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.
2023 was a tough year from beer with sales declining across all categories in total volume terms. Although sales continued to report healthy growth in total current value terms this was due to the impact of high inflation and rising production costs…
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…
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 and the closure of pubs and bars, the complete re-opening of the Horeca channel led to growth in the on-trade for 2022. In addition, the return of international travel acted as a further boost for sales, while the…
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…
The on-trade continued its recovery in the Western European alcoholic drinks market in 2022. However, it still has some ground to make up after the losses inflicted by the COVID-19 restrictions in 2020. The off-trade, after seeing a demand spike in…
2022 saw Turkey’s alcoholic drinks industry continue to register very positive total volume growth, with all categories continuing to benefit from rising demand as the alcoholic drinks industry recovers from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and…
2023 was undoubtedly a challenging year for alcoholic drinks in the UK. Overall, volume sales in both on-trade and off-trade fell when compared to 2022. On the other hand, value sales continued to rise, mainly driven by unit price increases as a…
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…
Overall, alcoholic drinks continued to grow in total volume sales terms in 2022, albeit at a more moderate pace than in 2021, while maintaining low double-digit total current value growth. The main reason for continuous positive development was the…
Sales of alcoholic drinks in Sweden failed to see any perceptible growth in volume terms in 2022, despite the easing of pandemic-related restrictions. While on-trade volumes continued to edge towards their pre-COVID-19 levels, as consumers returned…
By the end of 2021 and during the first months of 2022, Spain had to restore some COVID-19 restrictions, due to the emergence of the more contagious Omicron variant of the virus. These restrictions focused on the use of masks outdoors, and the…
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…
In 2022, the alcoholic drinks market in Norway was negatively affected by the resumption of cross-border trade and international travel. The prevailing high rate of inflation and consumers becoming increasingly cautious in their spending also had a…
Sales of alcoholic drinks plummeted through the on-trade in 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19. However, after further disruption in the early part of the year, the reopening of foodservice outlets at the end of April set the path to an…
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…
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…
Sales of alcoholic drinks in France declined in total volume terms in 2023, following moderate growth in 2022 and strong growth in 2021. Factors contributing to this stagnation included the impact of elevated inflation, which made consumers more…
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…