Britain's new cafe culture has prompted rising sales of coffee makers, figures from market analysts Mintel showed.

Sales of home coffee machines nearly doubled to 1.2m between 2001 and 2006, with shoppers spending around £50m last year on filter coffee machines, espresso and cappuccino makers and other types of coffee machine.

Mintel senior market analyst Julie Sloan said coffee makers had become "a lifestyle statement ... many Brits are now accustomed to coffee shop-quality coffee and are simply looking to recreate this in the comfort of their own home.