Timelaps Report

Overview

Platō Coffee has room to grow on all funnel metrics. Awareness is 27% below competitor average.

Awareness
17%28pp
vs comp avg
Consideration
10%23pp
vs comp avg
Past 3 Month Buyers
6%15pp
vs comp avg
Frequent Buyers
2%4pp
vs comp avg

Top Brands Comparison

AwarenessConsiderationP3M BuyersFrequent Buyers

Platō Coffee

Mugg & Bean

McCafé

Woolworths Café

Starbucks

Performance

Platō Coffee awareness (17%) ranks 13th out of 14 brands. Mugg & Bean leads at 89%.

AwarenessConsiderationP3M BuyersFrequent BuyersAwarenessConsiderationP3M BuyersFrequent Buyers

Platō Coffee

Mugg & Bean

McCafé

Woolworths Café

Starbucks

Wild Bean Café

Vida e Caffè

Seattle Coffee Co

Conversion

Platō Coffee converts 60% of aware consumers to consideration - middle of the pack vs competitors.

Awareness → Consideration

Consideration → P3M

P3M → Frequent Buyers

Timeline

Current snapshot shows Platō Coffee at 17% awareness, 10% consideration, 6% P3M, 2% loyal.

Timelaps

Brand Performance Over Time

Timeline view available from Wave 2 onwards

Unfamiliar & Rejectors

Platō Coffee has 4.0% consumers with no opinion or would never choose - relatively low rejection rate.

Unfamiliar (No opinion)
Rejectors (Would never choose)
Dulcé Café
9%
Bootlegger Coffee Co
9%
Bean Tree Café at Spar
8%
Wiesenhof
7%
Starbucks
4%
Wild Bean Café
4%
Engen Brazmata
4%
Platō Coffee
4%
Seattle Coffee Co
3%
Vida e Caffè
3%
McCafé
3%
Woolworths Café
2%
Mugg & Bean
1%
The Daily Coffee Café
1%

Category Moment Size

73% of consumers associate coffee with "quiet time alone" - the largest consumption moment.

Quiet time alone
73%
Coffee with breakfast
55%
Morning caffeine boost
54%
Mall shopping
53%
Socializing
53%
Casual date
51%
Road stop
50%
Relaxing comfortably
48%
Treating myself
46%
Morning commute
45%
Buying rounds
44%
Petrol station
43%
Focus and productivity
42%
Coffee and snack
41%
Afternoon energy
40%

Brand Moment Strength

Platō Coffee has 0.6 avg moments per person (position 13/14), far below leaders like Mugg & Bean (5.8).

Avg moments per person
Position (Rank)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Mugg & Bean
5.8
McCafé
4.2
Woolworths Café
3.7
Starbucks
3.5
Wild Bean Café
1.8
Vida e Caffè
1.7
Seattle Coffee Co
1.6
Engen Brazmata
1.1
Bean Tree Café at Spar
1.0
Dulcé Café
0.8
Bootlegger Coffee Co
0.7
The Daily Coffee Café
0.6
Platō Coffee
0.6
Wiesenhof
0.3

Moment × Brand Matrix

Platō Coffee shows highest awareness (24%) during "quiet time alone" moments when consumers are brand aware.

Brand Aware %:
<7
7-10
10-13
13-20
20-25
25-30
30+
MomentSize
Mugg & Bea...
McCafé
Woolworths...
Starbucks
Engen Braz...
Seattle Co...
Vida e Caf...
Wild Bean ...
Bootlegger...
Platō Coff...
Bean Tree ...
Dulcé Café
The Daily ...
Wiesenhof
Quiet time alone
73%
44%30%26%31%17%24%23%17%19%24%16%19%19%16%
Coffee with breakfast
55%
39%29%24%17%15%13%14%14%12%16%15%14%15%13%
Morning caffeine boost
54%
29%28%21%19%26%21%22%19%17%14%18%15%14%15%
Mall shopping
53%
36%23%30%27%7%19%18%11%13%13%14%12%11%9%
Socializing
53%
37%24%23%27%15%20%23%16%27%21%14%22%23%20%
Casual date
51%
38%21%20%24%9%19%18%14%18%16%13%17%14%14%
Road stop
50%
29%26%18%17%35%22%19%17%10%11%16%11%9%12%
Relaxing comfortably
48%
34%22%18%20%8%18%17%13%19%19%12%18%15%19%
Treating myself
46%
30%19%24%22%12%21%20%15%16%22%13%16%13%11%
Morning commute
45%
28%26%21%19%20%14%17%13%9%7%15%9%13%10%
Buying rounds
44%
25%23%18%21%20%17%14%14%19%11%14%14%18%13%
Petrol station
43%
16%14%10%7%49%17%15%23%8%8%14%5%9%7%
Focus and productivity
42%
26%22%17%19%17%17%17%15%13%14%12%11%12%10%
Coffee and snack
41%
24%20%20%16%17%13%16%14%13%14%15%13%12%11%
Afternoon energy
40%
21%20%19%18%19%17%16%17%12%15%16%16%13%16%

Brand Fingerprint

Compare brands across moments amongst brand aware consumers to identify unique brand positioning and consumption patterns.

Associations

Mugg & Bean leads all associations (77% Good Service). Platō Coffee scores above category avg on service (51% vs 50%).

Platō Coffee
Starbucks
Mugg & Bean
McCafé
Woolworths Café
Dulcé Café
Engen Brazmata
Below AvgCategory AvgAbove Avg
Good Service
(50%)
Quality Ingredients
(48%)
Digital Ordering
(45%)
Pleasant Environment
(45%)
Ethically Sourced
(43%)
Great-tasting Drinks
(42%)
Good Variety
(42%)
Consistent Experience
(42%)
Value for Money
(40%)
Snacks & Food
(39%)
Healthy Options
(39%)
Plant-based Options
(38%)
Supports Local
(36%)
51
45
39
49
39
43
42
39
36
28
36
40
33

Positioning

Leading on "value for money" vs key competitors

Timelaps

Competitive Positioning Map

Visualization coming soon...

Advertising Recall

Platō Coffee (25%) ranks mid-tier in advertising recall, trailing leaders Mugg & Bean (56%) and McCafé (49%).

Mugg & Bean
56%
McCafé
49%
Starbucks
43%
Woolworths Café
37%
Vida e Caffè
28%
Platō Coffee
25%
Seattle Coffee Co
25%
Engen Brazmata
24%
Bootlegger Coffee Co
24%
Wild Bean Café
24%
The Daily Coffee Café
23%
Bean Tree Café at Spar
20%
Dulcé Café
17%
Wiesenhof
15%

Word-of-Mouth

Platō Coffee has 52% positive WOM and 5% negative - competitive sentiment with room to reduce "have not heard" (43%).

Positive
Have not heard
Negative

Category Insights

Consumers are aware of 6.2 coffee brands on average. 45% briefly consider options before purchasing, with in-store counter orders (75%) as the dominant channel.

Brand Repertoire (Average # of brands)

6.2

Awareness

4.5

Consideration

2.9

P3M Buying

Category Decision Style

Buying Behaviour (P3M)

Buyer Demographics

Platō Coffee skews younger (77% aged 25-49 vs 59% category) and more affluent (44% earning R50k+ vs 29% category). Strong in Gauteng (32%) and among couples with children (63%).

Compare to:
Platō CoffeeP3M Buyers
Category

Age

Gender

Province

Media

Platō Coffee audience over-indexes on Instagram (70% vs 66% category) and AI chatbots (56% vs 39% category).

Compare to:
Platō CoffeeP3M Buyers
Category