Beer

Beer showed a strong performance in volume terms in 2022, as all pandemic-related restrictions were lifted and consumers began to return to their usual routines, including spending time in pubs, which are an integral part of the country’s social…

Fast growth in 2021 and 2022 almost saw beer return to its 2019 pre-Coronavirus (COVID-19) total volume sales level by the end of the review period. This performance was driven by the reopening of the market as the threat of the pandemic and related…

Summer is the most important season for breweries in Finland, but in 2022, after a cool spring, the summer did not see any longer periods of hot weather either. As a result, sales were disappointing compared to the previous summer. Inflation, the…

On-trade beer sales continued to grow strongly in 2022, while off-trade sales saw moderate growth. This was due to the lifting of all remaining COVID-19 restrictions in February 2022. As such, total volume sales of beer saw positive growth, with…

During 2022, the Spanish beer category maintained total volume growth, and sales nearly returned to the level seen in 2019. This made it one of the only alcoholic drinks categories that, in general, recovered from the impact of the pandemic. The…