The Independents Report UK 2026

The Independents Report UK 2026 is Allegra World Coffee Portal's strategic analysis of the UK's diverse independent coffee shop market.

The Independents Report UK 2026 focuses on the latest developments and trends within the UK independent coffee market. Key features include:

State Of The Market Analysis

Market sizing estimates of the scale of the UK independent coffee shop sector, defined as operators with one to four locations. Five-year historical tracking and future projections. Average pricing across ten beverage types with like-for-like comparison to branded chains. News and developments with key topic analysis.

Industry Insight

Presenting and interpreting the results of over 80 online surveys, consultations and in-depth interviews with leading industry insiders in the UK.

Operator Profiles

25 operator profiles focused on identifying the core concept appeal, how they differentiate from the competition, and what nascent trends may eventually become mainstream. Typical store beverage pricing and social media traction.

Consumer Research

Over 130 pages of in-depth graphs, tables and written analysis from over 2,000 surveys with independent coffee shop drinkers across the UK, covering general preferences, purchase behaviours, contemporary trends and more. Featuring historical comparisons, demographic splits by gender, age and region, and in-depth key crosstab data dives.

Available for pre-order, publication 11 February 2026.

Accompanying the Project Café series, Allegra World Coffee Portal also produce a range of specific category reports. These are designed to get under the skin of the key topics that shape the industry, to facilitate better informed business decisions. Supplemented with UK industry consultation and consumer survey data, these reports analyse trends with relevance to a wider global scale.