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.
The cocktail trend which is helping to support spirits is also supporting RTDs. A strong trend seen during the pandemic era was that for at-home cocktail making. Many locals started buying the ingredients to make cocktails and would invite friends…
Volume sales of RTDs saw healthy growth in 2022, albeit at a slower pace than the previous year. With the lifting of restrictions on 22 January, consumers poured into pubs and restaurants, which were now able to operate at full capacity without the…
Cervecería Centroamericana SA successfully launched its Karma brand of spirit-based RTDs during the review period. The brand has taken advantage of its lower price positioning (GTQ5 per 350ml unit), a strong distribution reach in modern, traditional…
Wine-based RTDs posted a dynamic increase in total volume sales in 2022. This performance was driven by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton’s launch of Chandon Garden Spritz in the final year of the review period. The brand was mostly available in the…
Ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages, particularly long drinks, are popular in Finland and experiencing a renaissance. The area is witnessing active new product development with the fusion of different trends in trendy RTD launches. Companies are combining…
In 2022, RTDs recorded the strongest growth among all alcoholic drinks, demonstrating a growing demand for RTD products. Over the review period, the category was gaining popularity, and 2022 was no different.
Azende Corp Cía Ltda continues to lead the RTD category in 2022 with its Switch brand. Aimed at young adults, Azende has used a strong social media campaign with a funny and fresh message to engage its audience. Switch is a well-known spirit-based…
On-trade RTD volume sales continued to see solid growth in 2022, while off-trade sales only experienced minor growth. This was due to consumers returning to food service establishments following the lifting of all remaining COVID-19 restrictions in…
RTDs (Ready-to-Drink beverages) experienced strong growth in 2022 and remain the most dynamic category within the alcoholic drinks industry. While part of this growth can be attributed to starting from a smaller base, the category is benefiting from…
In 2022, RTD sales received a boost from product innovations as local producers ventured into the development of hard seltzer offerings, expanding the consumption within the category. In Bolivia, hard seltzers still occupy a niche segment, primarily…
In terms of total volume terms, cider/perry recorded growth of 2% in 2022. This growth was primarily driven by on-trade with a volume sales increase of 11% in comparison to off-trade’s marginal decline. On-trade performed significantly better in…
Cider/perry, currently a niche sector in the Philippines' alcoholic drinks market with a heavy reliance on on-trade demand, showed small yet positive growth throughout 2022. Owing to its fledgeling status, it competes closely with ready-to-drink…
At the beginning of the review period, Heineken heavily invested in cider/perry. The company had the ambition of making cider/perry a mainstream category within alcoholic drinks, with the goal of making both the Jillz brand and Apple Bandit major…
The top brand in cider/perry, Savanna, retained its lead in total volume and value terms in 2022, thanks to maintaining strong growth rates. Much of this was a result of changing consumer preferences, with more people shifting to cider from other…
Cider/perry continued to see double-digit total volume and total current value growth in 2022, as the category continued to develop and grow as the threat of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and related restrictions eased and lifted. Cider benefited from its…
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…
There was high global inflation in 2022 due to various factors including the fallout from the pandemic and importantly Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This in turn led to an increase in the cost of raw materials. In particular packaging costs…
Cider has always been a tiny niche in Kazakhstan, with a fragmented presence of brands imported from Russia, Sweden, France, and Lithuania. Due to low consumer awareness and no culture supporting cider, it remains as an occasional alternative to beer…
There is a lack of innovation in cider/perry, thus suppressing potential growth in the category. For example, we are not seeing the same styles of numbers of product developments to stimulate consumer demand. Added to which, the consumer base of…
Following a two-year period of decline, cider/perry volumes saw buoyant growth in 2022, with sales approaching pre-pandemic levels. This was driven by the recovery of the on-trade, following two years of social distancing and lockdown measures, due…