Consumer Foodservice

Spain, traditionally a country of bars and pubs, was challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent high inflation. Despite this, and a significant shift in consumer preferences towards delivery services – which are still dominated by…

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…

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…

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…