Alcoholic Drinks

In 2022, spirits recorded a decline in off-trade sales in Belgium, with an increasing number of Belgians crossing the borders to buy their alcohol at lower prices in neighbouring countries. These consumers mostly go to France and Luxembourg, where…

Off-trade spirits saw a decline in volume and value sales in 2022, largely due to the resumption of cross-border trade with Sweden and an increase in international travel. The on-trade spirits market, meanwhile, experienced a recovery in 2022…

Following a two-year period of healthy volume growth, sales of spirits declined in 2022. This was attributable to the poor performance of the off-trade, as inflationary pressures forced many consumers to show more prudence with their spending.…

2022 saw off-trade volume sales of spirits decline and this was entirely due to falling demand in the key category of aniseed-flavoured spirits, where sales are dominated by the local spirit raki. Due to its high alcohol content, raki is the type of…

Wine sales were decreasing in Belgium retail in 2022. Cross-border trade and the opening of horeca outlets were key reasons for a decline in retail sales, while the old-fashioned image of still and fortified wine continued to result in a decline for…

Off-trade wine sales saw a strong decline in volume and value in 2022, largely due to the revival of cross-border trade with Sweden and an increase in international travel in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis. The on-trade wine market experienced…

Wine in Sweden saw a disappointing performance in 2022, thanks to a moderate decline in off-trade volumes. Sales flourished during the first year of the pandemic, having benefitted from minimal international travel and cross-border trade across much…

2022 saw total volume sales of wine register moderate growth and this was entirely due to the strong performance recorded in the on-trade. The re-opening of Turkey’s consumer foodservices industry during the post-pandemic era as COVID-19 control…

In 2022, alcoholic drinks witnessed a strong recovery in on-trade sales, which came at the expense of off-trade sales. As COVID-19 became manageable and public life normalised, consumers resumed their going out habits, resulting in a significant…

Just like alcoholic drinks as a whole, beer was characterised by a strong recovery of on-trade sales at the cost of off-trade sales in 2022, when COVID-19 finally became a manageable problem and public life and the going out habits of consumers…

Similar to the overall alcoholic drinks market, cider/perry experienced a strong rebound in on-trade sales at the expense of off-trade sales in 2022, as the COVID-19 situation improved and consumer habits returned to normal. This resulted in…

RTDs (Ready-to-Drink) beverages have experienced a surge in demand, primarily driven by increased home consumption during the pandemic. As consumers spent more time at home, they rediscovered the convenience of pre-mixed drinks and became more…

Spirits, much like the broader alcoholic beverage market, witnessed a strong recovery in on-trade sales at the expense of off-trade sales in 2022, as the COVID-19 situation became more manageable and consumers gradually returned to their pre-pandemic…

Just like overall alcoholic drinks, wine experienced a notable shift in consumption patterns in 2022. With the COVID-19 situation becoming more manageable, on-trade sales witnessed a strong recovery while off-trade sales were impacted. As a result,…

A marked total volume rebound was seen for alcoholic drinks in 2022, as a result of the full reopening of on-trade channels following the lifting of measures to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus, implemented in 2020 and 2021. Within beer, which…

The long-awaited post-pandemic rebound of on-trade sales materialised in 2022, as most foodservice outlets were fully reopened for the entire year, in sharp contrast to the closures affecting the previous year. In March 2022, nightclubs were also…

Cider/perry saw significant growth in both total volume and current value terms in 2022, driven in large part by increasing demand from the younger generations of legal drinking age in Germany. This demand was influenced by the trends towards…

RTDs continued to record a stellar growth performance in 2022, into double-digit territory in total volume terms, driven almost entirely by spirit-based RTDs, helped by continuous product innovation and promotional offers. As RTDs are mostly sold…

Total volume sales of spirits recorded a marked recovery in 2022, driven by the full reopening of the on-trade channel, as night clubs were finally allowed to reopen with no restrictions in March 2022. Although the shift in consumption occasions…

The reopening of foodservice outlets in 2022 meant the start of recovery for the on-trade channel after two challenging years. As a result, off-trade volume sales continued the decline that recommenced in 2021, after a single year of growth in 2020,…