28th November
Location: Edinburgh Gyle New Coffee Republic Mall Cafe
Recruiting full time manager and Baristas.
Prior experience of preparing and serving coffee and food essential.
Individual must have a good personality and be able to work in a busy environment.
Please send CV's to coffeerepublicgyle@hotmail.co.uk
Immediate start desirable. Source: http://edinburgh.gumtree.com/edinburgh/27/31608827.html http://www.gyleshopping.co.uk/
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Edinburgh-based CR Deli bucking the trend
20th October
Source; http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/other/display.var.2461385.0.coffee_chain_feels_pain_of_caffeine_cutbacks.php
By Julia Horton, The Herald
CAFE chain Coffee Republic yesterday blamed the "toughening" economic climate for a downfall in sales as credit crisis-hit customers cut back on their daily lattes.
Source; http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/other/display.var.2461385.0.coffee_chain_feels_pain_of_caffeine_cutbacks.php
By Julia Horton, The Herald
CAFE chain Coffee Republic yesterday blamed the "toughening" economic climate for a downfall in sales as credit crisis-hit customers cut back on their daily lattes.
Like-for-like sales from April to September were down 0.2%, despite an initial 2.5% rise between April and June, signalling a significant downturn in the past three months.
The company said the fall in sales "reflected a toughening climate".
However, it also claimed that it had begun to reverse the trend with more aggressive sales and marketing activity. Newly-opened bars have been helping to boost the chain's fortunes, including an outlet at St Andrew Square in Edinburgh opposite the historic headquarters of the troubled Royal Bank of Scotland.
There was no obvious sign of people cutting back on spending there yesterday as a dozen or so customers enjoyed a drink.
Cafe director Paul Anderson said: "Our like-for-like sales are up every week. Obviously it's a new shop. I think it depends a lot on location but we're doing fine. Our busiest hour is still 8am to 9am when people buy coffees on their way to work."
Staff at RBS, where the cafe holds its business accounts, also seemed to show no sign of cutting back on their hot drinks with an order of 24 coffees placed with Mr Anderson yesterday.
However, one customer said that she tended not to buy coffee from outlets any more because of the economic downturn.
Kelly Drew, a 32-year-old Edinburgh marketing executive enjoying a coffee with her mother who was visiting for the weekend, said: "Personally it's a rarity for me for that reason. I don't really buy coffees as a rule in the morning because you can make your own and it's a lot cheaper."
Meanwhile, Coffee Republic has secured a key concession deal with cinema chain Cineworld which it expects to increase sales as customers flock to see blockbusters such as the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace.
The chain has 195 outlets internationally, including 184 in the UK.
Another McLeish Deli means another CR Deli !
16th May 2008
Acting on behalf of McLeish, Culverwell have acquired 1 Lochrin Square, Edinburgh from joint developer Scotmid/Gladedale Capital (acting on behalf of the landlord, Credit Suisse). McLeish have agreed a new 15 year full repairing and insuring lease subject to 5 yearly upward only rent reviews at an initial rent of £90,000 per annum.
The premises extend to the following net internal areas:
Ground Floor 3,833 sq ft 356.32 sq m
Basement 2,153 sq ft 200.09 sq m
McLeish are an up-market, New York style licensed Deli that incorporates both Coffee Republic and Thorntons concessions.
McLeish recently opened their first Edinburgh store at 59 South Bridge which is trading successfully and have active requirements for more stores across Scotland.
McLeish's Managing Director, Stanley Morrice, commented, "We are delighted with our latest acquisition at Lochrin Square which is situated in the heart of Edinburgh's business district".
For further information please contact:
James Godfrey/Callum Mortimer
Direct Dial: 0131 243 9614
Email: james@culverwell.co.uk or callum@culverwell.co.uk
Source: http://www.culverwell.co.uk/index.shtml?news
Acting on behalf of McLeish, Culverwell have acquired 1 Lochrin Square, Edinburgh from joint developer Scotmid/Gladedale Capital (acting on behalf of the landlord, Credit Suisse). McLeish have agreed a new 15 year full repairing and insuring lease subject to 5 yearly upward only rent reviews at an initial rent of £90,000 per annum.
