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.
Alcoholic drinks sales are driven by the high popularity of beer among local consumers and tourists, while spirits and wine are gaining attention as aspirational drinks among young adults and/or a growing middle-class society. Despite a stricter…
Alcoholic drinks recorded robust growth in 2022 as sales continued to recover from the impact of COVID-19. Expanding local production, especially in wine and beer, has supported growth by offering consumers affordable options at a time when currency…
The country’s economy recovered significantly from the pandemic in 2021 and 2022, though this was dampened somewhat by inflation caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Nevertheless, the alcoholic drinks market grew due to a significant increase in…
As the world moves beyond COVID-19, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brands must navigate a reality in which e-commerce growth has slowed dramatically from the lofty heights of the pandemic. Using insights obtained from Euromonitor International’s…
In light of the COVID-induced lockdowns in 2022, there was a notable reduction in the level of imports of wine within China. This decline in the aggregate wine supply impacted the availability of imported wine and contributed to decreases in…
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 impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on spirits in China was profound in 2022, as the closure of on-trade establishments during lockdowns had a detrimental effect on sales in the category. However, amidst these challenging circumstances, there was a…
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…
In 2022, off-trade sales of RTDs exhibited remarkable growth in volume terms, displaying another year of double-digit increase. This upswing can primarily be attributed to the exceptional performance of spirit-based RTDs. RTDs in China witnessed a…
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…
The cider/perry category in China witnessed a remarkable surge in 2022, characterised by a double-digit total volume growth rate, driven by growth in off-trade sales. This sustained expansion can be ascribed to consumers’ unwavering inclination…
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…
Following a rebound in total beer volumes in 2021, sales fell at a low single-digit rate in 2022, due to the wide spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Many regions experienced lockdowns, causing a lack of consumption occasions. On-trade…
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…
Total volume sales of alcoholic drinks in China turned to decline in 2022, as although the off-trade experienced low single-digit volume growth, the on-trade experienced a double-digit volume decline due to the far-reaching consequences of the…
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…
Imported brands continue to lead wine in Cameroon. According to the Foreign Trade data 2021 made public by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) in December 2022, Cameroon spent XAF48.3 billion to import wines and spirits in 2021. Moreover,…
As seen with the trend for champagne in clubs, we are also seeing a significant increase in sales of premium and prestige premium spirits through clubs and lounges in Cameroon. Brands such as Johnnie Walker Black Label (Diageo Plc), Jack Daniel’s…
RTDs remains a consolidated category in Cameroon, with few new developments. Société Anonyme des Brasseries du Cameroun (SABC) leads RTDs with its Booster brand holding just over half of all brand shares, with the other most notable brand being…
Beer is one of the products subjected to approval by the Ministry of Trade before the price can be altered, and the last time there was a price increase for beer nationwide was in 2019. However, the blowback from the public was swift and vicious.…