Argentina

Wine sales faced another problematic year in 2022. The industry faced an exorbitant increase in the cost of inputs, making the wineries increase their prices above inflation. Also, the main low-priced wine brands could not enter the government’s…

Spirits consumption increased notably in both off- and on-premise terms, driven by a huge incremental volume growth of bitters, which reached the highest historical consumption in 2022. Bitters, which hold the majority of spirits consumption in…

Following the consumption of low alcohol content ready-to-drink beverages, various alcoholic drinks companies have developed a new type of RTDs, Hard Seltzers”, which fall under other RTDs. Cepas Argentinas, for instance, introduced Meet, a hard…

Cider/perry became and innovative and dynamic marketplace with the distribution alliance between Cerveceria y Maltería Quilmes SAICAyG (AB-Inbev) and Bodegas Cuvillier at the beginning of 2021, which notably increased the penetration of ciders at a…

Total volume sales of beer recorded moderate growth in 2022, strengthened by the government price control programme, huge investment in terms of advertising and brand innovation, and the Football World Cup. Following considerable growth in 2021, beer…

Argentina faces an uncertain macroeconomic situation due to political dysfunction and economic instability, with one of the highest inflation rates in the world, although the IMF predicts the GDP will grow by 4% by the end of 2022, fuelled by a steep…

The briefing introduces the Cities Households Necessities Spending Index. The index ranks 1,075 cities by household expenditure on non-discretionary items, namely food, housing, and clothing and footwear. This analysis focuses on 160 major cities.…