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In 1971 two brothers, Bruno and Sergio, moved to London. Coming from Italy, they were disappointed with the coffee they tasted. ‘Why are you settling for mediocre?’ they asked. And the Costa dream was born. From tiny beans, great big Mochas grow, and for 13 consecutive years, we ...
Mission: We aim to deliver more cups of great coffee, to more people more often.
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We’re excited to share that we've signed up to the Foodservice Packaging Association (FPA) and Paper Cup Recovery and Recycling Group’s (PCRRG) Manifesto which aims to significantly increase paper cup recovery and recycling rates by 2020.

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    Good team Good pay for student

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    Not what I want long term

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    Positive68%
    Negative14%
    Neutral18%
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    Applied online57%
    In Person34%
    Employee Referral3%
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      Got a call back after handing in my CV and was invited to a face-to-face interview at their branch
      Laidback atmosphere, was told it was going to be a 'casual' interview.
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    Employees rate Costa 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 3,637 anonymous reviews on Glassdoor. In 2017, Costa employees have voted their company to be one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work.

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    Overall, 53% of employees would recommend working at Costa to a friend. This is based on 3,637 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.

    68% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Costa as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Costa.

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