growers. That's why we've established The Costa Foundation, a registered charity. The Costa Foundation's aims are to relieve poverty, advance education and the health and environment of coffee-growing communities around the world. So far, The Costa Foundation has funded the building of 46 schools and improved the social and economic welfare of coffee-growing communities.
