Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape i...
Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape industry demand throughout Asia-Pacific, with local insight, market statistics and analysis ranging from strategic regional overview to in-depth coverage by country or city.
In 2022, the beer landscape saw solid total volume growth; the result of an increase in imported beer and the growing prominence of local craft beer. These have had a significant impact on the local industry, which has grown in recent years as the…
Despite expectations that the endemic phase of the pandemic would herald a second year of dynamic revival for the on-trade, and a flourishing year for total volume sales of beer in 2023, beer in South Korea experienced stagnation, with declines seen…
On-trade beer consumption continued to increase strongly in 2022, as following the relaxation of restrictions in 2021, restrictions on dine-in were fully removed in Singapore in 2022. From 29 March 2022, the 22.30hrs cut-off for the sale and…
Non alcoholic beer has been gaining popularity fast in Pakistan. The prohibition of alcohol consumption for Muslims aids sales of non alcoholic beer. It is mostly consumed by young adults, especially university students and 18-30-year-olds in…
Domestic mid-priced lager brands like Tiger, Carlsberg Green Pilsner, Heineken and Anchor Smooth enjoyed strong growth in 2022 due to their visibility on retailers’ shelves and wide channel coverage in both the off-trade and on-trade. Consumers…
Total beer volume showed flat (positive) dynamics in 2022, with a decline seen in off-trade due to the ongoing recovery of on-trade following the era of the pandemic. Furthermore, the increase in excise tax for beer in 2022 placed downwards pressure…
Total volume sales of beer in Japan decreased slightly from 2022 to 2023. Although on-trade sales saw a double-digit increase, maintaining the post-pandemic recovery trend started in 2022, the impact of the decline in off-trade sales, as consumers…
Multi Bintang Indonesia PT Tbk continues to lead the Indonesian beer category, with its strength founded on its wide range of products - which includes but is not limited to lager, flavoured lager, low alcohol and non alcoholic beer - as well as…
Beer volumes surpassed pre-COVID-19 levels in 2022. This was partly attributable to India's historically low per capita consumption and the lower starting point created by the pandemic. Indeed, 2020 witnessed a significant decline in beer consumption…
Total volume sales of beer exceeded the pre-COVID-19 level in 2022, due to the border reopening, as well as the removal of pandemic restrictions. On-trade businesses saw encouraging growth in volume sales due to the loosening of government…