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Cafes, Bars & Other Drinking Establishments in China - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

IBISWorld IBISWorld Beijing, China Last Updated: May 2024 6730

Revenue

$9.0bn

2024

$10.8bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$X.Xbn

Employees

184k

Businesses

3,988

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Cafes, Bars & Other Drinking Establishments in China industry analysis

Revenue for the Cafes, Bars, and Other Drinking Establishments industry in China is expected to increase at a CAGR of 16.4% over the five years through 2023 to $9.0 billion. This trend includes an expected increase of 20.1% in the current year.In recent years, lifestyle changes, an increasing emphasis on personal happiness, and the development of a range of drinking establishments have contributed to rapid industry growth. In addition, increasing urbanization in China and higher incomes have boosted the demand for industry services. Improvements in chain store and franchise management and the emergence of new brands have also supported the industry's development over the past five years.The outbreak of COVID-19 has affected the operation of cafes, bars, and other beverage stores. In 2020, the industry's revenue increased slowly compared with previous years, mainly due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in China. Although in 2021, the effective control of COVID-19 restores the rapid growth of industry income, the repeated occurrence of COVID-19 in 2022 led to the reduction of the industry growth rate again.ACMR-IBISWorld forecasts that industry revenue will increase at an annualized 17.5% over the next five years, to reach $20.2 billion. Competition is projected to intensify as more chain stores, franchises, and independent drinking establishments are set up. Increased competition will also prompt players to look for new opportunities in less-developed regions. As a result, chain operations will continue spreading from east to west, and from first- and second-tier cities to third- and fourth-tier cities.

Trends and Insights

  • COVID-19 slowed down the growth of the industry. Restrictive policies have temporarily closed drinking places such as cafes and bars, resulting in a limited number of consumers.
  • Tea drink stores are the most popular among consumers. The main products of tea beverage stores are milk tea, ice tea, as well as cold drinks, coffee, and ice cream, which are popular among young students and office staff.
  • East China region benefits from a developed economy. Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai have a dense population and high per capita disposable income, making them more willing to spend money on coffee and tea beverages.
  • Product quality is the foundation of competition. Consumers are very concerned about the quality, taste, and safety of beverages.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 16.4 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $9.0bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

COVID-19 affects the operation of cafes, bars and other drinking establishments

  • China's strict restrictive policy on COVID-19 requires that cafes, bars and other drinking establishments should be temporarily closed or the number of consumers per day be limited.
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Cafes, Bars & Other Drinking Establishments in China
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

The industry growth rate will recover from COVID-19

  • With the relaxation of restrictions on COVID-19 at the end of 2022, China's domestic economy is recovering. Shop consumption will gradually recover.

Biggest companies in the Cafes, Bars & Other Drinking Establishments in China

Company
Market Share (%)
2023
Revenue ($short_0)
2023

There are no companies that hold a large enough market share in the Cafes, Bars & Other Drinking Establishments in China industry for IBISWorld to include in this product.

Products & Services Segmentation

Cafes, Bars & Other Drinking Establishments in China
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Tea drink shops, Cafes and Ice cream shops. Tea drink shops is the largest segment of the Cafes, Bars & Other Drinking Establishments in China.

Trends and Insights

Tea drink shops have the highest proportion of consumption

  • Tea drink shops are becoming a favorite among young students and office workers. The main products of tea drink shops include milk tea and iced tea.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The Cafes, Bars and Other Drinking Establishments industry in China comprises cafes, tea houses, and bars that primarily provide beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) for immediate consumption on-premise or off-premise. Mobile counters (i.e. street vendors) are not included in this industry.

What's included in this industry?

Tea drink shopsCafesIce cream shopsBars and pubsTea houses

Companies

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Related Terms

ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTIONOFF-PREMISE CONSUMPTIONSOFT DRINKS

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

COVID-19 slowed down the growth of the industry. Restrictive policies have temporarily closed drinking places such as cafes and bars, resulting in a limited number of consume...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Tea drink stores are the most popular among consumers. The main products of tea beverage stores are milk tea, ice tea, as well as cold drinks, coffee, and ice cream, which ar...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

East China region benefits from a developed economy. Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai have a dense population and high per capita disposable income, making them more willing t...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Product quality is the foundation of competition. Consumers are very concerned about the quality, taste, and safety of beverages.

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Chain enterprises dominate the market. The top companies in the industry are all large chain enterprises, expanding their scale by opening branches.

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024

Detailed analysis

    External Environment

    Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

    Analyst insights

    Policies has regulated the industry. The legal supervision of the industry mainly focuses on food safety issues.

    In this chapter

    • External Drivers
    • Regulation & Policy
    • Assistance

    Key metrics

    • Regulation & policy level and trend
    • Assistance level and trend

    Charts

    • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
    • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

    Detailed analysis

    • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
    • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
    • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

    Financial Benchmarks

    View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

    Analyst insights

    The average profit in the industry is very high. However, the profitability of enterprises in different regions and sizes varies.

    In this chapter

    • Cost Structure
    • Financial Ratios
    • Key Ratios

    Key metrics

    • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
    • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
    • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
    • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

    Charts

    • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Investment vs. share of economy

    Data tables

    • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Average Wage (2014-2029)
    • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
    • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

    Detailed analysis

    • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

    Key Statistics

    Industry Data

    Data Tables

    Including values and annual change:

    • Revenue (2014-2029)
    • IVA (2014-2029)
    • Establishments (2014-2029)
    • Enterprises (2014-2029)
    • Employment (2014-2029)
    • Exports (2014-2029)
    • Imports (2014-2029)
    • Wages (2014-2029)

    Top Questions Answered

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    What is the market size of the Cafes, Bars & Other Drinking Establishments industry in China in 2024?

    The market size of the Cafes, Bars & Other Drinking Establishments industry in China is $9.0bn in 2024.

    How many businesses are there in the Cafes, Bars & Other Drinking Establishments in China industry in 2024?

    There are 3,988 businesses in the Cafes, Bars & Other Drinking Establishments industry in China, which has grown at a CAGR of 5.0 % between 2019 and 2024.

    Has the Cafes, Bars & Other Drinking Establishments industry in China grown or declined over the past 5 years?

    The market size of the Cafes, Bars & Other Drinking Establishments industry in China has been growing at a CAGR of 16.4 % between 2019 and 2024.

    What is the forecast growth of the Cafes, Bars & Other Drinking Establishments industry in China over the next 5 years?

    Over the next five years, the Cafes, Bars & Other Drinking Establishments industry in China is expected to grow.

    What does the Cafes, Bars & Other Drinking Establishments in China include?

    Tea drink shops and Cafes are part of the Cafes, Bars & Other Drinking Establishments industry.

    How competitive is the Cafes, Bars & Other Drinking Establishments industry in China?

    The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Cafes, Bars & Other Drinking Establishments industry in China.

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    Competitors

    • Supermarkets in China
    • Hotels in China
    • Fast-Food Restaurants in China

    Complementors

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    International industries

    • Bars & Nightclubs in the US
    • Coffee & Snack Shops in the US
    • Wine Bars in the US
    • Bakery Cafes in the US
    • Juice & Smoothie Bars in the US

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