COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Retail Zoo edges ahead in highly fragmented competitive landscape
The café and bar landscape is highly fragmented, with many of the top brands and companies having a small share of between 1-1.5%.
Coco Bubble Tea’s continued expansion ensures market leading performance
While the bubble tea boom in Australia has moderated in recent years, demand for the product remains strong throughout the country. Bubble tea chain Coco Bubble Tea continued to expand its reach in the Australian market, opening a further 8 new outlets in 2025, after opening 7 in 2024.
Independent scene continues to drive category performance on the back of local food culture
The independent segment of the café/bars industry in Australia makes up over 90% of foodservice value sales, highlighting the vital role independent owners play in this market. Over the years, a prominent local café and bar culture has been built in Australia with consumers typically favouring smaller, independent businesses for their daily coffee and weekend drinks.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Cafés/Bars industry in Australia with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.
Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.
If you're in the Cafés/Bars industry in Australia, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Cafés/Bars in Australia report includes:
- Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
- Detailed segmentation of international and local products
- Historic volume and value sizes, company and brand market shares
- Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
- Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country
This report answers:
- What is the market size of Cafés/Bars in Australia?
- Which are the leading brands in Cafés/Bars in Australia?
- How are multinational and local operators competing and expanding in Australia?
- How are consumer lifestyle trends and eating habits shaping Cafés/Bars in Australia?
- How is the Cafés/Bars industry adapting to a post-COVID-19 market environment? Where are the opportunities amidst the challenges?
- How significant are health considerations in shaping the future of Cafés/Bars in Australia? Which of these trends hold the greatest potential demand?
- Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
Cafés/Bars in Australia - Category analysis
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Cafés/bars grapples with economic constraints
Cafés/bars face economic challenges limiting performance in 2025
Juice/smoothie bars maintains growth on the back of premiumisation
Quality is key value promise for consumers as foodservice becomes more of a luxury
Rising consumer expenditure to boost growth of cafés/bars
Dine-in channel is key for cafés and bars relying on returning customers
Innovation in iced beverages is key to coffee and tea shop development
Retail Zoo edges ahead in highly fragmented competitive landscape
Coco Bubble Tea’s continued expansion ensures market leading performance
Independent scene continues to drive category performance on the back of local food culture
Consumer Foodservice in Australia - Industry Overview
A challenging year for consumer foodservice
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Consumer foodservice industry in recovery mode as inflation eases
Traditional channels experience a resurgence as the delivery channel slows
Loyalty a key focus area for brands as competition in foodservice intensifies
Consumer spending to recover well over the forecast period
Innovation will be tied to global trends such as the recent K-Wave
Consumers to refocus on sustainability as purchasing power grows
Global foodservice brands maintain strong position in the market
Smaller franchises experience strong growth in evolving market
International brands enter Australian market increasing local competition
Independent operators hold edge over chained operators in 2025
Independent operators are quicker to respond to viral food trends
DISCLAIMER
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Cafés/Bars
- Chained Cafés/Bars
- Independent Cafés/Bars
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- Chained Bars/Pubs
- Independent Bars/Pubs
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- Chained Cafés
- Independent Cafés
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- Chained Juice/Smoothie Bars
- Independent Juice/Smoothie Bars
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- Chained Specialist Coffee and Tea Shops
- Independent Specialist Coffee and Tea Shops
Cafés/Bars
This category encompasses all establishments where the focus is on drinking (either alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages). While a wide variety of snacks and full meals are offered, it is not uncommon for consumers to only order a drink. As a general rule, establishments deriving 50% of their income or more from the sale of drinks are included here.
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This report originates from Passport, our Cafés/Bars research and analysis database.
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