Poles will spend PLN 0.5 billion in cafes in 2015

Poles will spend PLN 490 million in various cafes this year, an increase of 4.8 percent year-on-year, according to the recent survey by Euromonitor International cited by the Rzeczpospolita daily. The revenues of Polish cafes are to rise by 5.5 percent y/y to PLN 517 million in 2016, the research also indicated. The annual number of their patrons has been growing by 2-3 percent. CHI Polska, the owner of both Costa Coffee and Coffeeheaven, sees the market trend and plans to open six or seven new shops in Poland in the financial year beginning on March 1. Since 2016/2017 it is planning to open ten new coffee shops every year. The chain now comprises 108 coffee shops in 18 Polish cities.