We’ve all been there, you wake up late for work, just scrape enough time to get ready and as soon as you turn your ignition key, you realise something. You’ve had nothing to eat, nothing to drink, nothing to keep you going for your busy day.
The UK is a nation filled with coffee-lovers, and that affection has only boomed, with 25 million more cups of coffee being drank a day now than in 2008. In a survey conducted by the World Coffee Portal in 2021, they found over half of the UK’s coffee consumers would purchase beverages from a drive-thru if the option was more readily available.
Fast forward two years, and both the leading coffee chains, Costa and Starbucks, have over 600 drive-thrus located across the country. Not to mention the McCafé range that features on the menus of around 1000 drive-thru McDonald’s, competing price wise with some of the most well-known brands on the market. For the British coffee drinkers out there, that quick fix of caffeine is never too far away.
A good thing too, as the Brits love a coffee in the morning for the day ahead. In fact, in the UK, the average time of day that people take their first sip of coffee is 9:01am, one minute into a typical working day. And if there’s one pain about drinking coffee at home, it’s how long it takes to make.
We live in a society where we always feel time poor. With work commitments, family commitments and everything in between; every minute counts. That’s one of the main reasons that the UK (and the World) has seem such a boom in drive-thru food and beverage businesses. The concept is so simple and although it probably doesn’t, it gives customers the feeling that it’s saving them time in their day. Not to mention, there’s no labour involved for the customer. Simply pull up, order, pay and wait for your beverage.
In a post-COVID world, commuting for work – and even travelling abroad and throughout the UK – is firmly back in our routines and with this, calls the need for morning coffee stops and drive-thrus. With our barista robot investment opportunity, Connie, you can see a huge return on your investment as our coffee robot does all the hard work for you. No need to open up or lockup, no need to worry about downtime due to annual leave or sick leave; your very own Connie 24/7 container will help you make income, 24/7. And what’s more, it’s suited for a range of locations and audiences, meaning you’ll truly earn bucks for beans!
Want to learn more about the potential behind drive-thrus? Get in touch with the team to learn more about Connie.
