Pumpkin Café Shop
 The logo of Pumpkin Café Shop | |
.jpg) A Pumpkin Café Shop in Tottenham Hale | |
| Company type | Station Café |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food Retail |
Area served | Railway stations and hospitals in Great Britain |
Pumpkin Café Shop is a chain of café shops located at hospitals, ports, and railway stations in Great Britain.[1][2][3] It is a sub-brand owned by the SSP Group, which owns or franchises many other food shop brands such as Caffè Ritazza and Upper Crust.[4][5] The shops sell food, newspapers and hot and cold drinks. As of 2016, the chain "manages" 126 shops.[5]
As of 2023, some Pumpkin Café Shops are rebranding as 'Café Local' [1] [2] or as licensed brands such as Starbucks.
References[edit]
- ^ The Retail Directory. The Retail Directory. 2006. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-7079-7086-8.
- ^ Frizzell, Nell. "An Ode to the Anonymous, Class-Less World of British Train Station Pumpkin Cafes". Vice. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Cafe boss stole £31,000 to fund drugs". This is Nottingham. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "The myth of restaurant competition? Why you don't have as much choice as you might think when you go out to eat". Resolver. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Brand Profiles - Pumpkin". SSP Group. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
Pumpkin is a collection of 126 nationwide, railway station located café shops stretching from Truro to Aberdeen. It focuses on delivering all the customer essentials for a journey, served by a friendly and efficient, local team. The range is broad, offering great barista coffee, homebaked cakes, food on the go and branded snacks and cold drinks as well as, in a number of locations news and magazines