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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)
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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
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
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
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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