Beer

As the world’s leading distiller, Diageo has a broad portfolio covering a range of categories and geographies. This breadth is one of its core strengths. The resilience of US spirits has been a notable positive story for the company amid the…

On-trade sales of beer collapsed in 2020 as Coronavirus (COVID-19) led to the closure of bars, pubs and restaurants. While off-trade sales continued increasing, picking up some of the lost on-trade sales, the size of the on-trade decline as well as…

In response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in India, on 25 March 2020 the government introduced a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the virus. As part of these measures the government banned the production and sale of alcohol, with it being seen…

The shift from on-trade consumption to off-trade sales for home consumption led to a recovery of off-trade volume sales in 2020, a reversal of the decline seen in previous years. Nevertheless, the COVID-19 crisis has created major challenges for…

In 2020, on-trade outlets in Egypt faced notable restrictions included limited opening hours and closures which were in effect for much of the year. With sales restricted to home delivery and takeaway for long periods of 2020, there were much fewer…

On-trade sales of beer suffered greatly from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. In addition to the several weeks of horeca closures in the initial months of the pandemic in Spring 2020, there was also a further lockdown in November…

The off-trade channel accounts for most sales of beer in Pakistan, with access to all alcoholic drinks being strictly controlled in the market. The number of on-trade outlets licensed to sell alcohol in the country is limited, and most of these…

As from 2019 the government granted permission for local beer to be sold in all outlets (retail, consumer foodservice and hotels etc) without requiring a special licence or permission. Domestic brands already dominated sales and therefore this was…

In 2020, the global alcoholic drinks market faced a genuinely unprecedented collapse that proved to be far worse than the depths of the 2008 Great Recession while overshadowing every other major regional, macro or black swan event-driven crisis in…

Consumer buying behaviour and falling disposable incomes were already negatively impacting sales of beer in the United Arab Emirates in 2019, with basket volumes as well as consumer purchasing patterns changing. Purchasing frequency was also impacted…

Total volume sales of beer plummeted in 2020, registering unprecedented annual losses with a volume decline much heavier than any experienced over the review period. The COVID-19 was responsible for this decline in sales as lockdown restrictions and…

Growth in off-trade volume sales of beer in Estonia in 2020 was down markedly on 2019. This was partly because the negative economic impact of COVID-19 led many consumers to rein in non-essential spending. Similarly, increased health-consciousness…

In 2020, beer registered a dramatic decline in total volume sales of beer. This was primarily due to a sharp decline in on-trade beer sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although horeca outlets were permitted to continue business throughout 2020,…

Beer is a popular alcoholic drink in Morocco, but the COVID-19 pandemic impacted total volume sales negatively during 2020. The declines in on-trade volume sales were mostly as a result of foodservice outlets being closed during a large portion of…

After a rough start in 2020 with significant decreases in volume and the closure of on-trade outlets, beer sales saw an unexpected rebound in consumption starting from Q2. As the dust settled and the population grew accustomed to COVID-19, even…

The impact of COVID-19 had a strong negative impact on beer in 2020, especially after restrictions were applied to on-trade outlets. The total closure of foodservice from 15 March to 1 June, with ongoing restrictions regarding outside terraces only…

COVID-19 has had serious negative consequences for beer volume sales in Croatia in 2020. The main issue has been the effect of lockdown in response to the pandemic, with on-trade establishments closed between March 19th and May 11th and again from…

According to a report by IRI, Australians were panic buying alcoholic drinks at the start of lockdown which resulted in sales drastically increasing for the first three weeks of the pandemic in 2020. Nonetheless, even during panic buying the week of…

Domestic light beers such as Bud Light, Miller Lite and Coors Light account for the biggest shares of beer sales in the US. The large size of the domestic light beers category also means that it has seen stagnant growth due to maturity, especially…

Total volume sales of beer experienced decline in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. While horeca outlets were allowed to remain open in Sweden, they had to implement strict social distancing measures to prevent crowded areas in the premises and to…