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Alcoholic Drinks in

Alcoholic Drinks in Belgium

64 pages, Jun 2018

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Total volume sales continue to fall

After a sharp decline in total volume sales in 2016 as a result of an increase in excise duty, alcoholic drinks continued to struggle in 2017. The market’s further decline can be attributed to three main factors.

Lower and more responsible alcohol consumption

The main trend impacting alcoholic drinks in 2017 was a consumer desire to reduce one’s alcohol consumption. In February 2017, the Belgian Foundation against Cancer launched its “Tournée Minérale” campaign.

Large manufacturers are suffering the most

The decline in total volume sales naturally affected the largest alcoholic drinks manufacturers the most, with this exacerbated by the strategy that some of these large players have adopted. Indeed, as sales are declining and the Belgian subsidiaries of these multinationals have targets, they are tending to focus on promotional activities in order to limit volume losses.

Both the off- and on-trade channels continue to struggle

The on-trade channel in Belgium has not performed well for many years. Other than price increases and a reduction in the consumption of alcoholic drinks, the on-trade channel also suffers from relatively low standards.

Further pressure on total volume sales over the forecast period

Total volume sales of alcoholic drinks are expected to continue to fall in Belgium over the forecast period, largely due to the factors mentioned above, namely the rise in excise tax, cross-border trade, more responsible alcohol consumption, the rise of alcohol-free variants and the premiumisation trend. However, the latter two factors represent an opportunity for manufacturers, some of which could follow in the footsteps of Anheuser-Busch InBev, which is investing heavily in non alcoholic beer.

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Discover the latest market trends and uncover sources of future market growth for the Alcoholic Drinks industry in Belgium with research from Euromonitor's team of in-country analysts.

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The Alcoholic Drinks in Belgium market research report includes:

Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
Detailed segmentation of international and local products
Historic volumes and values, company and brand market shares
Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
Robust and transparent market research methodology, conducted in-country

Our market research reports answer questions such as:

What is the market size of Alcoholic Drinks in Belgium?
What are the major brands in Belgium?
Have there been any alcoholic drinks legislative changes over the past 12 months?
How is the alcoholic drinks industry affected by the recession?
What is consumed more; beer, wine or spirits?
What have been the key trends seen in new product developments?
Do alcoholic drinks consumers want value for money or added value?

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Alcoholic Drinks in Belgium

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Total volume sales continue to fall

Lower and more responsible alcohol consumption

Large manufacturers are suffering the most

Both the off- and on-trade channels continue to struggle

Further pressure on total volume sales over the forecast period

MARKET BACKGROUND

Legislation

Legal purchasing age and legal drinking age
Drink driving
Advertising
Smoking ban
Opening hours
On-trade establishments
Table 1 Number of On-trade Establishments by Type 2012-2017

TAXATION AND DUTY LEVIES

Table 2 Taxation and Duty Levies on Alcoholic Drinks 2017

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

Contraband/parallel trade

Duty free

Cross-border/private imports

KEY NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES

Summary 1 Key New Product Developments 2017

MARKET INDICATORS

Table 3 Retail Consumer Expenditure on Alcoholic Drinks 2012-2017

MARKET DATA

Table 4 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: Total Volume 2012-2017
Table 5 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: Total Value 2012-2017
Table 6 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2012-2017
Table 7 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: % Total Value Growth 2012-2017
Table 8 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category by Off-trade vs On-trade: Volume 2017
Table 9 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category by Off-trade vs On-trade: Value 2017
Table 10 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume 2017
Table 11 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value 2017
Table 12 GBO Company Shares of Alcoholic Drinks: % Total Volume 2013-2017
Table 13 Distribution of Alcoholic Drinks by Format: % Off-trade Value 2012-2017
Table 14 Distribution of Alcoholic Drinks by Format and Category: % Off-trade Volume 2017
Table 15 Forecast Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: Total Volume 2017-2022
Table 16 Forecast Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: Total Value 2017-2022
Table 17 Forecast Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 18 Forecast Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: % Total Value Growth 2017-2022

