11 Stats Showing the UK’s Increasing Demand for Better Coffee
And therefore why UK Catering Suppliers and UK Hospitality Suppliers should be selling quality coffee machines! (we’ll do ALL the donkey work by the way…)
The consumer demand for ‘proper’ coffee.
1. 54.3% of all coffee purchased in the UK is now roasted coffee.(I)
2. Of that number, 70% is consumed outside the home from coffee outlets.(II)
Expectations of better coffee
3. 64% of adults in the UK now consider themselves coffee ‘enthusiasts’. (II)
4. 71% of all UK coffee drinkers prefer ‘freshly brewed, roasted coffee’. (II)
Good coffee - It’s. What. People. Want.
5. 2/3 of UK adults stop at a coffee shop when visiting the high street. (III)
6. 77% agree that low-quality coffee is more discouraging than poor service. (III)
WHERE THERE’S FOOD, THERE’S COFFEE...
7. Of the £17bn a year that the UK coffee industry contributes to the economy, 40% (£6.8bn) comes from food service. (IV)
Good food needs good coffee!
GOOD ROASTED COFFEE IS LOVED BY ALL
8....CONSUMERS BY INCOME (V)
Low-income drinkers = 33.7%
Medium-income drinkers = 32.4%
High-income drinkers = 33.9%
9....CONSUMERS BY AGE (V)
72+ = 27%
53-71 = 27%
38-52 = 25%
20-27 = 20%
IT’S ONLY JUST BEGUN...
10. There will be 12,400 independent coffee shops in the UK within the next 12 months and 13,200 by the start of 2029. (III)
11. For 10 consecutive years, the UK coffee industry has had an average annual growth rate of 3%, with that growth forecast to continue. (III)
UK Catering Suppliers and Hotel Suppliers Can Easily Harness the Potential Revenue From Selling Barista Coffee Machines To Caterers.
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(I) Mintel | Global Marketing Intelligence
(II) Confederation of British Industry
(III) Allegra World Coffee Portal