Barista Bar, the premium retail coffee to go offering created by Henderson Foodservice, is set to reach over 100 installations in Scotland before the end of the year.
The brand has reached a milestone of 50 bean to cup machine installations throughout company-owned SPAR stores in Scotland, after signing an exclusive deal with wholesaler and retailer CJ Lang & Son Ltd. An additional 16 independent SPAR retailers have also chosen to carry the brand in their stores.
It means by the end of the year, 116 SPAR stores across Scotland will offer Barista Bar for their shoppers.
It has been a record-breaking year since Henderson Foodservice announced the Scottish Barista Bar contract, with The Grocer reporting that the brand is on course to become the second biggest coffee brand in the convenience retail market in Scotland by Christmas.
Since debuting in SPAR Scotland, Barista Bar has rapidly gained market share, establishing a strong foothold in a region where it previously had no presence, thanks to its leading quality offering that is unique to the brand.
“The success of Barista Bar is sparking a ripple effect across the independent retail market; retailers are noticing the impact it’s had for their peers and are eager to bring Barista Bar into their own stores. This momentum truly speaks to the value we’re adding to local businesses and communities, solidifying Barista Bar as the go-to coffee-to-go brand throughout Scotland,” says Keavy O’Mahony-Truesdale, Brand Manager at Barista Bar.
Keavy continued; “It is thanks to that quality and value proposition that by the end of the year, 116 SPAR stores in Scotland will carry our coffee, with the remaining CJ Lang stores completing installation within the first quarter of 2025, and independent installations continuing throughout the year.”
Stephen Brown, Head of Food to Go at CJ Lang & Son Ltd. says Barista Bar has been a huge accelerator for sales, footfall and shopper loyalty at their company owned stores.
Stephen added; “Introducing Barista Bar to our company-owned estate has proven hugely successful, with the coffee to go offering boosting sales growth in the past year. Like for like sales on hot drinks have grown by 25% since we began installing Barista Bar and it is hugely exciting to reach such a prominent milestone with the brand.
“Barista Bar is an attractive brand with a quality product, allowing us to bring better deals and choice to our shoppers, from whom the response has been resoundingly positive. Not only do our shoppers return for the quality product and affordable price point, but the brand adds even more value to our thriving food to go offering throughout our company-owned estate.”
Henderson Foodservice, a division of the Henderson Group, which owns the SPAR brand in Northern Ireland, created the Barista Bar brand in 2015 and now has over 750 machines available throughout the UK.
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