The Debrief: Project Café UK 2025

Now in its 25th year, World Coffee Portal’s Project Café UK 2025 report shows the £6.1bn UK branded coffee shop market grew 5.2% over the last 12 months to reach 11,456 outlets. In a highly competitive trading environment, many operators are focusing on value for money to attract price-conscious consumers who now have more coffee shop choices than ever before

Twenty-five years since Allegra published its first branded coffee shop market report, UK coffee and café culture continues to thrive, inspire consumers and present new business opportunities for operators. World Coffee Portal’s annual survey of over 50,000 UK coffee shop consumers shows that the proportion making multiple coffee shop visits per week has increased from 56% to 60% over the last 12 months, marking a recovery from the height of the cost-of-living crisis.