Cafés/Bars

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic Argentina has seen significant growth in independent specialist coffee and tea shops, particularly through small outlets serving customers from a window without tables or seating space, catering more to…

The cost-of-living crisis has constrained how much consumers are able to spend on goods and services, with many of them forced to cut dining out from their budgets. This has been challenging for cafés in particular, as it has resulted in reduced…

In 2023, Austria experienced exceptionally high inflation for the second consecutive year, which reduced consumer incomes and dampened spending in almost all areas of consumer foodservice. This inflationary environment led to increased energy,…

Cafés/bars enjoyed positive current value growth in 2023, although this was mainly driven by the recovery from COVID-19 disruption and inflationary-led price increases. Overall, the category saw a decrease in outlets with independents being hardest…

Having recovered to pre-pandemic value sales levels in 2022, cafés/bars in Brazil continued to record a positive performance in 2023. An easing of pandemic-related restrictions in Brazil in 2022 fuelled the desire for out-of-home experiences that…

In 2023, cafés/bars continue to recover from the significant declines recorded in the channel at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020, recording strong double-digit value growth in the year. Growth can be attributed to the growing interest…

The federal beverage alcohol duty was set to increase by 6.3% on March 2023, which would have forced some bars and restaurants out of business. However, the federal government decided to cap the increase at 2% on April 2023, which will stay in place…

In Chile, the historical hindrances of higher prices, limited accessibility, and inadequate information have impeded the widespread embrace of specialist coffee shops. Despite recent shifts, where specialist coffee shops and roasteries have gained…

In 2022, due to the resurgence of COVID-19 and the implementation of lockdowns, offline businesses were severely impacted, leading to a significant reduction in traffic and a high-single-digit decline in retail value sales of cafés/bars. Nonetheless,…

In spite of continuing rising prices in 2023, cafés/bars registered an increase in constant value sales and there was also further opening of new outlets. However, profit margins were under strain, as costs also continued to rise. These rising costs,…

Cafés/bars saw extraordinary growth in value and volume terms in 2022 as pandemic-related restrictions were lifted. Bars/pubs faced the steepest decline in sales while the restrictions were in place and thus with the easing of restrictions, there was…

Homegrown brands providing speciality coffee have taken the market by storm. One example is Seven Fortunes which was created through an interesting story in which the founders were inspired by a man named Sufi Baba Budan who journeyed the world in…

Cafés/bars exceeded the 2019 pre-COVID-19 level in current value terms in 2023, one year behind consumer foodservice as a whole. Bars/pubs remained behind the 2019 level in 2022, despite strong growth. While inflation was a key concern in consumer…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…