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CATEGORY ANALYSIS
KEY DATA FINDINGS
▪ Foodservice value sales rise by 11% in current terms in 2021 to MXN70.9 billion, whilst outlet
numbers fall by 5% to 21,545
▪ Cafés is the best performing category in 2021, with foodservice value sales increasing by
21% in current terms to MXN637 million
▪ Alsea SAB de CV is the leading player in 2021, with a foodservice value share of 10%
▪ Foodservice value sales are set to rise at a current value CAGR of 11% (2021 constant value
CAGR of 7%) over the forecast period to MXN122 billion, whilst the number of outlets is
expected to rise at a CAGR of 10% to 34,623
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
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and, once consumers have become more familiar with their products, will encourage them to
return in-person to the coffee shops. Cielito Querido and Juan Valdez are two such brands that
have started increasing the number of offerings within retail settings. Juan Valdez previously left
the category in Mexico but is set to make a return in the coming years. Offering their products in
a retail setting will help them retain brand awareness until that time. Some beer and wine brands
are also trying to expand their channel reach, moving from retailing to consumer foodservice.
This will aid the recovery of the major bars/pubs channel in the forecast period.
As well as offering more coffee products within a retail setting, Juan Valdez and Nescafé are
expanding their offerings of coffee machines. Such offerings are becoming more prominent in
convenience stores as well as other retail locations, allowing consumers to make a coffee
beverage whilst doing their grocery shopping. This means that consumers no longer necessarily
need to visit a specialist coffee shop to drink their products. This concept is starting to compete
with the foodservice options already offered by the retail outlets and will further boost awareness
of these brands.
Starbucks grows share thanks to strong to-go options and exit of major
brands
Alsea will continue to strengthen its lead of cafés/bars in 2021 thanks to its ownership of
multinational chained specialist coffee shop Starbucks. This brand has managed to expand its
network in the pandemic by opening two new outlets at a time when many others were forced to
close theirs. For example, McDonald's closed most of its McCafé outlets with the view to closing
the remaining units permanently, citing an inability to compete with larger coffee brands.
Chained specialist coffee and tea shop brand Dunkin’, which is operated by various franchisees,
also announced that it was permanently closing its outlets in Mexico. Such exits are also
responsible for the boosted share of the leading players.
While specialist coffee shops and cafés were closed briefly during the initial stages of the
pandemic, those that traditionally rely on heavy office traffic in business areas remained closed
for longer. Many of these outlets noted a greater shift to delivery and takeaway, although
serving hot and frozen beverages has proven difficult via home delivery. Many cafés in smaller
cities have started to offer a drive-through option, but this has also proven to be more difficult in
crowded large cities. For some brands, demand for drive-through and delivery options was
sufficient to weather the storm.
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venues and try new offerings. New beverages are a great way for operators to market
themselves and to attract customers. The relatively new trend of mixing alcohol with coffee and
tea drinks is also set to rise. One such example is Izlah Tea’s partnership with Boodles Gin to
offer alcoholic tea beverages.
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CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Cafés/Bars by Category: Units/Outlets 2016-2021
outlets
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
'000 transactions
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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MXN million
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
% Units/Outlets growth
2020/21 2016-21 CAGR 2016/21 Total
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% transaction growth
2020/21 2016-21 CAGR 2016/21 Total
% value growth
2020/21 2016-21 CAGR 2016/21 Total
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% value
Company 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
% value
Brand Global Brand Owner 2018 2019 2020 2021
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Paradise SA de CV
Cassava Roots Tapioca Condesa SA de CV 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6
Barezzito Grupo Impulzza 1.6 1.5 0.8 0.9
D´Volada Café & D'Volada Café & 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8
Smoothies Smoothies SA de CV
The Beer Company Beer Co, The 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
Society Signature Society Signatura 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7
Coffee Coffees SA de CV
La Chopería Anheuser-Busch InBev NV 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5
La Cantinita Grupo Impulzza 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.4
Café Andrade Café Andrade SA de CV 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3
La Internacional Beer Co, The 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Gloria Jean's Coffees Retail Food Group Ltd 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
Café Moretto Café Andrade SA de CV 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Lillians Coffees Lillians Coffees de 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Mexico SA de CV
Calesa Gourmet Café Café Calesa SA de CV 0.3 0.3 0.2 -
Teavana Starbucks Corp 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
McCafé McDonald's Corp 0.1 0.0 0.0 -
Cielito Querido Cafe Grupo ADO SA de CV 2.6 2.5 - -
Café Diletto Taco Holding SAPI de CV 0.7 0.3 - -
Dunkin' Dunkin' Brands Group Inc 0.7 0.1 - -
Cup Stop Gigante SA de CV, Grupo - - - -
Gloria Jean's Coffees Jireh International Pty - - - -
Ltd
Teavana Teavana Holdings Inc - - - -
Others 10.8 11.4 11.2 11.4
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Source: Euromonitor International from official statistics, trade associations, trade press, company research,
trade interviews, trade sources
outlets
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
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'000 transactions
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
MXN million
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
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% Units/Outlets growth
2021/2022 2021-26 CAGR 2021/26 Total
% transaction growth
2021/2022 2021-26 CAGR 2021/26 Total
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% value growth
2021/2022 2021-26 CAGR 2021/26 Total
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CONSUMER FOODSERVICE IN
MEXICO - INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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locations. The Sushi Itto brand by Distribuidora de Alimentos is also seeing increased use of
dark kitchens to prepare menu items. In terms of digitalisation, even smaller independent
competitors have established online delivery services and started accepting digital payments.
