McCabe family vehicle in joint venture to bring Spanish coffee business to UK

A PROPERTY development, group headed by the McCabe family, who are also co-owners of Sheffield United, are in a joint venture to bring coffee brand to the UK

The McCabe’s Scarborough Group International has launched the Cafés Novell brand, which started in Spain in 1958 sources, roasts and distributes coffee to businesses.

Cafés Novell has brought a team in from Spain which includes Xavi Mas, who was head of sales and training for Catalan (Barcelona region) has relocated to the UK as national account manager, and Eugenio Villanueva, a business development manager based in Sheffield and covering the Leeds area.

Phil White, managing director of Cafés Novell UK, said: “We are really excited to bring the Cafés Novell brand to the UK, growing our international reach and aim to provide the perfect cup to our clients’ customers through our focused customer service support and training, along with our extensive range of premium quality coffee.

“Both Cafés Novell and Scarborough Group are excited to be working together and strengthening our relationship.

“Our UK team has a wealth of knowledge and experience, which allows us to provide all our customers with an excellent level of service at all times. We are ready to build on the success the brand has achieved in other countries and emulate that success in the UK market.”

The partnership between the two has already seen success in Asia, with an anticipated 30 outlets by 2017.