DEFINITIONS

SOURCES

Summary 2 Research Sources

Beer in Belgium

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Total volume sales continue to decline

Ale registers positive, albeit modest, total volume growth

Non alcoholic beer remains the fastest growing category

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Anheuser-Busch InBev maintains its dominant position

Smaller producers invest in brand image

The risk of oversaturation

CATEGORY BACKGROUND

Lager price band methodology

Summary 3 Lager by Price Band 2017
Table 19 Number of Breweries 2012-2017

CATEGORY DATA

Table 20 Sales of Beer by Category: Total Volume 2012-2017
Table 21 Sales of Beer by Category: Total Value 2012-2017
Table 22 Sales of Beer by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2012-2017
Table 23 Sales of Beer by Category: % Total Value Growth 2012-2017
Table 24 Sales of Beer by Off-trade vs On-trade: Volume 2012-2017
Table 25 Sales of Beer by Off-trade vs On-trade: Value 2012-2017
Table 26 Sales of Beer by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume Growth 2012-2017
Table 27 Sales of Beer by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value Growth 2012-2017
Table 28 GBO Company Shares of Beer: % Total Volume 2013-2017
Table 29 NBO Company Shares of Beer: % Total Volume 2013-2017
Table 30 LBN Brand Shares of Beer: % Total Volume 2014-2017
Table 31 Forecast Sales of Beer by Category: Total Volume 2017-2022
Table 32 Forecast Sales of Beer by Category: Total Value 2017-2022
Table 33 Forecast Sales of Beer by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 34 Forecast Sales of Beer by Category: % Total Value Growth 2017-2022

Cider/Perry in Belgium

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

“Modern” ciders a new trend among younger generations

Traditional cider in decline

Alcohol-free cider could have a role to play over the forecast period

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

New players could be attracted to one of the market’s few growth categories

CATEGORY DATA

Table 35 Sales of Cider/Perry: Total Volume 2012-2017
Table 36 Sales of Cider/Perry: Total Value 2012-2017
Table 37 Sales of Cider/Perry: % Total Volume Growth 2012-2017
Table 38 Sales of Cider/Perry: % Total Value Growth 2012-2017
Table 39 Sales of Cider/Perry by Off-trade vs On-trade: Volume 2012-2017
Table 40 Sales of Cider/Perry by Off-trade vs On-trade: Value 2012-2017
Table 41 Sales of Cider/Perry by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume Growth 2012-2017
Table 42 Sales of Cider/Perry by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value Growth 2012-2017
Table 43 GBO Company Shares of Cider/Perry: % Total Volume 2013-2017
Table 44 NBO Company Shares of Cider/Perry: % Total Volume 2013-2017
Table 45 LBN Brand Shares of Cider/Perry: % Total Volume 2014-2017
Table 46 Forecast Sales of Cider/Perry: Total Volume 2017-2022
Table 47 Forecast Sales of Cider/Perry: Total Value 2017-2022
Table 48 Forecast Sales of Cider/Perry: % Total Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 49 Forecast Sales of Cider/Perry: % Total Value Growth 2017-2022

Rtds/High-Strength Premixes in Belgium

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Category suffers from a general fall in consumption of high ABV drinks

On-trade opportunity for RTDs/high-strength premixes

Mocktail opportunities

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Bacardi Martini remains the clear category leader

