Coffee

Coffee has maintained a positive performance in retail value and volume over the time of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, in contrast to foodservice sales which slumped into negative-figure declines. During the pandemic lockdowns, all on-trade channels…

While many areas of the US were fully reopened by early 2021, much of the white-collar workforce remained remote, with a significant number of companies making hybrid or even full-time remote working options permanent. This is radically reshaping how…

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in more coffee being consumed at home, supporting the retail growth of coffee. Consumers developed new consumption and shopping habits in 2020, and many bought equipment to make their own coffee, such as coffee…

In 2021, the level of household spending is lower than it was pre-pandemic as Filipinos continue to suffer from the financial impact of the pandemic. This is making consumers more price-conscious and more mindful of their consumption of coffee.…

Off-trade coffee sales recorded a minor increase in 2021 after seeing extreme growth the year before. During the first half of 2021 lockdown measures drove the sales of coffee in the off-trade. In the second half of the year, schools reopened,…

Having exhibited their fastest pace of growth in a decade during 2020, the rate of growth in retail volume sales of coffee slowed, but remained robust, in 2021. Restrictions on movement arising from the pandemic meant that local consumers were…

Spain has a strong tradition of coffee consumption, leading retail demand for coffee to surge during 2020, as foodservice outlets closed and consumers were confined to their homes for an extended period due to COVID-19 restrictions. The growing…

The demand for coffee continued to grow in 2020, as at-home indulgence was relevant for consumers. With changes in consumer habits, including homecafé (making drinks at home that are as high-quality as those found in specialist coffee shops), as new…

While the impact of COVID-19 led to varying levels of lockdown measures being enforced throughout 2021 in South Africa, evidence of a partial recovery through foodservice was faster than expected. Furthermore, at-home consumption has continued due to…

With restrictions imposed on the operations of foodservice in order to limit the spread of COVID-19 and consumer concerns about exposure to the virus when visiting physical grocery stores, the pandemic has seen a significant rise in online demand…

After the spike in demand for coffee through retail in 2020, the category is set to experience some declines in 2021. Despite this, overall demand through the channel remains significantly higher in comparison to pre-pandemic years, as foodservice…

Having slowed significantly during 2020, as the economic shock of the pandemic outweighed the fact that local consumers were spending more time at home, the rate of growth in retail volume sales of coffee accelerated modestly in 2021 as economic…

Both retail current value and retail volume sales of coffee were little better than flat during 2021. Work-from-home measures introduced in 2020 as a response to COVID-19 remained in place during 2021, and this continued to weigh heavily on…

The lingering threat of Coronavirus (COVID-19) continued to influence work, school and social and leisure patterns in Italy in 2021. This informed the ongoing need and desire to replicate the bar coffee drinking experience in the home. Therefore,…

The most popular type of hot drink in Hong Kong to consume at home, coffee sales through retail received a significant boost in 2020 as local citizens spent prolonged periods of time at home due to remote working measures. Greater at-home consumption…

After 2020, when coffee retail volume sales experienced a significant boost as a result of a move away from foodservice towards the home, this trend has continued into 2021. Retail sales have benefited from lockdowns as many Germans took to working…

Only a partial recovery was recorded in foodservice volume sales of coffee in 2021 after on-trade sales collapsed in the category over the course of 2020. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on foodservice sales of coffee was severe, with some…

Throughout 2021, Colombia’s consumer foodservice industry continued to be significantly impacted by the development of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, cafés and restaurants faced a muted recovery from the substantial slump in…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, coffee takeaway orders grew strongly, with the search rate for coffee on e-commerce platforms almost doubling. However, this could not make up for the decline in physical foodservice outlets, with overall foodservice…

Coffee declined in retail volume terms in 2021. This comes after the boost seen in 2020 because of the enormous amount of consumption occasions that moved from foodservice and institutional channels to retail, forcing consumers to prepare coffee at…