COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Nestlé continues to lead with ongoing investment in its portfolio
Nestlé SA has retained its position as the leading coffee company in the UK in 2025, supported by its broad portfolio of brands which include Nescafé, Nespresso, and its licensed Starbucks products. The company has delivered a stable performance across coffee in the UK in 2025, with its fresh coffee beans and instant coffee mixes standing out as key growth drivers.
Innovation playing a key role in driving competition in coffee
The competitive landscape saw significant disruption with the announcement of a major merger between Keurig Dr Pepper and JDE Peet’s. The USD18 billion deal will create a new global coffee powerhouse, second only to Nestlé in scale.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Coffee industry in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom?
- To what extent are health considerations impacting consumption of Coffee in United Kingdom?
- What are the traditional preferences in Coffee in United Kingdom? 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 United Kingdom?
- Which are the leading brands in Coffee in United Kingdom?
- How are products distributed in Coffee in United Kingdom?
- 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 the United Kingdom - Category analysis
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Coffee market focusing on added-value products as demand stalls
Focus shifts to value over volume growth in coffee
The search for healthy indulgence informing the growth and development of coffee
Coffee market set to focus on resilience, sustainability, and innovation
The future of coffee: automation, AI, and bean-less innovation
Functionality and flavour innovation will remain key for growth
Nestlé continues to lead with ongoing investment in its portfolio
Innovation playing a key role in driving competition in coffee
Supermarkets and hypermarkets remain dominant but e-commerce is thriving
On-trade sales remain buoyant despite rising prices
Hot Drinks in the United Kingdom - Industry Overview
Rising prices and economic pressures continue to limit growth in hot drinks
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Volume sales stagnate as consumers continue to battle with cost-of-living pressures
Players focus on offering quality products to sustain demand
Consumers look for indulgence without a higher price tag
Expansion of the UK’s HFSS regulations set to push healthier options
The digital market opening up opportunities for hot drinks
Producers under mounting pressure to adopt more ethical practices
Nestlé retains the lead through constant innovation and new product development
Keurig and JDE Peets merger expected to shake up the coffee market
Hypermarkets and supermarkets continue to dominate sales in 2025
Foodservice demand shaping the retail market
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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