Alcoholic Drinks

With one of the highest vaccinated populations in the world, and already implementing a fourth dose of the vaccine in late 2021, Chileans have been looking forward to moving on from the pandemic. While the threat of new variants remains a…

Alcoholic drinks registered a strong recovery in 2021, after a dismal trading year in 2020, when volume sales fell significantly. The on-trade channel drove this recovery, as footfall increased substantially, supported by higher number of foreign…

After seeing strong growth for most of the review period, alcoholic drinks recorded a decline in total volume terms in Vietnam in 2020 and 2021. There were two main reasons for the fall in sales – new legislation and COVID-19, both of which had a…

After strong growth in 2019 in alcoholic drinks due to expanding local production capacity and marketing for domestic brands, sales plummeted in 2020, especially in the on-trade due to the onset of COVID-19. By 2021, demand witnessed a resurgence as…

The consumption of alcoholic beverages in Ecuador is closely linked to socialising, therefore the closure of universities and foodservice outlets, and working from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic discouraged alcohol consumption. During the…

Although the oil industry rebounded in 2021, activity in the rest of the economy was slow to recover from the pandemic amid employment and earnings losses. This was reflected in the performance of alcoholic drinks, with a further drop in volume sales…

Alcoholic drinks recorded a positive performance in 2021, following decline in 2020 when lockdown, home seclusion and store/horeca establishment closures implemented by the government to prevent the spread of COVID-19 impacted consumption. Sales…

Guatemala has recovered strongly after the disruptions caused by the 2020 COVID-19 restrictions, with volume sales in 2021 being higher than before the onset of COVID-19. Foodservice channels registered double-digit volume growth and retail channels…

Alcoholic drinks in Iraq faces major challenges, not least the presence of a huge and largely unchecked black market in counterfeit brands. Rampant corruption and lack of political will continue to support this trade in illicit products, with the…

Italy started 2021 with stringent Coronavirus (COVID-19) regulations due to a second wave of infections. Aside from face covering and social distancing regulations, the government rolled-out a national curfew, limiting the circulation of all citizens…

In 2021, alcoholic drinks saw another year affected by the prolonged impact of COVID-19. Following a sharp increase in the number of cases of the virus from the end of 2020, the government declared a state of emergency in January 2021. To prevent the…

In 2021, the ongoing COVID-19 crisis encouraged consumers to maintain voluntary home confinements and led to a slower than expected recovery of activities. During the year, there were intermittent restrictions on the operations of foodservice…

In 2021, alcoholic drinks saw a return to growth in China, starting its recovery after seeing decline in 2020 due to the effects of the pandemic. Total volume sales in some alcoholic drinks categories returned to the level seen before the pandemic,…

The lessening of COVID-19 restrictions had a very positive impact on alcoholic drinks in 2021, with beer, wine and RTDs registering double-digit volume growth. While on-trade in particular performed strongly, the off-trade channel also registered…

As changes to the curfew and measures under the State of Emergency often occurred at short notice, many local businesses complained it was impossible to establish a business plan even for the short term. Perhaps the most impactful restriction was the…

Alcoholic drinks registered a recovery in 2021, after the severe fall in volume sales during the 2020 COVID-19 restrictions. With society gradually opening up in 2021, volume sales increased, with on-trade channels registering double-digit volume…

Following significant double-digit declines in 2020 across most alcoholic drinks categories, the South African industry witnessed a notable upturn in 2021, whereby total volumes returned to just below pre-pandemic levels, while total value sales…

Sales of alcoholic drinks rebounded in 2021 after declining in 2020. The on-trade made a better-than-expected resurgence as people began socialising once more thanks to the rollout of the vaccination programme. Beer and spirits remain the largest…

Sales of alcoholic drinks were hit hard in 2020 by strict lockdown measures which included the closure of all non-essential stores and businesses and a total ban on consuming alcohol. This naturally had a strongly negative effect on alcoholic drinks…

Alcoholic drinks in South Korea continued to record a subdued performance in 2021 in total volume terms, as local consumers showed a tendency to drink less during the pandemic. According to the Korea Health Promotion and Development Institute, the…