Category suffers from a lack of innovation

CATEGORY DATA

Table 50 Sales of RTDS/High-strength Premixes by Category: Total Volume 2012-2017
Table 51 Sales of RTDS/High-strength Premixes by Category: Total Value 2012-2017
Table 52 Sales of RTDS/High-strength Premixes by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2012-2017
Table 53 Sales of RTDS/High-strength Premixes by Category: % Total Value Growth 2012-2017
Table 54 Sales of RTDS/High-strength Premixes by Off-trade vs On-trade: Volume 2012-2017
Table 55 Sales of RTDS/High-strength Premixes by Off-trade vs On-trade: Value 2012-2017
Table 56 Sales of RTDS/High-strength Premixes by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume Growth 2012-2017
Table 57 Sales of RTDS/High-strength Premixes by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value Growth 2012-2017
Table 58 GBO Company Shares of RTDS/High-strength Premixes: % Total Volume 2013-2017
Table 59 NBO Company Shares of RTDS/High-strength Premixes: % Total Volume 2013-2017
Table 60 LBN Brand Shares of RTDS/High-strength Premixes: % Total Volume 2014-2017
Table 61 Forecast Sales of RTDS/High-strength Premixes by Category: Total Volume 2017-2022
Table 62 Forecast Sales of RTDS/High-strength Premixes by Category: Total Value 2017-2022
Table 63 Forecast Sales of RTDS/High-strength Premixes by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 64 Forecast Sales of RTDS/High-strength Premixes by Category: % Total Value Growth 2017-2022

Spirits in Belgium

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Volume sales continue to fall

Consumers seek premium and lower ABV drinks

The buzz surrounding gin starts to weaken

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

A focus on the premium segment

Price promotions

A need to improve the customer experience

CATEGORY BACKGROUND

Vodka, gin, other blended Scotch whisky, dark rum and white rum price band methodology

Summary 4 Benchmark Brands 2017

CATEGORY DATA

Table 65 Sales of Spirits by Category: Total Volume 2012-2017
Table 66 Sales of Spirits by Category: Total Value 2012-2017
Table 67 Sales of Spirits by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2012-2017
Table 68 Sales of Spirits by Category: % Total Value Growth 2012-2017
Table 69 Sales of Spirits by Off-trade vs On-trade: Volume 2012-2017
Table 70 Sales of Spirits by Off-trade vs On-trade: Value 2012-2017
Table 71 Sales of Spirits by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume Growth 2012-2017
Table 72 Sales of Spirits by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value Growth 2012-2017
Table 73 Sales of Dark Rum by Price Platform: % Total Volume 2012-2017
Table 74 Sales of White Rum by Price Platform: % Total Volume 2012-2017
Table 75 Sales of Other Blended Scotch Whisky by Price Platform: % Total Volume 2012-2017
Table 76 Sales of English Gin by Price Platform: % Total Volume 2012-2017
Table 77 Sales of Vodka by Price Platform: % Total Volume 2012-2017
Table 78 Sales of Vodka by Flavoured vs Non-flavoured: % Total Volume 2012-2017
Table 79 GBO Company Shares of Spirits: % Total Volume 2013-2017
Table 80 NBO Company Shares of Spirits: % Total Volume 2013-2017
Table 81 LBN Brand Shares of Spirits: % Total Volume 2014-2017
Table 82 Forecast Sales of Spirits by Category: Total Volume 2017-2022
Table 83 Forecast Sales of Spirits by Category: Total Value 2017-2022
Table 84 Forecast Sales of Spirits by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 85 Forecast Sales of Spirits by Category: % Total Value Growth 2017-2022

Wine in Belgium

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Wine suffers a further total volume decline in 2017

