Coffee Shops’ Desire For Drive-Thrus Is Reaching A Boiling Point
A beverage battle is brewing.
Coffee chains large and small are at an inflection point, with smaller chains like Dutch Bros taking big swings and beverage behemoths Starbucks and Dunkin’ working to maintain their status.
The growing class of coffee purveyors is largely implementing a format that calls for smaller footprints but more elements like drive-thrus that require larger outdoor space and community cooperation.
“There’s a fight out there for real estate from a couple of quickly expanding beverage users,” JLL Senior Director for Americas Retail Research James Cook said.
