Sainsbury’s have today announced plans to close 200 in-store cafes as early as next month, putting 2,000 jobs at risk.
Part of the plans include bringing in third-party providers which will see some of the jobs saved.
Impacted cafe staff have also been advised that they will be prioritised for vacant roles in stores and other jobs within the wider business.
30 of the affected cafes will be replaced with Restaurant Hubs operated by Boparan Restaurant Group offering customers eat-in, takeaway and home delivered hot food and drink from brands including Caffè Carluccio’s, Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Ed’s Diner and Slim Chickens.
It is also expected than within the next twelve months the number of Starbucks outlets within Sainsbury’s will double to 60.
The supermarket also said it would close hot food counters in 34 stores and simplify the way it runs its bakeries in another 54 however it aims to redeploy staff from these roles.
