Alcoholic Drinks Packaging

The Vietnamese alcoholic drinks industry, and therefore also its packaging, was hit on two fronts in 2020: new drink-driving legislation and the global pandemic. The stricter new drink-driving laws came into effect in Vietnam on 1 January 2020. They…

The widespread closure of on-trade outlets in Switzerland during lockdown led to on-trade sales plummeting across all alcoholic drinks in 2020, resulting in a major decline in packaging unit volumes in this year. While some sales shifted into the…

The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken to slow the spread of the virus had a major impact on alcoholic drinks packaging in 2020, with unit volumes seeing a slight decline in the off-trade and a major slump in the on-trade. While off-trade sales…

The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on total unit volumes of alcoholic drinks packaging used in 2020, resulting in a marked fall in sales. This was mostly due to the steep decline in on-trade unit volumes in 2020, with this channel losing…

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Germany, alcoholic drinks packaging sales collapsed in the on-trade in 2020, also meaning that total unit volumes slipped into decline in this year. This was the direct result of measures implemented during…

Among the pack types used in the packaging of standard lager, metal beverage cans held the largest share in unit volume terms in 2021, and also continued to gain share from glass bottles in this year. Strong consumer demand for alcoholic drinks,…

Unlike other European countries, Sweden did not impose major lockdown restrictions on households and businesses due to COVID-19, instead advising its citizens to observe social distancing measures, limit travel and avoid major gatherings in public…

There was a strong rebound in the packaging unit volumes used for alcoholic drinks through the on-trade in 2021, with the off-trade also continuing to record positive, if slightly slower, growth in this year. This followed a year in which COVID-19…

The severe impact that COVID-19 and the measures to control its spread had on society and the overall economy saw growth in alcoholic drinks packaging unit volumes slow in 2020. The closure of on-trade establishments like restaurants, bars and clubs…

Alcoholic drinks was not performing particularly well in France prior to the arrival of COVID-19 in 2020, with beer and spirits the only categories posting positive total volume growth in 2019, and then only at very modest rates. Beer sales were…

Glass bottles continued to lose share to metal beverage cans in both beer packaging and alcoholic drinks packaging as a whole in 2021. Metal beverage cans are seen as having a wide range of advantages, including lower initial investment, overall cost…

The Indonesian alcoholic drinks industry was significantly impacted by both the measures imposed by the government to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country as well as the virus itself, which made consumers reluctant to leave home, even when…

After the on-trade saw a major decline in its packaging unit volumes in 2020, with Australia in lockdown, including stay-at-home mandates and the closure of the dine-in operations of all pubs and restaurants for extended periods, on-trade alcoholic…

Sales in on-trade establishments were severely affected in 2020 by social distancing measures and lockdown restrictions introduced to try and contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The implementation of Singapore’s “Circuit Breaker” measures meant…

Glass bottles continued to dominate the packaging unit volumes used in domestic lager in 2021, and were also gaining share in this year, helping to keep them ahead of other pack types like metal beverage cans and PET bottles. Manufacturers tend to…

During COVID-19 lockdowns in India, the Indian government deemed alcoholic drinks to be non-essential, meaning that production and sales via both the off- and on-trade channels therefore came to a temporary halt in 2020. The closure during lockdowns…

The COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruptions in Colombia and its alcoholic drinks industry. With government-imposed lockdown in Colombia, sales of alcoholic beverages, and therefore also the packaging used for these products, declined in 2020.…

The packaging unit volumes of glass bottles, the main pack type, as well as the lesser pack types of folding cartons and composite containers, were all continuing to decline in still light grape wine in 2021. In 2020, the Chinese government imposed…

Total volume sales of alcoholic drinks and its packaging were already in decline in 2019, as consumer confidence fell due to the economic crisis, high inflation and the recent devaluations of the local currency. The COVID-19 outbreak resulted in a…

COVID-19 had a major impact on sales of alcoholic drinks in Thailand in 2020, with on-trade consumption plummeting as establishments in this channel were closed for extended periods. The closure of borders also hampered the on-trade performance, as…