Barista Bar, the bean to cup coffee to go brand created by Henderson Foodservice, is set to reach over 100 installations in Scotland before the end of the year.
So far 50 Barista Bar machines have been installed throughout company-owned Spar stores in Scotland, after Hendersons Foodservice signed an exclusive deal with wholesaler and retailer CJ Lang & Son. An additional 16 independent Spar retailers have also chosen to carry the brand in their stores.
This means by the end of the year, 116 Spar stores across Scotland will offer Barista Bar for their shoppers.
Henderson Foodservice says that it has been a record-breaking year since it announced the Scottish Barista Bar contract, with our sister title 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.
Barista Bar brand manager Keavy O’Mahony-Truesdale says: “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.
“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, says that Barista Bar has been a huge accelerator for sales, footfall and shopper loyalty at its company-owned stores.
Brown adds; “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.”
Henderson Foodservice, is a division of the Henderson Group, which owns the Spar brand in Northern Ireland. It created the Barista Bar brand in 2015 and now has over 750 machines available throughout the UK.