Such progression has been necessary due to fear of transmitting the virus through handing over
cash and consumers being less willing to spend time outside the house. The trend towards
home-delivery and takeaway has been particularly prevalent in limited-service restaurants
despite the availability of dine-in services.
Competitive landscape
Consumer foodservice in Mexico is a highly fragmented competitive landscape dominated by
independent outlets, although it continues to be led by chained players FEMSA Comercio and
Alsea in value share terms. Established operators that were able to utilise delivery options more
easily were more likely to survive during this period. Nevertheless, Alsea and CMR were forced
to close a small number of non-profitable or struggling outlets to focus on more efficient and
profitable outlets. Chained operators in categories such as pizza limited-service restaurants,
chicken limited-service restaurants, and bakery limited-service restaurants will continue growing
in 2021 whilst others such as ice cream limited-service restaurants, Latin American full-service
restaurants, and North American full-service restaurants are set for a fast recovery in terms of
number of outlets.
Towards the end of the review period, partnerships with last-mile delivery services such as
Rappi, Uber Eats, and Cornershop had continued to expand amongst consumer foodservice
players. However, during the pandemic many players have found the fees they charge too high
and have started to explore alternative options. This includes the use of social media platforms
or message apps to communicate with customers, especially in terms of price promotions and
special deals. Many independent operators created their own websites or in-house delivery
offers. They also heeded the advice of the National Chamber of Restaurants and Seasoned
Food Industry (CANIRAC) which published its COVID-19 Prevention Protocol Mesa Segura
(Safe Table), which recommended best practices to ease consumers’ hygiene and health
concerns.
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payments. Previously many of these operators only accepted cash, so this is a major step
forward for independent operators.
MARKET DATA
Table 15 Units, Transactions and Value Sales in Consumer Foodservice 2016-2021
% growth
2020/21 2016-21 CAGR 2016/21 Total
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outlets
Independent Chained Total
% value
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
% value
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
% value
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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Source: Euromonitor International from official statistics, trade associations, trade press, company research,
trade interviews, trade sources
% value analysis
Food Drink Total
% value
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
% value
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
% value
Company 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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% value
Brand Global Brand Owner 2018 2019 2020 2021
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Little Caesar's Pizza Ilitch Holdings Inc 1.7 1.9 2.5 2.6
Toks Gigante SA de CV, Grupo 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.5
Carl's Jr CKE Restaurants 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.3
Holdings Inc
Chili's Grill & Bar Brinker International Inc 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.0
Restaurante Sanborns Carso SA de CV, Grupo 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.8
Applebee's DineEquity Inc 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2
Neighborhood Grill
& Bar
Pizza Hut Yum! Brands Inc 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1
7-Eleven Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1
Los Bisquets Desarrolladora de 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1
Bisquets Obregon Franquicias los
Bisquets Bisquets
Obregon SA de CV
Gorditas Doña Tota Fomento Económico 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Mexicano SAB de CV
Italianni's Remigio S de RL 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9
Chiltepino's Restaurante 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.8
Chiltepino's SA de CV
Wings Army Operadora Wings Army SA 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
de CV
El Pollo Feliz El Pollo Feliz SA de CV 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8
Buffalo Wild Wings Inspire Brands Inc 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8
Restaurante Liverpool El Puerto de Liverpool 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.8
SAB de CV
The Italian Coffee Italian Coffee SA de CV 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.8
Company
Cafe Punta del Cielo XKMEX SA de CV 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Sushi Itto CMR SAB de CV - - 0.8 0.8
Hawaiian Paradise Franquiciadora Hawaiian 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
Paradise SA de CV
Nutrisa Herdez SAB de CV, Grupo 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
Circle K Alimentation Couche- 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Tard Inc
Sushi Itto Distribuidora de 0.8 0.8 - -
Alimentos SI S de RL de CV
Others 35.7 35.7 32.7 33.9
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
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trade interviews, trade sources
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Table 27 Forecast Units, Transactions and Value Sales in Consumer Foodservice 2021-
2026
% growth
2021/22 2021-26 CAGR 2021/26 Total
DISCLAIMER
Forecast closing date: 7 February 2022
Report closing date: 9 March 2022
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SOURCES
Sources used during the research included the following:
Secretaría de Turismo
SHCP
Dicares
Food Trucks DF
Franquicias México
America Retail
CNN
Dinero en Imagen
e-consulta
El Economista
El Financiero
El Informador
El Norte
El Universal
Enfasis Logistica
Entrepreneur Magazine
Expansión
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Forbes
Goula
Huffington Post
Líderes Mexicanos
Newsweek Español
Reforma
Reporte índigo
Restaurantes de México
Restaurantes Revista
Servi Alimentos
Soy Entrepreneur
The Happening
The Markethink
Administraciones Eugenia SA de CV
Alpen House
Alsea SAB de CV
Anderson's Grupo
Baskin-Robbins Inc
Carl's Jr
Ciaos Pizza
Coffee House
El Baron Rojo
El Puerto de Liverpool
El Tizoncito
FEMSA
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Grupo Carso
Grupo Gigante
Grupo Herdez
Hooters Mexico
Jarocho Café
La Cochinita
Las Alitas
Little Farms
Mr Sushi
Nutrisa
Orraca Restauranteros
Restaurante La Mexicana
Restaurantes California SA de CV
Restaurantes Suntory
Spoleto
Sushi To Go
Sushi Zone
Telepizza Group SA
Play Business
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