Beer

As the second largest brewer in the world, after AB InBev, Heineken continues to grow globally and gain share from competitors. The Dutch brewer is increasingly focusing on Latin America, Asia and Africa but is also growing on the back of ...

Molson Coors is the fifth largest brewer worldwide, but remains dependent on a small number of markets. The company’s recent activity to re-energise its lagers has been complicated by decreasing volumes and the rise of premiumisation. In response, ...

Euromonitor International’s new global value shares reveal some notable differences in the volume and value leaderboards for beer. Premiumisation has been one of the defining characteristics of the beer industry for some time, and increasing ...

Asia Pacific is the largest beer market region globally, although leading markets of China and Japan are on the decline, induced by ageing demographics and switching to alternative beverages. Increased disposable income and the premiumisation trend ...

Demand for beer tends to be strongly affected by short-term weather trends. As a result of this correlation, demand for beer in Bosnia-Herzegovina peaked during the hot summer of 2017, whilst sales cooled off during the rainy summer of 2018. A ...

With Euromonitor’s latest annual research now out, the global alcoholic drinks landscape points to heady heights. But could there be froth foaming behind the strongest volume growth figures in half a decade? Which are the categories spearheading the ...

Leading global brewer AB InBev has a broad geographic spread, ranking among the top four brewers in every region. The company is placing a growing focus on generating value as finding volume growth becomes increasingly difficult in its key markets, ...

Ranked third in beer globally, Carlsberg operates in three core regions - Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific and Western Europe. Expansion in the emerging markets of Asia Pacific is a strategic focus for the company. Carlsberg is also working to shift its ...

In the mature Western European beer market, there is a distinct upmarket shift, as consumers are increasingly seeking better-quality options and higher-priced products. In that regard, particularly premium, craft and mixed beers are setting trends ...

The cumulative effect over the last decade of an increased Bolivian GDP and disposable income of an expanding middle-income group was reflected in the moderate but positive growth in beer consumption, by far the most popular alcoholic drink in terms...

Suntory Holdings is one of the world’s largest spirits companies, with particular strength in US and Japanese whiskies. This core focus will not change in the years ahead, although the company is looking to diversify geographically, as well as into ...

“Craft” is now an established feature in the global beer landscape. Growth continues to decelerate in the core US market, while the movement is still in its early stages in key emerging markets, such as China and Vietnam. Microbrewers are looking to ...

The beer category has been evolving in Colombia, and despite the dominance of domestic lager, many consumers have been changing their preference to imported and craft beer. The increasing availability of craft beers in retail stores, as well as the ...

Judging by the media coverage of the Croatian craft beer revolution, it can be concluded that it is now a mainstream trend. To maintain their influence, even the big breweries have jumped on board and are introducing their own craft beer variants. ...

After a decline in the previous year, total volume beer consumption in the Czech Republic experienced a positive development, which was mainly due to a long and hot summer. However, the amount of beer consumed in the on-trade continued to decline ...

On 30 December 2018 the “Legge di Bilancio” law was approved for introduction in 2019. This law contained very positive news for beer brewers: a 40% tax reduction for craft breweries producing less than 10,000 hectolitres per year. All domestic ...

In the review period, there was an increasing trend towards craft beer rather than traditional industrialised beer. Craft beer especially appeals to women, as most such beer is made with barley, and some women want to avoid wheat-based products. ...

Overall alcoholic drinks saw a third year of decline in total volume terms in 2018. The only category to see a positive performance was RTDs. Its sales were boosted by stronger sales of attractively packaged RTDs which focus on young adults of legal ...

Economy lager was the growth driver in beer in the review period, and continued to see double-digit total volume growth in 2018, whilst mid-priced beer performed poorly from 2016, seeing double-digit annual declines. Beer has been seeing overall ...

During 2018, beer continued to see an increase in its total volume sales, and is expected to continue to see a positive trend during the forecast period. Growth will be fuelled by the continued recovery of domestic lager, and increasing sales of ...