Costa Coffee, the nation’s favourite coffee shop brand, is pleased to announce ODEON as the winner of its 2016 ‘Partner of the Year’ award.
Paul Donovan, ODEON Chief Executive, and Duncan Reynolds, ODEON UK Managing Director, attended the Costa Partnerships Conference on Thursday 27th October 2016 to collect the award.
The accolade celebrates Costa Coffee’s partners, recognising first class achievements, commitment to the partnership and going the extra mile to ensure strength and long term success.
Costa Coffee and ODEON – Europe’s largest cinema chain – have operated in partnership for nine years, with the most recent stores opening this month in Kingston and Oldham, ODEON’s newly-opened site in Greater Manchester.
The last twelve months alone have seen the cinema chain open six stores and reimagine a further eight within its sites across the UK and Ireland.
The partnership has enabled ODEON to offer a broader food and beverage range whilst ensuring Costa customers have access to a great cup of quality Mocha Italia coffee whilst they enjoy their cinema experience.
Speaking of the partnership, Jim Attwood, UK Partnerships Director at Costa Coffee, said: “Costa has been operating with some outstanding Partners in the UK&I for over a decade now, recently opening our 1,000th partnership store. This year, our partners at ODEON, led by Duncan Reynolds really stood out. We are proud of the Costa brand and our franchise structures ensure that wherever Costa is served, Costa customers can expect the same high standards. ODEON goes above and beyond this; it doesn’t accept mediocrity and incessantly strives for continued, long term success. ODEON is committed to continuous improvement whilst inspiring its team to deliver a superb coffee experience every day. These are all values that we hold central to the way we operate at Costa.”
Paul Donovan, Chief Executive at ODEON, said: “We’re delighted to be the winners of the 2016 Partner of the Year award and would like to thank Costa for recognising the efforts and commitments of the ODEON team. We look forward to working with Costa for many more years to come and continuing to bring their fantastic coffee to our guests”
Duncan Reynolds, Managing Director at ODEON, added: “Costa is a valuable partner for ODEON and helps to strengthen our food and beverage offering for guests visiting our cinemas. This award demonstrates our ongoing commitment to the consistent delivery of the Costa brand and we’re looking forward to continuing our work with the team as we expand across the UK & Ireland in the coming years.”
With over 2,000 coffee shops in the UK and more than 1,240 in 31 overseas markets, Costa Coffee is the largest and fastest growing coffee shop business in the UK, employing over 30,000 people.