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.
Cider, as a mature category in Finland, is being promoted as a lighter option to wine and a suitable accompaniment to meals. It is particularly marketed as a complement to fish, seafood, and spicy dishes. Sweeter ciders are positioned as ideal…
Aligned with the full reopening of establishments following COVID-19, on-trade cider/perry volume sales continued to see solid growth. However, sales were more challenging for the off-trade, which saw minor growth, having competition from food…
In 2022, beer experienced an almost complete recovery in total volume terms compared to 2019 pre-pandemic sales levels. In comparison to 2021, there was a much stronger recovery in on-trade sales, albeit this led to a decline in off-trade sales. The…
A very hot and long summer, with heatwaves that boosted drinks consumption, the strong recovery of tourist flows and local consumers willing to go out and socialise, after the severe limitations of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, provided very…
Beer showed a strong performance in volume terms in 2022, as all pandemic-related restrictions were lifted and consumers began to return to their usual routines, including spending time in pubs, which are an integral part of the country’s social…
Fast growth in 2021 and 2022 almost saw beer return to its 2019 pre-Coronavirus (COVID-19) total volume sales level by the end of the review period. This performance was driven by the reopening of the market as the threat of the pandemic and related…
Summer is the most important season for breweries in Finland, but in 2022, after a cool spring, the summer did not see any longer periods of hot weather either. As a result, sales were disappointing compared to the previous summer. Inflation, the…
On-trade beer sales continued to grow strongly in 2022, while off-trade sales saw moderate growth. This was due to the lifting of all remaining COVID-19 restrictions in February 2022. As such, total volume sales of beer saw positive growth, with…
In 2022, the full reopening of on-trade establishments had a significant impact on the development of alcoholic drinks in the Netherlands. This was due to the fact that on-trade outlets had been closed for extended periods during the pandemic and…
In 2022, alcoholic drinks, overall, posted double-digit total volume growth, as the industry continued to recover from the slump during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The COVID-19 crisis brought a shift to the off-trade channel with the closure…
Alcoholic drinks showed a strong performance in volume terms in 2022, as consumers began to return to their pre-pandemic consumption patterns. Growth was driven by the recovery of the on-trade, following two years of social distancing and lockdown…
The reopening of the market and increase in tourism had a strong impact on alcoholic drinks’ performance in 2022. While total volume sales of alcoholic drinks did not return to the 2019 pre-pandemic level. Despite the fast growth in on-trade…
In 2022, alcoholic drinks in Finland experienced an overall decline in total volume sales. While this decline affected some categories, there was significant movement within different segments. For example, cider faced challenges due to its maturity…
In 2022, on-trade alcoholic drinks sales posted positive total volume growth, while off-trade sales saw much lower growth rates. The COVID-19 pandemic strongly impacted sales of alcoholic drinks in Denmark in 2020, with all categories posting a sharp…
In 2022, sales of wine in Spain grew both in total volume and current value terms compared with the previous year. Most categories experienced growth, with sherry being the only exception. Growth was primarily driven by the lifting of all…
Wine registered a slight decline in total volume terms in 2022, albeit with contrasting fortunes for the on-trade and off-trade channels. On one hand, the complete lifting of COVID-19 restrictions supported a strong recovery of sales through…
Even though total volume sales of spirits increased in 2022, volumes did not return to the pre-pandemic level. The supply chain crisis and rising production costs, such as raw materials and energy, which were exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, had a…
Spirits was the category to suffer the most from Italy’s COVID-19 related restrictions. Indeed, unlike wine and beer, a significant share of on-trade sales of spirits traditionally concern non-dining establishments such as nightclubs. These…
RTDs saw growth in both total volume and current value terms in 2022, bringing sales back to levels above those seen in 2019. Volume growth was partly the result of the rebound in on-trade sales, which was facilitated by the complete removal of…
As with most other alcoholic drinks categories, RTDs registered a polarised performance in 2022. On one hand, following two straight years of solid growth, volume sales through the off-trade declined. On the other hand, on-trade demand continued to…