Alcoholic Drinks

Alcoholic drinks in Chile witnessed opposing trends in 2022. The first half of the year saw a continuation of 2021 trends, with part of the excessive liquidity injected into the local economy supporting further demand as consumers continued to spend…

As one of the best performing categories of alcoholic drinks over much of the review period, beer was expected to avoid significant struggles during 2022. These expectations seemed to be confirmed by results from the first half of the year. However,…

A young category in Chilean alcoholic drinks, cider was historically dominated by many small, craft brands, most of which were located in the south of the country where a cider culture and apple production prevailed. However, the fast growth and…

Inflation was a key issue for most products in Chile during 2022. With 30-year high rates, unit prices significantly increased, with this impacting some categories of alcoholic drinks more than others and therefore demand. For RTDs, inflation had a…

In a category where overall demand for most types of spirits declined in 2022, liqueurs was a positive performer and was key to offsetting some of the category’s fall (especially through the off-trade channel). Liqueurs continued to record positive…

In 2021, Chileans enjoyed higher disposable incomes due to permission to make pension withdrawals in addition to government funded transfers, generating very high, and sometimes historic, growth rates across many categories of alcoholic drinks,…