UK coffee shop market statistics

Independents

%

branded chains
(coffee-focused)

%

branded chains
(food-focused)

%

non-specialist†

%

Total

Dec-97
Dec-98
Aug-99
Dec-00
Dec-01
Dec-02
Dec-03
Jan-05
Dec-05*
Dec-06*

3,900
4,000
4,100
4,260
4,345
4,453
4,587
4,738
4,855
4,930

82.0%
78.5%
75.9%
68.7%
62.8%
60.3%
58.3%
56.8%
56.2%
55.5%

233
419
557
914
1,226
1,395
1,527
1,707
1,836
1,966

4.9%
8.2%
10.3%
14.7%
17.7%
18.9%
19.4%
20.5%
21.3%
22.1%

138
171
221
468
558
635
663
721
739
754

2.9%
3.4%
4.1%
7.5%
8.1%
8.6%
8.4%
8.6%
8.6%
8.5%

485
503
522
562
788
903
1,092
1,172
1,203
1,240

10.2%
9.9%
9.7%
9.1%
11.4%
12.2%
13.9%
14.1%
13.9%
13.9%

4,756
5,093
5,400
6,204
6,917
7,386
7,869
8,338
8,633
8,890

London

%

other UK

%

Total

Aug-99
Dec-00
Dec-01
Dec-02
Dec-03
Jan-05
Dec-05*
Dec-06*

377
626
743
822
861
903
934
962

48.5%
45.3%
41.6%
40.5%
39.3%
37.2%
36.3%
35.4%

401
756
1,041
1,208
1,329
1,525
1,641
1,758

51.5%
54.7%
58.4%
59.5%
60.7%
62.8%
63.7%
64.6%

778
1,382
1,784
2,030
2,190
2,428
2,575
2,720