20 July 2022
5THWAVE Podcast 5THWAVE are catching up with Kris Schackman, Co-founder of Berlin’s iconic coffee chain Five Elephant. In this conversation, we learn about Kris’ early journey from the film industry into coffee, the evolution of the German specialty scene over the last decade, and the key decisions that have shaped the creation of one of the most […]
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20 July 2022
5THWAVE PODCAST On this podcast 5THWAVE are hitting the streets of the UK to discover what’s happening across the nation’s fast-growing specialty coffee market. From London to Birmingham, Edinburgh and beyond, the specialty segment has seen remarkable growth in the 20 years since coffee consumption exploded across the UK high streets. To find out what’s […]
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12 July 2022
Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands were quicker than most European countries to relax pandemic restrictions in 2021, enabling these branded café markets to get ahead of the curve in terms of recovery and a return to normal trading. Project Café Benelux 2022 reveals the branded coffee shop market achieved net store growth of 64 to reach […]
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12 July 2022
Germany’s 5,500-strong branded café market continues to face challenges following Covid-19 with footfall slow to return to pre-pandemic levels and outlet growth in country’s traditionally strong food-focused segment remaining flat. Project Café Germany 2022 research also indicates one in four consumers expect to permanently change their coffee consumption behaviour due to the pandemic, with drive-thru […]
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28 June 2022
Supply & Innovation Days can be an extremely effective business development platform for key industry suppliers and operators in the coffee shop chain and foodservice sectors. Here are Allegra’s top 10 ways of maximising your ROI at the events.
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22 June 2022
In the UK, Europe’s largest and most advanced coffee shop market, technology is increasingly enabling coffee shops to broaden their customer base, increase efficiency and launch new sales channels, reports Fiona Keating The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the UK coffee shop market, and its far-reaching effects are still being felt. While lockdowns and hybrid […]
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21 June 2022
A high vaccination rate and further relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions has enabled the French branded coffee shop market to rebound over the last 12 months, with outlet growth improving and consumer confidence returning according to the latest market analysis from World Coffee Portal’s Project Café France 2022 Despite experiencing some of the strictest trading restrictions […]
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23 May 2022
Project Café Europe 2022 is World Coffee Portal’s expansive report on the European branded coffee shop market, encompassing 40 national markets. It reveals that the total European market grew 3.2% over the last 12 months to reach 40,675 outlets and is forecast to exceed 40,890 outlets over the next 12 months after broadly rebounding from […]
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12 May 2022
Roland Horne, CEO & Founder of WatchHouse, a celebrated nine-strong specialty coffee shop and roastery based in London, speaks to 5THWAVE about the UK capital’s rapidly evolving coffee scene and what the future may hold for the industry How have customers evolved since you founded WatchHouse in 2014? There has been a gradual evolution to increased […]
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5 May 2022
Based on exclusive data from World Coffee Portal’s Project Café UK 2022 report, 5THWAVE examines five key market dynamics shaping the UK’s largest branded coffee chain market in 2022 and beyond In early 2021, UK branded coffee chains were reeling from Covid-19 disruption that had wiped out nearly £2bn ($2.7bn) of market value. However, 12 […]
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1 May 2022
Greece has a unique coffee culture and a strong domestic market. As Europe’s sixth-largest branded coffee chain market emerges from the pandemic, its vital tourism industry is also rebounding, with new business models gaining traction among operators, reports Vasileia Fanarioti The Greeks have a lifelong love affair with coffee, one that not only has successfully […]
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