Kuwait registered an average coffeeshop store opening growth rate of 21% since 2003. The number of coffeeshop openings were growing at a normal rate over the years except for 2016 and 2017 where the number of store openings more than doubled to reach 48 coffeeshops in 2016 and 81 coffeeshop openings in 2017. The high coffeeshop opening growth rate registered is contributed to the local specialty coffee brands and outlets opening all over the country.
The rapid outlet growth which was sparked in 2015 had little impact on the market value size growth up until 2017. The market size registered a 60% value growth in 2016 and 76% in 2017 but it is expected to slow down to register a negative growth of 13% by the end of 2018. The drastic increase of stores, brands, and geographical presence around the country drove the market value to achieve the high growth rates. Two main factors contributed to slower growth of the value market size; international brands dominance and maturity in coffee distribution channels and formats.
