New figures released by the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR), the national trade body for pubs and bars, reveal that Britain’s national pub chains have become the country’s number one coffee seller, with over 3.6 million cups sold each week.
Commenting on the figures, which were collated from the ALMR’s membership, Strategic Affairs Director, Kate Nicholls said:
“These figures demonstrate why Britain’s pubs and bars are at the healthy heart of local communities. They are not only great places to socialise with friends or share a meal with family, they are also Britain’s favourite place to grab a coffee.”
The association has also calculated that whilst Starbucks has reported an effective tax rate of 31.1%, paying no corporation tax on annual UK sales of £1.2 billion, pubs and bars have an effective tax rate of 68.1%, with corporation tax accounting for a quarter of that.
Kate Nicholls concluded:
“We may have imported the American model of coffee shops onto our high streets, but you can’t beat the British pub – and our customers can enjoy their coffee knowing that we pay every penny we should in tax.”