The premises extend to the following net internal areas:
Ground Floor 3,833 sq ft 356.32 sq m
Basement 2,153 sq ft 200.09 sq m
McLeish are an up-market, New York style licensed Deli that incorporates both Coffee Republic and Thorntons concessions.
McLeish recently opened their first Edinburgh store at 59 South Bridge which is trading successfully and have active requirements for more stores across Scotland.
McLeish's Managing Director, Stanley Morrice, commented, "We are delighted with our latest acquisition at Lochrin Square which is situated in the heart of Edinburgh's business district".
For further information please contact:
James Godfrey/Callum Mortimer
Direct Dial: 0131 243 9614
Email: james@culverwell.co.uk or callum@culverwell.co.uk
Source: http://www.culverwell.co.uk/index.shtml?news
Scotland's First Minister Opens McLeish's First Edinburgh Deli (incorporating CR Deli)
5th May 2008
This is the first of the New York-style deli to be established in the capital by Dundee-based McLeish, whose declared policy is to source its produce from Scottish suppliers - fish, for example, from Peterhead and Arbroath, and meat, poultry, dairy products and vegetables from Scottish farms.
Other Scottish-sourced products include biscuits, bakery, canned foods and relishes while there is also a comprehensive range of whiskies from island, Highland and lowland distilleries.
Mr Salmond, who opened the new Edinburgh store on Wednesday, has recently returned from Brussels where he was promoting the quality of Scottish produce.
In the US last month, he carried the same message during the Scottish Week.
Mr Salmond said: "McLeish's food stores are a great source of accessible, quality Scottish produce as I can testify.
"Last month I accepted the challenge to 'eat Scottish' for one week. The McLeish Brothers store in Inverurie was just one of the food outlets which helped to make that challenge tasty and affordable.
"I want to see Scottish producers and suppliers thriving across the country. Scotland's first ever national debate on food, led by the Scottish Government, has just come to an end, with more than 25,000 people visiting our website and many responding online.
"These responses will be considered as part of our work to develop a national food policy that can help support a sustainable food industry within a greener, healthier, wealthier Scotland.
"I’m delighted to welcome McLeish Brothers’ first store to Edinburgh. Not only will it promote home-grown produce, the store’s range of Asian, Chinese, Italian and other European dishes is further evidence that Scotland can cater for a global marketplace."
The First Minister, along with all visitors to the South Bridge open day this week, sampled a variety of McLeish specialities.
"There is no truth in the rumour that we have opened the first of our Edinburgh stores in South Bridge simply to be convenient for Mr Salmond during his day job," said McLeish's managing director, Stanley Morrice.
On a serious note, he added: "Our policy of using Scottish produce is simple - why go elsewhere when the quality and value provided by our fishermen, farmers and other suppliers are the best in the business?
"In total, 70% of our stock is sourced in Scotland. Our only regret is that we can't find a cheeky Chablis from a vineyard on the northern slopes of Schiehallion or a classic claret from the Tay Valley."
McLeish will open its second Edinburgh store in Lochrin Square in July, while plans for a third in Bruntsfield are well advanced.
The retailer is also looking at other premises in the capital.
McLeish, whose eight existing stores are all in the east of the country, is poised to move into the west of Scotland.
The firm will open a store in Sauchiehall Street in August and is in negotiations for other sites in Glasgow city centre and the suburbs.
A second in Aberdeen city centre, in Schoolhill, will open soon and it is hoped that there will be a third outlet in Aberdeen, possibly next year.
Bothwell, Stirling, Falkirk, Dunfermline, St Andrews and Perth will follow in a rapid £11 million expansion programme that will see McLeish grow from four shops employing 42 staff just 18 months ago to around two dozen with a workforce of more than 600 by the end of the year.
