Market research on the alcoholic drinks industry. Standardised an...
Market research on the alcoholic drinks industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends.
As the country emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, the wine industry found itself at cross-roads. With wine being quite a mature category, strong innovation in spirit-based RTDs has created strong competition for wine, with RTDs positioned as…
Australian wine stocks rose for a second consecutive year, with over two billion litres of Australian wine in inventory by the end of 2022, up 8% from the previous year, according to Wine Australia. This was the result of a record production year in…
The health and wellness trend seen globally and in New Zealand, particularly amongst millennial consumers, has been influencing demand for ‘better-for-you’ drinks, such as zero-alcohol beers, lighter wines, low-alcohol seltzers, and lower carb and…
Many Australians spent the two first years of COVID-19 experimenting with creating cocktails at home. As the pandemic eased in 2022, this resulted in a cocktail boom in the on-trade, as these increasingly educated cocktail connoisseurs sought…
RTDs (Ready-to-Drink beverages) have maintained their position as the strongest performing category within the alcoholic drinks market in New Zealand. Historically plagued by a reputation for being high in sugar, targeted toward children, and…
RTDs continued to lead the alcoholic drinks industry in terms of total volume growth in 2022, thanks to burgeoning demand in Australia. The category was to a large extent shielded from the impact of COVID-19, as by far the dominant channel for RTDs…
Cider/perry experienced strong growth during the early stages of the review period, with premiumisation trends driving the reinvigoration of the category. However, the same underlying growth drivers that benefited the category are now hurting it, as…
COVID-19 caused significant disruptions to on-trade sales throughout 2020 and 2021, with mobility restrictions and border closures limiting footfall at restaurants, bars, and other venues. Even as Australia began to ease restrictions towards the end…
As New Zealand emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the performance of beer was characterised by strong growth in two key categories – ales and non-alcoholic beers, with both categories recording double digit growth. With the categories operating at…
After two years of significant decline, on-trade volume sales of beer saw a strong rebound in 2022, as consumer behaviour in Australia gradually normalised post-COVID-19. Even after lockdowns and restrictions ended, the return of footfall and…
The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on on-trade sales of alcoholic drinks in New Zealand, with lockdowns and restrictions limiting the trading ability of on-trade outlets. Although the country has moved on from the pandemic and reopened…
In 2022, alcoholic drinks in Australia saw little movement in total volume sales. However, 2022 was a transitionary year for alcoholic drinks in Australia, as the country gradually normalised after all restrictions and border closures were lifted at…