20 Great Coffee Programs for 2026

Menu mentions of coffee increased 1.7% from the first quarter of 2025 to the first quarter of 2026 and increased 4.1% from the first quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2026, according to CSP sister research arm Technomic, Chicago.

Coffee is offered in 41.5% of quick-service restaurants, 30.8% of fast-casual establishments and 96.3% of convenience stores.

Words and phrases—like “seasonal menus,” “limited-time offers,” “adding energy” and “freshness”—are trending in coffee today for convenience stores, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) and fast-casual restaurants (FCRs). These attributes apply to those on the 2026 list. 

Click “start here” (top right) to view the top 20 c-store, QSR and FCR coffee programs based on the percentage of consumers who gave the highest possible rating for a chain’s quality of coffee.

The full list is at the top left.

The data for this report comes from Technomic Ignite Menu National Food Trends. It’s gathered from thousands of menus that Technomic collects online or via mystery shop. All menu collections are location-specific and are collected in the same method quarter over quarter to maintain consistency.  

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