Beer

This global company profile assesses the performance of Diageo across the world, analysing the performance of its key brands, such as Crown Royal, McDowell’s No 1 and Johnnie Walker. It also looks at themes such as the importance of India to Diageo,…

Expansion in Asia Pacific is a long-standing focus for Carlsberg as it contends with maturity and volume stagnation in many of its established European beer markets. Its leading market, China, remains central to strategy, while non-alcoholic beer…

Retail volume sales of beer dropped slightly in 2022, mainly due to the ongoing recovery of the on-trade channel. Thus, total volume sales rose over 2022. Foodservice outlets continued to gradually reopen and consumers regained confidence and…

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…

AB InBev - the world’s largest brewer - benefits from an offer that spans a broad range of geographies, beer categories and price points, which boosts its capacity to adapt. Flexibility will prove advantageous, given the array of challenges currently…

2022 was a very good year for beer in Lithuania with sales seeing strong growth through both the off-trade and on-trade in volume terms. Life in Lithuania largely returned to relative normality in 2022 after the country’s pandemic restrictions were…

The beer category made a considerable recovery in 2022, with on-trade establishments fully re-opened from March 2022 as COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were relaxed. On-trade volume sales soared as consumers returned to bars and restaurants, keen to…

As in 2021, ale posted the fastest total volume and value growth in 2022. This performance was connected with the trend for more premium, and expensive, beer, which is perceived to have a richer taste. Moreover, on-trade sales popularised ale more…

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…

Following a rebound in total beer volumes in 2021, sales fell at a low single-digit rate in 2022, due to the wide spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Many regions experienced lockdowns, causing a lack of consumption occasions. On-trade…