Alcoholic Drinks Packaging

In 2018, Malaysian consumers enjoyed a tax holiday after the Goods and Services Tax (GST) of 6% was lifted at the end of May. This led to improved consumer sentiment and promotional sales, which in turn saw an increase in volume sales, especially ...

While the Mexican alcoholic drinks market saw growth constrained by rising prices and a sluggish economy in 2017, it did experience the ongoing development of a premiumisation trend in certain categories, with tequila and whiskies amongst the most ...

Alcoholic drinks packaging offers open opportunities for manufacturers that invest in innovation. Saudi Arabia has a growing young demographic that is increasingly looking for new and better experiences. The most popular packaging type is glass ...

Due to the diversity of the consumer base, beer, including non-alcoholic variants, saw steady demand and was increasingly available for all tastes and profiles. The greatest factor supporting alcoholic drinks was the growth in tourism. The United ...

Glass bottles continued to dominate alcoholic drinks packaging in 2017, largely due to the success of Argentina’s returnable glass bottle scheme. Nevertheless, it was metal beverage cans which recorded the most dynamic growth in total volume terms in...

Amid a tepid performance from alcoholic drinks during 2017, marked by a strong increase in prices and economic slowdown, categories with a low alcohol content like beer registered flat growth in total volume terms. This had a knock-on effect on ...

The high and rising popularity of imported beer continued to have a significant influence on alcoholic drinks packaging during 2017. Dark beer in metal recorded tremendous growth over the course of the year, driven by the strong performance of wheat ...

Metal packaging continued to gain volume shares in beer and cider in 2017. Even craft beer and cider producers are not immune to the siren song of metal packaging, with some now forgoing traditional glass bottles and adopting metal beverage cans in ...

Intensified competition across mainstream beer is expected to encourage manufacturers to rely on value packaging to retain price-sensitive consumers. During the review period, South African Breweries gradually integrated 400ml and 500ml metal ...

Not only has the overwhelming shift from beer packaged in glass bottles to metal beverage cans uprooted the US alcoholic drinks packaging status quo, it is oftentimes declared as a leading trend in the beer industry and one brewers look to for ...

While glass bottles and metal beverage cans continued to dominate alcoholic drinks packaging in Brazil in 2017, other formats are gaining ground thanks to the ongoing growth of RTDs/high-strength premixes. This category is known to be cyclical in the...

RTDs/high-strength premixes, spirits and wine sales continued to grow in 2017, while the seasonal effect of the elections in 2016 did not impact demand for beer. Unlike previous post-election years, growth in beer significantly influenced packaging, ...

Glass bottles, cans and kegs will remain the only packaging formats within beer and cider/perry. Glass bottles are the most widely used pack type and will continue to lead sales over the forecast period. This stems from the fact that glass is an ...

Alcoholic drinks packaging total unit volume sales continued to grow during 2017, with increased consumer spending on recreational activities and rising social acceptance of alcoholic drinks leading to a sustained increase in demand for alcoholic ...

In 2017, metal beverage cans recorded promising growth in flavoured/mixed lager in Indonesia. Flavoured/mixed lager recorded double-digit growth thanks to its fruity taste and lower alcohol content which appeals to the younger generation and female ...

2017 saw slow growth in alcoholic drinks packaging as the market gradually recovered from two rounds of tax adjustments during the review period. Cider/perry in glass bottles recorded the fastest growth. Cider in metal beverage cans saw double-digit ...

Demand is growing for smaller formats that are more convenient and affordable. For example, within white spirits, retail sales of glass bottles under 500ml continued growing in 2017 and are expected to continue. However, there is also much criticism ...

Smaller sized packs drove sales of alcoholic drinks packaging in 2017, with this being the result of higher disposable incomes and changes in lifestyle leading consumers in two main directions, towards premiumisation or reducing their alcohol ...

2017 was a year of significant price reductions in alcoholic drinks. Manufacturers also started looking at other ways to increase growth including packaging, especially secondary packaging in spirits. The variety of gift offers and share of secondary...

The use of packaging redesign to develop a more upmarket image in response to movements in consumer demand and increasing competition from international brands is becoming a prominent feature of local brands’ activity in the Thai alcoholic drinks ...