Cafés/Bars

After a very bad year in 2020, when a halving of value sales was seen, cafés/bars saw very strong growth in 2021. With the full reopening of the country in the second half of 2021, current value sales in the year overall managed to surpass the sales…

The COVID-19 crisis has seen notable shifts in the competitive landscape in cafés, with some chained players, such as Costa Coffee, deciding to pull out, whilst some independent players were unable to overcome the financial losses incurred as a…

In the major cities of Colombia, the opening of dance bars did not take place until May 2021. Pubs had been able to open since 2020, operating until 1am, as long as they offered food, since the only ones that had operating permits were gastrobars. In…

Along with higher-end full-service restaurants, bars/pubs was one of the major victims of the pandemic that emerged in Finland in March 2020, leading to double-digit declines in value sales and transactions. In the spring of 2020, all non-captive…

In 2021, some nightlife establishments (which include clubs, karaoke, pubs, and bars without food licences) managed to resume operations by applying for food and beverage licences or shifting to different activities that abided by government…

Cafés/bars in Peru witnessed a mixed performance in 2021 following drastic declines the previous year, with specialist coffee and tea shops and juice/smoothie bars achieving a partial recovery due to the easing of restrictions in terms of outlet…

After experiencing the strongest drop in value sales in consumer foodservice in 2020, cafés/bars registered another significant drop in 2021, the second year of the pandemic. The reason for this was the strong decline in value sales in cafés and…

Cafés/bars continued to feel the negative impact of the COVID-19 crisis in 2021. The Malaysia Government Movement Control Order (MCO) was reinstated in January 2021 in several states and federal territories, with a wide range of restrictions imposed,…

In 2021, bars/pubs benefited from the fact that the easing of COVID-19 related restrictions allowed them to resume normal operations. In addition, travel bans meant that high-income groups had to rely on local offerings to socialise. However,…

Specialist coffee and tea shops are beginning to offer new options, both to consume on site and also to take away. In particular, a growing number of food options are being offered in order to strengthen dinner and lunch sales. In addition, another…

During the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, bars/pubs were required to stop serving alcohol from 22.00hrs. In addition, bars were often discussed in the news, with stories surrounding the lack of social distancing, with consumers failing to follow…

Bars/pubs experienced the sudden and severe impact of the pandemic with a drastic decline in the number of consumers and subsequent declines in business in 2021, with many operators finding it difficult to adapt to takeaway and delivery channels due…

India was hit with a second wave of COVID-19 just as the country was recovering in the initial few months of 2021. With the second wave being more severe, restrictions on movement and social distancing norms were reimposed, which directly impacted…

Mandated closures during the lockdown in the beginning of the year and the COVID-19 vaccine pass requirement negatively affected cafés/bars in 2021. Cafés/bars already suffered a decline in transactions after the terrorist attacks in Paris in 2015…

Cafés/bars had already witnessed significant losses in 2020 as a result of the pandemic in Switzerland due to various restrictions in place to control the spread of the virus, including remote working measures, leading to notable double-digit value…

The large number of vaccinated people in the population encouraged the reopening of the Israeli market in 2021, with many consumers returning to spending time in cafés and bars. After a long period of home seclusion, many people felt the need to get…

In 2021, there was a strong rebound from the slump in sales following the closure and subsequent restrictions on the operations of cafés/bars due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in 2020. However, it should be noted that foodservice current value…

In the second half of 2021, Brazil enjoyed a relatively fast-paced vaccination programme. As a result, quarantine restrictions were gradually lifted or made more flexible, which ultimately benefited indulgence-related services such as consumer…

Following the strong decline in value sales for cafés/bars in 2020 due to prolonged outlet closures, a recovery failed to materialise in 2021, with a further double-digit decline due to continued legal restrictions placed on business operations to…

After sales held up relatively well in 2020, cafés/bars saw a significant current value decline in 2021, due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in May. However, unlike all other categories, specialist coffee and tea shops registered only a minor fall in its…