The coffee market in the UK is booming, with more coffee shops opening than ever and a cup of coffee replacing tea as the most popular drink among Brits.
But as the £5 latte takes over the high street, it seems some people are heading to get their caffeine fix at the pub.
Wetherspoon has seen a rise in sales of Lavazza coffee in its pubs, which are particularly popular with retirees.
“Sales of Lavazza coffee are increasing,” said founder Tim Martin.
“Free top-ups are believed to be responsible for spontaneous displays of breakdancing among retired customers,” he jokes.
JD Wetherspoon pubs across the country sell unlimited Lavazza coffees for between £1 and £2, depending on location, while customers can also get Flat Whites, Cappuccinos and Lattes for the same price.
Wetherspoon has seen a rise in sales of Lavazza coffee in its pubs, which are particularly popular with retirees. In the image: people entering pubs to have a coffee.
Customers pour their own coffee in the store.
The trend of going to your local for a coffee has also intensified on TikTok, and the offer is especially popular among seniors and students.
One trick advises people that on a winter’s day they can drink unlimited coffee for just £1.20, while staying warm and not having to turn on the heating at home.
Students are also heading to pubs to study, with dozens sharing videos of their bottomless drinks online.
‘This is your cue to study at Spoons. £1.20 unlimited hot drinks,” says one TikTok.
Another customer said he received nine coffees for the price of one, while others
Wetherspoon, which runs 809 pubs across the UK, said like-for-like sales rose 5.2 per cent during the 13 weeks to April 28 compared to a year earlier, with total sales up 3.2 per cent. 3 percent.
It represented a slight slowdown in growth and means the company has seen a 6.5 per cent sales increase so far this financial year.
They also sold 18 pubs, generating a cash influx of £6.8 million.
The trend of going to your local for a coffee has also intensified on TikTok, and the offer is especially popular among seniors and students. Brian, 78, appears in the photo in his shop.
This comes as the price of coffee on the high street has soared.
At Starbucks, the price of a large latte is £5.20 when ordered for pickup on Uber Eats in London, while Queens of Mayfair, in one of the British capital’s poshest postcodes, charges £13 for your coffee with milk.
Danish juice and coffee brand Joe & the Juice, which has more than 50 branches in London alone and outlets across the UK including Liverpool, Brighton, Birmingham and Oxford, currently charges £4.70 for a coffee with large milk (16 ounces) with regular milk.
Add a syrup, say vanilla, and you’ll be charged an extra 50p, although unlike many other establishments you won’t be charged extra for extra milk.
It comes after it emerged that Britain’s most expensive coffee, made from topical beans shipped from Japan’s “island of eternal youth”, is selling for a whopping £265 a cup.
Coffee lovers with a few hundred pounds to spare can find the expensive drink at Shot, a darkly lit cafe based in Mayfair and Marylebone in London.
The coffee is made with typical beans, a higher-quality version of Arabica beans, and shipped from the Nakayama farm, based on the island of Okinawa, Japan.
Not much change from five dollars! Danish brand Joe & the Juice, which specializes in healthy juices and hot drinks, currently charges £4.70 for a large latte.
Black Sheep Coffee, which started in London’s Camden Market and is rapidly expanding around the world, charges £5.29 for a regular cup of its Black Hoof coffee.
Regional prices come into play; a large latte with a shot of syrup costs £4.95 at the Costa Coffee store at Birmingham Airport
In the north-east Lincolnshire town of Grimsby, the same drink is 20p cheaper
At Shot, this high-priced drink can be made into any form of coffee that you would find in a high street coffee shop. It is available as an espresso, macchiato, flat white, Americano, cappuccino or latte.
But while the drink’s price has raised eyebrows, even the modest latte is apparently becoming more expensive, with many coffee lovers saying they are already paying more than £5 when adding extra shots, dairy alternatives and flavored syrups .
High-end fashion brand Prada’s London cafe in department store Harrods, opening in 2023, charges £6.50 for a latte.
Caffe Nero’s is priced at £4.40 for a large latte, the same as Costa Coffee. Pret A Manger and Patisserie Valerie are slightly cheaper at £4.05.
But this is before any additions are made; For example, adding coconut milk and oats to your Caffe Nero drink will again cost you up to 50p.
Meanwhile, syrups such as caramel, vanilla and hazelnut at Costa Coffee will cost up to 55p.
At trendy Black Sheep Coffee, which has over 80 branches across the UK and is expanding rapidly both here and abroad, a regular Black Hoof coffee will set you back £5.29.
Add an extra shot (69p), a syrup (69p) and make it with almond milk (59p) and your upgraded coffee costs a whopping £7.26.