Cafés/Bars

The government announced a state of emergency on 7 April, with it requesting that non-essential retail and foodservice outlets close on a voluntary basis or at least reduce their hours, with most establishments complying with this request. As such,…

The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020 completely altered the scene in cafés/bars at a stroke. The crucial event in this process was the imposition of strict quarantine protocols during the second quarter of the year. From 16 March onwards,…

Given their emphasis on dine-in consumers and socialising meet-ups, cafés/bars suffered badly from the pandemic and subsequent outlet closures during the lockdown periods. Bars/pubs were disproportionately affected by lockdown orders in 2020 compared…

Due to the outbreak of the virus in March 2020, a lockdown was put in place that closed all offices, schools, non-essential retail, and restaurants, limiting foodservice outlets to deliveries and takeaway services. As such, café/bars recorded a…

Bars/pubs recorded a slight loss in foodservice current value sales in 2020, but avoided heavy losses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The category’s resilience was partly due to the fact that bars/pubs in Taiwan does not rely heavily on…

Cafés/bars was one of the categories worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Many businesses in this category, both bars/pubs and cafés, are predominantly used by consumers for social occasions such as meeting with friends and family. During the…

The retail current value sales of cafés/bars plunged by more than a fifth during 2020. These venues were forced to close for a period during the early stages of the pandemic, and even after they re-opened, social distancing measures had a negative…

Israel is one of the only countries in the world that went into a full quarantine lockdown twice during 2020 in order to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus at the peak of the pandemic. This means that all the country’s cafés/bars were required to…

Cafés/bars experienced a significant negative impact from the lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, as only a small number of consumers ordered drinks for delivery. A few outlets of Café Amazon and Starbucks needed to close down for a few…

Sales of cafés/bars were severely impacted by the restrictive measures imposed by the government on foodservice establishments as part of the efforts to curb infections from the COVID-19 virus in 2020. Bars/clubs suffered the steepest declines as…

Cafés/bars was hit hard by the event of COVID-19 in 2020, particularly due to the category being highly fragmented with many small, independent outlets which have a common presence across all localities in Romania. Such smaller players often operate…

2020 store significant sales declines seen across cafés/bars as the channel was hit hard by the COVID 19 pandemic. The main factor undermining sales growth in the category during the year was the availability of all outlets in the channel for…

Cafés/bars with outdoor seating areas such as terraces generally fared better than those lacking such facilities in 2020. This was partly because the former were able to trade at times when indoor service was completely prohibited due to COVID-19…

In 2020, for much of the year cafés/bars were restricted to offering only home delivery services in order to reach consumers who, in turn, were subject to long periods of home seclusion. As such, the rate of home delivery orders for breakfast items…

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had a noticeable effect on the consumption habits of Polish consumers, especially when it came to visiting cafés and drinking coffee. Although over the review period cafés were popular social spots for catching up with…

Cafés/bars saw one of the most negative impacts from COVID-19 in 2020, in both value and outlet terms. This is because the category is highly fragmented with independent operators, many of whom have limited resources and thus struggled to survive the…

Cafés were not hit as hard as other foodservice venues in Sweden since these outlets were not impacted by restrictions on opening hours. As such, cafés recorded a value decline of 12%, compared to bars and pubs, which recorded a 14% value decline.…

Cafés/bars suffered severe foodservice value declines during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The majority of sales in these outlets are eat-in, and closures during the lockdown periods led to a massive decline in the number of eat-in customers. These…

Bars/pubs registered one of the worst performances across consumer foodservice in 2020 as the category succumbed to the extreme pressures created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The main factor to take in consideration here is the requirement for all bars…

Cafés/bars had already suffered greatly from the social unrest and protest movement that shook Hong Kong during much of 2019. Neighbourhoods with a high density of outlets, such as Central, Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui, were particularly prone to…