COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Industrias Banilejas remains the undisputed leader
Industrias Banilejas CxA, with its Café Santo Domingo and Café Pilon brands, remains the undisputed leader in coffee in the Dominican Republic in 2025, with the remaining players having only minor shares. The company has been operating in the Dominican market for eight decades, which has allowed it to build a strong distribution network covering both local stores and supermarket chains across the country.
Imported brands dominate instant coffee
Imported brands dominate instant coffee, with Nestlé SA’s Nescafé as the leading brand. Nescafé targets younger Dominican consumers who are starting to drink coffee, emphasising the convenience of quick preparation, which suits their fast-paced lifestyles.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Coffee industry in Dominican Republic 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 Coffee industry in Dominican Republic, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Coffee in Dominican Republic 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 Coffee in Dominican Republic?
- To what extent are health considerations impacting consumption of Coffee in Dominican Republic?
- What are the traditional preferences in Coffee in Dominican Republic? To what extent are these tastes changing amidst increasing international influence and the growth of chained cafés?
- How are changing demographics (for example, an ageing or predominantly young population) determining consumption of Coffee in Dominican Republic?
- Which are the leading brands in Coffee in Dominican Republic?
- How are products distributed in Coffee in Dominican Republic?
- How is the rise of e-commerce changing the retail and competitive landscape?
- Have home seclusion and social distancing measures following COVID-19 benefited sales of Coffee?
- Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
Coffee in Dominican Republic - Category analysis
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Enduring cultural importance of coffee
Coffee remains resilient, despite price increases
Positive performance of all coffee formats
Instant coffee expansion, leveraging claims similar to those of specialty coffee brands
Extreme weather conditions create opportunities for iced coffee
Rising importance of sustainable practices and local origin
Industrias Banilejas remains the undisputed leader
Imported brands dominate instant coffee
Colmados lead, offering both leading and emerging brands
E-commerce gains ground with its selection of specialty coffees
Hot Drinks in Dominican Republic - Industry Overview
Coffee remains resilient despite price increases
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Instant coffee continues to gain traction thanks to its convenience
Opportunities for premiumisation in tea
Sustainability and product origin are increasingly important
Coffee evolving and becoming more appealing with products delivering enhanced sensory and flavour experiences
Push to expand specialty coffee production and strengthen international positioning
Room for growth in tea
Increasing preference for convenient RTD drinks impacts flavoured powdered beverages
E-commerce expansion driven by more tech-savvy consumers
Industrias Banilejas CxA leads with its popular coffee brands
Highly fragmented tea market
Small local grocers lead with an extensive geographic coverage
Colmados appeal to lower-income consumers with smaller, lower-cost packages, and buying on credit
Supermarkets and hypermarkets offer a wide product variety and quality private label
Foodservice vs retail split
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Coffee
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- Fresh Coffee Beans
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- Fresh Ground Coffee Pods
- Standard Fresh Ground Coffee
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- Instant Standard Coffee
- Instant Coffee Mixes
Coffee
This is the aggregation of fresh coffee and instant coffee. Please note that foodservice sales of coffee are volumes sold to the on-trade (foodservice) sector and not those sold to the consumer.
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