McLeish then plans to cross the Border to set up a second centre in the Midlands before launching outlets in the south-east.
In another development, McLeish is close to announcing the launch of its own-brand whisky, which is expected to be a single malt from Speyside.
Each new store has franchised areas to Coffee Republic and Thorntons, the confectioner.
In addition, there are kitchens in each outlet as well as an ever-expanding team of specialist chefs and kitchen staff based in Dundee who produce a daily menu of traditional and international dishes.
This operation style would be mirrored in England - again using, as far as possible, produce from Scotland.
"We are finding the combination of good, home-based produce and the New York-style of deli is proving very popular," Morrice said.
This is the first of the New York-style deli to be established in the capital by Dundee-based McLeish, whose declared policy is to source its produce from Scottish suppliers - fish, for example, from Peterhead and Arbroath, and meat, poultry, dairy products and vegetables from Scottish farms.
Other Scottish-sourced products include biscuits, bakery, canned foods and relishes while there is also a comprehensive range of whiskies from island, Highland and lowland distilleries.
Mr Salmond, who opened the new Edinburgh store on Wednesday, has recently returned from Brussels where he was promoting the quality of Scottish produce.
In the US last month, he carried the same message during the Scottish Week.
Mr Salmond said: "McLeish's food stores are a great source of accessible, quality Scottish produce as I can testify.
"Last month I accepted the challenge to 'eat Scottish' for one week. The McLeish Brothers store in Inverurie was just one of the food outlets which helped to make that challenge tasty and affordable.
"I want to see Scottish producers and suppliers thriving across the country. Scotland's first ever national debate on food, led by the Scottish Government, has just come to an end, with more than 25,000 people visiting our website and many responding online.
"These responses will be considered as part of our work to develop a national food policy that can help support a sustainable food industry within a greener, healthier, wealthier Scotland.
"I’m delighted to welcome McLeish Brothers’ first store to Edinburgh. Not only will it promote home-grown produce, the store’s range of Asian, Chinese, Italian and other European dishes is further evidence that Scotland can cater for a global marketplace."
The First Minister, along with all visitors to the South Bridge open day this week, sampled a variety of McLeish specialities.
"There is no truth in the rumour that we have opened the first of our Edinburgh stores in South Bridge simply to be convenient for Mr Salmond during his day job," said McLeish's managing director, Stanley Morrice.
On a serious note, he added: "Our policy of using Scottish produce is simple - why go elsewhere when the quality and value provided by our fishermen, farmers and other suppliers are the best in the business?
"In total, 70% of our stock is sourced in Scotland. Our only regret is that we can't find a cheeky Chablis from a vineyard on the northern slopes of Schiehallion or a classic claret from the Tay Valley."
McLeish will open its second Edinburgh store in Lochrin Square in July, while plans for a third in Bruntsfield are well advanced.
The retailer is also looking at other premises in the capital.
McLeish, whose eight existing stores are all in the east of the country, is poised to move into the west of Scotland.
The firm will open a store in Sauchiehall Street in August and is in negotiations for other sites in Glasgow city centre and the suburbs.
A second in Aberdeen city centre, in Schoolhill, will open soon and it is hoped that there will be a third outlet in Aberdeen, possibly next year.
Bothwell, Stirling, Falkirk, Dunfermline, St Andrews and Perth will follow in a rapid £11 million expansion programme that will see McLeish grow from four shops employing 42 staff just 18 months ago to around two dozen with a workforce of more than 600 by the end of the year.
McLeish then plans to cross the Border to set up a second centre in the Midlands before launching outlets in the south-east.
In another development, McLeish is close to announcing the launch of its own-brand whisky, which is expected to be a single malt from Speyside.
Each new store has franchised areas to Coffee Republic and Thorntons, the confectioner.
In addition, there are kitchens in each outlet as well as an ever-expanding team of specialist chefs and kitchen staff based in Dundee who produce a daily menu of traditional and international dishes.
This operation style would be mirrored in England - again using, as far as possible, produce from Scotland.
