{"id":958055,"date":"2026-05-13T23:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/958055\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T23:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:28:20","slug":"costa-to-takeover-26-starbucks-across-the-uk-full-list-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/958055\/","title":{"rendered":"Costa to takeover 26 Starbucks across the UK – full list | UK | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Costa will replace Starbucks in 26 places in the UK as part of a deal with Cineworld. Costa<\/a> is a chain known for its coffee, cakes, and range of lunch options. Now, film-lovers might be able to make a stop-off at the chain before heading to watch a movie.<\/p>\n

Costa<\/a> has announced a new 10-year partnership with Cineworld, which will see the chain take over previously Starbucks-operated sites. The rollout will begin this summer, with the majority of sites expected to open by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n

Existing staff will be offered the opportunity to retrain in line with Costa\u2019s standards.<\/p>\n

The new Costa<\/a> stores will have a mix of takeaway and sit-in options, with self-service screens and a dedicated collection area.<\/p>\n

Costa Coffee express and corporate sales director UK&I Ander Miller, said that the collaboration enabled the firm to \u201cfurther strengthen our presence within high-footfall leisure environments, aligning with our strategy to meet customers wherever they are.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cineworld director of retail, Tim Sparrow, added: \u201cCosta<\/a> Coffee is re-energising our coffee spaces and strengthening the role they play in the cinema experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTogether, we\u2019re focused on quality, consistency and reach, creating warm and welcoming environments that enhance the visit while keeping cinema at the heart of everything we do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Costa<\/a> first started in 1971 when its founders, Sergio and Bruno, first arrived in London.<\/p>\n

In 1978, their demand for coffee grew, so they moved to South London where the brothers transformed a huge plot of grassland into a brand-new roastery.<\/p>\n

The new site was located on Old Paradise Street, Lambeth, where the Costa Coffee roastery remained until 2017.<\/p>\n

By 1981, the brothers opened their first Costa Coffee shop in Vauxhall Bridge Road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Costa will replace Starbucks in 26 places in the UK as part of a deal with Cineworld. Costa…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":958056,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[51,267555,23559,15587,267556,16,267557,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-958055","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-cineworld-partnership","10":"tag-costa-coffee","11":"tag-starbucks","12":"tag-starbucks-replacement","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-uk-locations","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116569866496224296","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/958055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=958055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/958055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/958056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=958055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=958055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=958055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}