The cinema chain has agreed that Lavazza will be the supplier of coffee in all new and refurbished Cineworld cinemas. In a Dec 3 trading statement, the company said: “An agreement has been entered into with Lavazza, the Italian coffee chain, to incorporate coffee bars in new and refurbished sites, the first of which will open this month in Union Square, NY.”

Elsewhere in the statement, Cineworld announced the successful launch of its Unlimited scheme in the US and acknowledged a difficult year in the wake of its acquisition of Regal Entertainment in the US. It also aims to refurbish a large proportion of its cinemas, hoping to complete 20 refurbishments in the next 12 months.