"We are finding the combination of good, home-based produce and the New York-style of deli is proving very popular," Morrice said.
A peak inside a McLeish Brothers store in Edinburgh
23rd April 2008
These photographs are taken from McLeish Brothers, Edinburgh. Please click on the images to enlarge the photos.
http://www.mcleish.uk.com/
These photographs are taken from McLeish Brothers, Edinburgh. Please click on the images to enlarge the photos.
http://www.mcleish.uk.com/
CR Deli arrives in St Andrews Square, Edinburgh
7th April 2008
This week Coffee Republic Plc have pleasure in announcing the new opening of Coffee Republic St. Andrew Square in Edinburgh. The new Deli opened by Danny Anderson on Friday 4th April was part of the grand opening of St. Andrew Square Gardens, which had previously been closed to the public for the last 238 years. The new Coffee Republic sits amidst the garden surroundings in a newly built pavilion.
43 St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 2AD.
This week Coffee Republic Plc have pleasure in announcing the new opening of Coffee Republic St. Andrew Square in Edinburgh. The new Deli opened by Danny Anderson on Friday 4th April was part of the grand opening of St. Andrew Square Gardens, which had previously been closed to the public for the last 238 years. The new Coffee Republic sits amidst the garden surroundings in a newly built pavilion.
43 St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 2AD.
CR and McLeish Bros to open in Edinburgh's financial district
22nd March 2008
By MICHAEL BLACKLEY
www.scotsman.com
A NEW York-style delicatessen, a coffee shop and a chocolatier are to open in Fountainbridge as the expansion of the city's financial district continues.
Scottish deli firm McLeish Brothers and coffee chain Coffee Republic have secured the ground floor space at the £50 million Lochrin Square development. Chocolate retailer Thorntons will also set up a franchised shop.
The new retailers are expected to open at the former Scotmid headquarters in April, around the same time as Bank of Scotland Corporate moves into its new base on the site.
Business leaders today claimed the move would bring more of a "Venice lifestyle" to the canalside area around the former Fountain Brewery.
The Lochrin Square office development is now on the verge of full capacity, only four months after it was completed. David Robinson, development director at Gladedale Capital, which worked on the project as a joint venture with Scotmid, said: "McLeish Brothers will provide the perfect retail complement to the corporate tenants already at Lochrin Square.
"It's a fantastic result to have the final space in No.1 Lochrin Square snapped up less than four months after practical completion.
Dundee-based McLeish Brothers is to take a 15-year lease, worth £90,000 a year, as it continues its Scottish expansion.
Coffee Republic announced its return to Scotland last year. It has an espresso bar at FountainPark and is planning a unit in St Andrew Square Gardens.
As well as HBoS, which recently leased 62,000 sq ft of space at No.1 Lochrin Sq
uare, legal firm Biggart Baillie LLP and financial services support company Watson Wyatt have also moved to the block.
Stanley Morrice, managing director of McLeish Brothers, said: "Lochrin Square is a marvellous development and its location as well as its quality, infrastructure and general spec, made it the ideal choice for us."
The new deals were also welcomed by business leaders. Ron Hewitt, chief executive of the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, said:
"There is no doubt the rejuvenation of the Lochrin Basin is one of the most welcome developments in Edinburgh. It brings that Venice lifestyle that changes it from an undesirable nightspot to a place people want to be."
By MICHAEL BLACKLEY
www.scotsman.com
A NEW York-style delicatessen, a coffee shop and a chocolatier are to open in Fountainbridge as the expansion of the city's financial district continues.
Scottish deli firm McLeish Brothers and coffee chain Coffee Republic have secured the ground floor space at the £50 million Lochrin Square development. Chocolate retailer Thorntons will also set up a franchised shop.
The new retailers are expected to open at the former Scotmid headquarters in April, around the same time as Bank of Scotland Corporate moves into its new base on the site.
Business leaders today claimed the move would bring more of a "Venice lifestyle" to the canalside area around the former Fountain Brewery.
