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tags: [] - coffee/business - coffee/history aliases: - COVID coffee industry - pandemic impact specialty coffee created: 2026-05-10 updated: 2026-05-10

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COVID-19 Impact on Coffee Industry

Tags: #coffee/business #coffee/history Aliases: COVID coffee industry, pandemic impact specialty coffee Related: Home Brewing Renaissance | Specialty Coffee MoC Status: 🌱 Stub

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Overview

The COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2022) had severe short-term impacts on the specialty coffee industry, closing cafés globally, disrupting supply chains, reducing café foot traffic, and straining roastery cash flows. It also accelerated several longer-term trends including the home brewing boom, the growth of subscription coffee services, and the normalisation of takeaway-only café operations — reshaping the industry's retail landscape and consumer habits in ways that persisted well beyond the pandemic period.

Related Notes

• Home Brewing Renaissance
• Home Brewing Boom
• Specialty Coffee MoC

References

• SCA, COVID-19 Impact on the Specialty Coffee Industry, 2020

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