Cafés/Bars

Strongly affected by the pandemic, cafés/bars recorded double-digit growth in 2023, surpassing pre-pandemic values. Inflation and the rising costs of coffee among producers, led to an increase in sales, not reflected in profitability. In fact, the…

Specialist coffee and tea shops and cafés were the strongest performers within cafés/bars in Poland in current value growth terms in 2023. While both saw trade slow sharply as the cost-of-living crisis made consumers inclined to rein in discretionary…

Cafés/bars continued to see significant growth in both transactions and current value terms in 2023, particularly in chains, although independence continued to represent the largest percentage of transactions. Growth was driven by the dynamism that…

Cafés/bars recovered to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, in current value terms, although growth was muted compared to the sharp rise seen in 2022, as consumers flocked back to visiting cafés/bars. The number of outlets has remained stable in the last…

The bars/pubs category, which is the major driver of cafés/bars, suffered strong decline in real value terms as consumers’ purchasing power was impacted by the harsh economic conditions resulting from the removal of the fuel subsidy. Consumers…

As the rising cost of living has squeezed consumer budgets and capacity for discretionary spending, downtrading has become quite common. For coffee, this means consumers spending more money at chained cafés like McCafé from McDonalds or convenience…

Morocco has become an attraction hub for global coffee chains and brands, thanks to its stability in the region and the fact that users of consumer foodservice in Morocco are not as price-sensitive as seen in other territories. Indeed, an increasing…

The quest to attract consumers back to cafés/bars in Mexico is a constant in the channel, which has especially intensified post-pandemic. This has led to the resurgence of various in-person events, such as the Rock Duel at McCarthy's Irish Pub,…

There has been a significant rise in the number of Malaysians taking up coffee drinking culture, with the country ranked third highest in terms of coffee consumption in Asia Pacific. With Malaysians becoming more coffee-savvy, there are notable…

In May 2023, the Japanese government downgraded the legal status of COVID-19 to class 5, which led to a rebound in footfall for consumer foodservice. Consumers returned to going out, and enjoyed dining out. In particular, bars/pubs, which suffered…

Cafés/bars continued on the path to recovery in 2023, with growth being seen in terms of both the number of transactions and the value. Despite this positive performance the number of outlets continued to decline, continuing the pattern seen…

There was a price increase for raw milk in the Israeli market in 2023. After prices rose for consumers in supermarkets, suppliers also increased prices for restaurants. In May 2023, Tnuva announced a 4.6% price hike for dairy products that are not…

In 2023, cafés/bars in Ireland accounted for a 37% value share of total foodservice sales. Despite a positive performance during the year, the channel did not fully recover to pre-pandemic sales levels, mainly due to the slower rebound by bars/pubs,…

Cafés/bars saw another year of buoyant growth in current value terms in 2023, with independent outlets leading the way. This was consistent with the developing coffee drinking culture in the country, as consumers sought out visually appealing venues…

Cafés/bars maintained exceptional current value growth in India in 2023, with solid growth also seen in outlet numbers. The strongest growth was seen by bars/pubs, partly because this channel was the hardest hot by the pandemic. In addition, in…

At the start of 2023, operators of cafés/bars were in an upbeat mood as 2022 had delivered relatively good results despite soaring energy prices and costs. The prolonged high levels of inflation and diminishing consumer purchasing power proved…

After a difficult year in 2022, cafés/bars saw a significant rebound in current value terms in Hong Kong in 2023, although sales remained well below the pre-pandemic level. The coffee scene has become increasingly diverse in Hong Kong, with a wide…

While traditional cafés offering table service have been strongly impacted by declining disposable incomes leading to drops in footfall and sometimes business closures, specialist coffee shops in Greece proved to be more resilient in 2023. This is…

In 2023, current value sales in cafés/bars in Germany continued to lag behind the pre-pandemic level, despite increases in value sales and volume transactions. One of the notable trends in this year was the persistence of a lower average spend per…

Cafés/bars continued to show significant improvement in terms of the value and volume sales, with even the number of outlets increasing. Nonetheless, sales results could have been even better without the strikes and the impact of elevated inflation,…