The Lochrin Square office development is now on the verge of full capacity, only four months after it was completed. David Robinson, development director at Gladedale Capital, which worked on the project as a joint venture with Scotmid, said: "McLeish Brothers will provide the perfect retail complement to the corporate tenants already at Lochrin Square.
"It's a fantastic result to have the final space in No.1 Lochrin Square snapped up less than four months after practical completion.
Dundee-based McLeish Brothers is to take a 15-year lease, worth £90,000 a year, as it continues its Scottish expansion.
Coffee Republic announced its return to Scotland last year. It has an espresso bar at FountainPark and is planning a unit in St Andrew Square Gardens.
As well as HBoS, which recently leased 62,000 sq ft of space at No.1 Lochrin Sq
uare, legal firm Biggart Baillie LLP and financial services support company Watson Wyatt have also moved to the block.
Stanley Morrice, managing director of McLeish Brothers, said: "Lochrin Square is a marvellous development and its location as well as its quality, infrastructure and general spec, made it the ideal choice for us."
The new deals were also welcomed by business leaders. Ron Hewitt, chief executive of the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, said:
"There is no doubt the rejuvenation of the Lochrin Basin is one of the most welcome developments in Edinburgh. It brings that Venice lifestyle that changes it from an undesirable nightspot to a place people want to be."
CR Deli in St Andrew Square, Edinburgh - Opening in March
8th February 2008Source: Centrepiece (Edinburgh City Centre Mgt Co)
The imminent opening of St Andrew Square Garden is a fantastic achievement for Edinburgh City Centre Management Company and all our partners. It has taken many years of careful planning and consultation but the garden will open to the public for the first time next month. It is also great news that Coffee Republic will be opening their first coffee shop and deli North of the border in Edinburgh, taking on the stylish glass pavilion within St Andrew Square Garden.
Ian Broadfoot City Centre Manager
Click on the two images to read more.
CR's Scottish partner aims high
23 January 2008Published: By James Moncur, Business7 (09 Dec 07)
McLeish's Deli's in nationwide expansion plan to create 600 jobs
A chain of high-class delis is opening across Scotland in a multi-million pound expansion which is set to create 600 jobs across the country.
McLeish Brothers is launching its latest store in its home city of Dundee today and is planning to have 25 outlets up and running by the end of next year.
Business7 previously revealed part of managing director Stanley Morrice's ambitious expansion plans.
Now he has confirmed the first new stores are already trading in Aberdeen and Inverurie.
As his latest store prepares to open its doors, Morrice, an Aberdeen businessman with many years of retail experience, said: "When it came to establishing McLeish Brothers' HQ, it was no contest. The core company has a long tradition with Dundee and Tayside in general, and an excellent reputation, so this is its home.
"We will be opening more stores in, for instance, Edinburgh and Glasgow, than we have on Tayside, but we believe that our home should be in Dundee."
Describing the driving force behind his decision to acquire McLeish Brothers, he added: "I was attracted to McLeish because here was a company using local produce - for instance, fish from Arbroath and Peterhead, beef from only Scottish farms - and with the people in place to prepare meals daily. Nowwe are taking this concept, extending it and putting a kitchen in every site."
McLeish Brothers first opened as a delicatessen and fishmonger in Dundee 60 years ago. The latest outlet will open in Whitehall Street today and will be followed by new offices, employing 30 administrative staff.
There will also be state-of-the-art kitchens, with 50 chefs and other food preparation workers in Wester Gourdie, when the firm reaches full capacity in 16 to 18 months.
Bosses plan to have 25 stores by the end of next year, before a major push into England.
McLeish this week completed the £1million-plus deal to buy Robertsons, a butcher with 120 years of trading in Broughty Ferry.
McLeish's chefs produce a daily diet of their own specialist range, including Asian, Chinese, Italian, other European dishes as well as traditional British and Scottish cuisine and a full take-away service.
Most of the stores will also have franchised areas - cafes run by Coffee Republic and confectionery counters by Thorntons.
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