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.
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…
Following the trend seen across alcoholic drinks in 2022, the performance of beer was highly polarised. Indeed, following two consecutive years of strong growth through the off-trade channel, off-trade sales declined in 2022. This was mostly due to a…
Demand for cider/perry continued to grow in 2022, both in the on-trade and off-trade. This was due to several factors. Firstly, the relatively low penetration of these products, especially in modern grocery retailing, presents wide margins for…
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…
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…
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…