Price polarisation seen in sparkling wine

Still rosé wine gains share

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Wine fairs

Fortified wine and vermouth requires an image update

Belgian production

CATEGORY DATA

Table 86 Sales of Wine by Category: Total Volume 2012-2017
Table 87 Sales of Wine by Category: Total Value 2012-2017
Table 88 Sales of Wine by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2012-2017
Table 89 Sales of Wine by Category: % Total Value Growth 2012-2017
Table 90 Sales of Wine by Off-trade vs On-trade: Volume 2012-2017
Table 91 Sales of Wine by Off-trade vs On-trade: Value 2012-2017
Table 92 Sales of Wine by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume Growth 2012-2017
Table 93 Sales of Wine by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value Growth 2012-2017
Table 94 Sales of Still Red Wine by Price Segment: % Off-trade Volume 2012-2017
Table 95 Sales of Still Rosé Wine by Price Segment: % Off-trade Volume 2012-2017
Table 96 Sales of Still White Wine by Price Segment: % Off-trade Volume 2012-2017
Table 97 Sales of Other Sparkling Wine by Price Segment: % Off-trade Volume 2012-2017
Table 98 GBO Company Shares of Still Light Grape Wine: % Total Volume 2013-2017
Table 99 NBO Company Shares of Still Light Grape Wine: % Total Volume 2013-2017
Table 100 LBN Brand Shares of Still Light Grape Wine: % Total Volume 2014-2017
Table 101 GBO Company Shares of Champagne: % Total Volume 2013-2017
Table 102 NBO Company Shares of Champagne: % Total Volume 2013-2017
Table 103 LBN Brand Shares of Champagne: % Total Volume 2014-2017
Table 104 GBO Company Shares of Other Sparkling Wine: % Total Volume 2013-2017
Table 105 NBO Company Shares of Other Sparkling Wine: % Total Volume 2013-2017
Table 106 LBN Brand Shares of Other Sparkling Wine: % Total Volume 2014-2017
Table 107 GBO Company Shares of Fortified Wine and Vermouth: % Total Volume 2013-2017
Table 108 NBO Company Shares of Fortified Wine and Vermouth: % Total Volume 2013-2017
Table 109 LBN Brand Shares of Fortified Wine and Vermouth: % Total Volume 2014-2017
Table 110 GBO Company Shares of Non-grape Wine: % Total Volume 2013-2017
Table 111 NBO Company Shares of Non-grape Wine: % Total Volume 2013-2017
Table 112 LBN Brand Shares of Non-grape Wine: % Total Volume 2014-2017
Table 113 Forecast Sales of Wine by Category: Total Volume 2017-2022
Table 114 Forecast Sales of Wine by Category: Total Value 2017-2022
Table 115 Forecast Sales of Wine by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 116 Forecast Sales of Wine by Category: % Total Value Growth 2017-2022

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Total volume sales continue to fall

Lower and more responsible alcohol consumption

Large manufacturers are suffering the most

Both the off- and on-trade channels continue to struggle

Further pressure on total volume sales over the forecast period

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Alcoholic Drinks in Belgium

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Total volume sales continue to fall

Lower and more responsible alcohol consumption

Large manufacturers are suffering the most

Both the off- and on-trade channels continue to struggle

Further pressure on total volume sales over the forecast period

MARKET BACKGROUND

Legislation

TAXATION AND DUTY LEVIES

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

Contraband/parallel trade

Duty free

Cross-border/private imports

KEY NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES

MARKET INDICATORS

MARKET DATA

DEFINITIONS

SOURCES

Beer in Belgium

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Total volume sales continue to decline

Ale registers positive, albeit modest, total volume growth

Non alcoholic beer remains the fastest growing category

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Anheuser-Busch InBev maintains its dominant position

Smaller producers invest in brand image

The risk of oversaturation

CATEGORY BACKGROUND

Lager price band methodology

CATEGORY DATA

Cider/Perry in Belgium

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

“Modern” ciders a new trend among younger generations

Traditional cider in decline

Alcohol-free cider could have a role to play over the forecast period

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

New players could be attracted to one of the market’s few growth categories

CATEGORY DATA

Rtds/High-Strength Premixes in Belgium

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Category suffers from a general fall in consumption of high ABV drinks

On-trade opportunity for RTDs/high-strength premixes

Mocktail opportunities

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Bacardi Martini remains the clear category leader

Category suffers from a lack of innovation

CATEGORY DATA

Spirits in Belgium

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Volume sales continue to fall

Consumers seek premium and lower ABV drinks

The buzz surrounding gin starts to weaken

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

A focus on the premium segment

Price promotions

A need to improve the customer experience

CATEGORY BACKGROUND

Vodka, gin, other blended Scotch whisky, dark rum and white rum price band methodology