Casual Dining

Three Insomnia coffee shops open across Dublin with limited services

Independent.ie - 18.04.2020

Coffee chain Insomnia has opened three of its coffee shops across Dublin as a takeaway service as part of phased re-opening. Despite coffee shops not being on the Government’s list of essential services which are allowed to stay open during the lockdown, the coffee shop franchise re-opened its Dun Laoghaire, Portmarnock and Blackrock shops. However, keeping with Government restrictions, the coffee shops will be operating with a takeaway service only. In a statement to Independent.ie, a spokesperson for the franchise said: "As a registered food business with ancillary takeaway, we are permitted under Government guidelines to operate as a takeaway."

Costa UK to re-open four sites

www.propelinfonews.ie - 23.04.2020

Costa Coffee, which is owned by Coca-Cola, is to become the latest hospitality brand to announce it will re-open a handful of its sites. The company has announced it will open four sites, including two drive-thru units, with opening hours set to be 8am to 4pm. The company said: “A massive thank you to the team members that have volunteered to work – helping support key workers. Our priority remains the safety of our teams and customers.” Costa has more than 2,300 branches in the UK but all have been closed since 23 March when the country went into lock-down.