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COSTA FRESCO PARTNERS WITH CHARLIE BIGHAM’S AND CARTMEL
Today Costa, the nation’s favourite coffee shop, has launched a new range of hot lunches and puddings exclusively at their London concept store, Costa Fresco.
In response to the growing public desire for choice and quality in the lunch category, Costa Fresco has introduced hot dishes from luxury handmade meals company Charlie Bigham’s and desserts from sticky toffee pudding creators Cartmel.
The Charlie Bigham’s lunches include Macaroni Cheese, Fish Pie and Lasagne which will be sold at £6.50 per portion. The Cartmel desserts on offer are Sticky Toffee Pudding and Sticky Chocolate Pudding at £2.45 per portion. All meals will be baked fresh instore and served hot from the hot held unit.
The new offering is added to the Costa Fresco menu which features handcrafted ciabattas and pastries, fresh soups and salads alongside Costa’s famous Mocha Italia blend which goes into their barista-made coffee.
Carol Welch, Global Brand and Innovation Director commented: “Our Costa Fresco store was inspired by the Costa brothers’ passion and respect for delicious food so we’re proud to be working with Charlie Bigham’s and Cartmel to expand our handcrafted menu. We know that customers look for quality and we’re confident our new lunch choices will appeal to them.”
A Charlie Bingham’s spokesperson commented: “We are delighted to partner with Costa Fresco and deliver top quality hot meals to customers. We feel that Charlie’s delicious dishes will make a superb addition to the handcrafted Fresco menu.”
A Cartmel spokesperson commented: “Like Costa Fresco, we pride ourselves on creating delicious handcrafted dishes at Cartmel. All of our puds are made by hand from 100% natural ingredients and our famous Sticky Toffee Pudding will be the perfect lunchtime treat or afternoon pick me up.
The new range is available from today at Costa Fresco, 190 Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7LH. Costa Fresco is open 6:30 – 20:00 Monday to Friday, 7:30 – 19.30 Saturday and 8:00 – 19.30 Sunday.
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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 six years running (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & December 2015).
With over 2,000 coffee shops in the UK and more than 1,880 shops in 30 overseas markets, Costa has diversified into both the at-home and gourmet self-serve markets. There are now more than 4,275 Costa Express self-serve machines in the UK.
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.
