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A Year of Innovation in Coffee 2026
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Personalisation drives coffee bean usage, while functional ingredients are emerging, and flavoured coffee is shifting towards indulgent and refreshing profiles. Anis Pauzi, Associate Analyst (Innovation)…
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A Year of Innovation in Coffee 2026

"Personalisation drives coffee bean usage, while functional ingredients are emerging, and flavoured coffee is shifting towards indulgent and refreshing profiles."

Anis Pauzi, Associate Analyst (Innovation)

Anis Pauzi, Associate Analyst (Innovation)

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    • What we’ve seen
    • Our pick of the most innovative launches in this review
    • Other innovative launches
    • Global spotlight: low-fat RTD coffee gains momentum
  1. EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA (EMEA)

    • Europe: coffee bean launch activity increases
    • Consumers enjoy making coffee at home
    • Beans gain ground as convenient formats decline
    • Graph 1: coffee launches, by format type, 2021-26
    • Processing methods expand taste profiles
    • Europe: bakery-inspired flavours gain ground in RTD coffee
    • Flavour profiles shape at-home coffee purchases
    • Bakery flavours surge in RTD coffee launches
    • Graph 2: RTD coffee launches with bakery flavour, 2021-26
    • Brands broaden RTD coffee ranges with bakery-inspired flavours
    • The Middle East & Africa (MEA)
    • Brands push sustainability with biodegradable formats
  2. ASIA PACIFIC (APAC)

    • Asia: low-sugar claims rise in coffee and RTD coffee
    • Reducing sugar shapes coffee choices
    • Reduced sugar claims continue to rise
    • Graph 3: coffee and RTD coffee launches with selected minus claims, 2021-26
    • Functional ingredients set zero-sugar coffees apart
    • Asia: coffee and RTD coffee expand into fruit flavours
    • Coffee meets fruit juice
    • Fruit-flavoured launches trend upwards
    • Graph 4: coffee and RTD coffee launches with fruit flavours, 2021-26
    • Brands push flavour boundaries with local fruits
    • Australia & New Zealand
    • Vietnamese coffee enters ANZ RTD space
  3. THE AMERICAS

    • North America: high-protein claims surge in RTD coffee launches
    • Protein fuels new opportunities in coffee
    • High-protein claims gain strong momentum in RTD coffee
    • Graph 5: RTD coffee launches with high/added protein claims, 2021-26
    • Protein and caffeine levels highlight functional value on pack
    • North America: mushroom-infused coffee emerges in the functional space
    • Coffee consumers explore functional ingredients
    • Functional claims carve out space in coffee launches
    • Graph 6: coffee launches with functional health claims, 2021-26
    • Coffee includes mushroom blends to promote mental clarity
    • Latin America: brands highlight traceability in ground coffee launches
    • Ground coffee leads as demand for transparency grows
    • Graph 7: coffee launches, by format type, 2021-26
    • Brands bridge the gap between source and shelf with clear origin cues

Explore the latest innovation in coffee in 2026 with Mintel’s global innovation report. The report identifies the major launch activities, pivotal consumer attitudes and most important product development of the year across the globe.

Key innovation trends in the coffee market are analysed and succinctly presented alongside Mintel’s consumer data and insights. So you can understand changing consumer demands and identify future growth opportunities.

This report also presents Mintel’s analysts’ pick of the most innovative launches in the global coffee market. Understanding innovation in coffee has never been so simple.

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