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”’Pumpkin Café Shop”’ is a chain of café shops located at [[hospitals]], [[ports]], and [[Rail transport in Great Britain#Stations|railway stations in Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Retail Directory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OGV9d4UIHiYC&pg=PA218|year=2006|publisher=The Retail Directory|isbn=978-0-7079-7086-8|page=218}}</ref><ref name=”Vice”>{{cite web|last1=Frizzell|first1=Nell|title=An Ode to the Anonymous, Class-Less World of British Train Station Pumpkin Cafes|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/an-ode-to-the-anonymous-class-less-world-of-britains-pumpkin-cafes/|work=Vice|access-date=27 July 2016}}</ref><ref name=”Cafe boss stole £31,000″>{{cite web|title=Cafe boss stole £31,000 to fund drugs|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/cafe-boss-stole-163-31-000-fund-drugs/story-12273222-detail/story.html|work=This is Nottingham|accessdate=27 July 2016}}</ref> It is a sub-brand owned by the [[SSP Group]], which owns or franchises many other food shop brands such as [[Caffè Ritazza]] and [[Upper Crust (restaurant chain)|Upper Crust]].<ref name=”The myth of restaurant competition”>{{cite web|title=The myth of restaurant competition? Why you don’t have as much choice as you might think when you go out to eat|url=http://www.resolver.co.uk/news/the-myth-of-restaurant-competition|work=Resolver|accessdate=27 July 2016}}</ref><ref name=”Brand Profiles – Pumpkin”>{{cite web|title=Brand Profiles – Pumpkin|url=http://www.foodtravelexperts.com/uk/brand-profile/1/0/13/pumpkin/|publisher=SSP Group|accessdate=27 July 2016|quote=Pumpkin is a collection of 126 nationwide, railway station located café shops stretching from Truro to Aberdeen. It focuses on delivering all the customer essentials for a journey, served by a friendly and efficient, local team. The range is broad, offering great barista coffee, homebaked cakes, food on the go and branded snacks and cold drinks as well as, in a number of locations news and magazines}}</ref>

”’Pumpkin Café Shop”’ is a chain of café shops located at [[hospitals]], [[ports]], and [[Rail transport in Great Britain#Stations|railway stations in Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Retail Directory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OGV9d4UIHiYC&pg=PA218|year=2006|publisher=The Retail Directory|isbn=978-0-7079-7086-8|page=218}}</ref><ref name=”Vice”>{{cite web|last1=Frizzell|first1=Nell|title=An Ode to the Anonymous, Class-Less World of British Train Station Pumpkin Cafes|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/an-ode-to-the-anonymous-class-less-world-of-britains-pumpkin-cafes/|work=Vice|access-date=27 July 2016}}</ref><ref name=”Cafe boss stole £31,000″>{{cite web|title=Cafe boss stole £31,000 to fund drugs|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/cafe-boss-stole-163-31-000-fund-drugs/story-12273222-detail/story.html|work=This is Nottingham|accessdate=27 July 2016}}</ref> It is a sub-brand owned by the [[SSP Group]], which owns or franchises many other food shop brands such as [[Caffè Ritazza]] and [[Upper Crust (restaurant chain)|Upper Crust]].<ref name=”The myth of restaurant competition”>{{cite web|title=The myth of restaurant competition? Why you don’t have as much choice as you might think when you go out to eat|url=http://www.resolver.co.uk/news/the-myth-of-restaurant-competition|work=Resolver|accessdate=27 July 2016}}</ref><ref name=”Brand Profiles – Pumpkin”>{{cite web|title=Brand Profiles – Pumpkin|url=http://www.foodtravelexperts.com/uk/brand-profile/1/0/13/pumpkin/|publisher=SSP Group|accessdate=27 July 2016|quote=Pumpkin is a collection of 126 nationwide, railway station located café shops stretching from Truro to Aberdeen. It focuses on delivering all the customer essentials for a journey, served by a friendly and efficient, local team. The range is broad, offering great barista coffee, homebaked cakes, food on the go and branded snacks and cold drinks as well as, in a number of locations news and magazines}}</ref>

[[File:A photograph of Cafe Local, a cafe serving Chatham Railway Station.jpg|thumb|268x268px|Café Local at [[Chatham railway station (Kent)|Chatham railway station]][https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/23934968.hereford-railway-stations-pumpkin-cafe-get-rebrand/]]]

[[File:A photograph of Cafe Local, a cafe serving Chatham Railway Station.jpg|thumb|268x268px|Café Local at [[Chatham railway station (Kent)|Chatham railway station]]]]

As of 2023, some Pumpkin Café Shops are rebranding as ‘Café Local’ [https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/23934968.hereford-railway-stations-pumpkin-cafe-get-rebrand/] [https://www.expressandstar.com/news/business/2023/04/15/plans-submitted-to-transform-wolverhampton-railway-stations-pumpkin-cafe/] or as licensed brands such as [[Starbucks]].

As of 2023, some Pumpkin Café Shops are rebranding as ‘Café Local’ [https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/23934968.hereford-railway-stations-pumpkin-cafe-get-rebrand/] [https://www.expressandstar.com/news/business/2023/04/15/plans-submitted-to-transform-wolverhampton-railway-stations-pumpkin-cafe/] or as licensed brands such as [[Starbucks]].

Café shop chain in Great Britain

Pumpkin Café Shop

The logo of Pumpkin Café Shop
Company type	Station Café
Industry	Food Retail
Area served	Railway stations and hospitals in Great Britain

Pumpkin Café Shop is a chain of café shops located at hospitals, ports, and railway stations in Great Britain.^[1][2][3] It is a sub-brand owned by the SSP Group, which owns or franchises many other food shop brands such as Caffè Ritazza and Upper Crust.^[4][5]

As of 2023, some Pumpkin Café Shops are rebranding as ‘Café Local’ [1] [2] or as licensed brands such as Starbucks.