Carbonates

During the COVID-19 pandemic, consumer foodservice outlets remained closed for much of 2020, and when they were permitted to reopen, they were restricted to takeaway and delivery services, with further restrictions emerging later in the year when the...

Danone is the eighth biggest soft drinks company globally, with a historical focus on bottled water. Although it suffered impacts from COVID-19 in 2020, the company continued to diversify its portfolio in RTD tea, RTD coffee and juice. It also ...

2020 saw a deepening of the negative sales trends that were evident in sales of carbonates throughout the review period. The ongoing debate over the possibility for a tax to be imposed on sugary beverages and widening consumer awareness of the health...

Volume sales of carbonates declined over the course of 2020 as the pressures created by the COVID-19 pandemic suppressed demand. One of the major factors that contributed to the falling demand seen in the category during the year was the increase ...

Coca-Cola South Africa (Pty) Ltd continued to dominate carbonates in 2020 with a wide product portfolio, supported by its strong marketing and promotional campaigns. Due to significant price increases linked to the sugar tax, the player lost value ...

The mandated closure of cafés, restaurants, theatres and sporting venues during the lockdown led to a steep decline in on-trade volume sales of carbonates in 2020. The closure of on-trade establishments led to a slight increase in consumption of ...

In 2020, on-trade sales of carbonates were greatly affected by the weakened on-trade sector and declined at a significant rate. As a result of this, the off-trade sector experienced much stronger single-digit sales growth compared to the previous ...

Carbonates Is expected to perform well in response to the pandemic in 2020, as current value and volume sales rise considerably overall. Consumption opportunities of carbonates at home have risen due to the lockdown that was implemented in March as ...

As expected, the COVID-19 quarantines, lockdowns and social distancing requirements took a severely negative toll on carbonates, which suffered double-digit on-trade volume declines in every category over the year. At the same time, while total value...

With consumers spending more time at home in 2020 due to fears of catching COVID-19 and government-imposed lockdowns, the occasions for home consumption of carbonates increased. One on hand, due the high sugar content, they remain an indulgence ...

The complete closure of foodservice outlets for almost a quarter of 2020 caused a dramatic decline in on-trade volume sales of carbonates. Even after some cafés and restaurants reopened, consumers remained reluctant to visit them, further harming ...

The outbreak of COVID-19 had a positive impact on off-trade sales for carbonates, moving value growth from 3% in 2019, to a prediction of 6% in 2020. Growth was driven in the first lockdown period which started in March 2020, when consumers stocked ...

In 2020, the negative impact on carbonates came from multiple changes in consumer spending patterns. At the onset of the pandemic, Croatia enforced confinement measures that lasted for nearly two months, from March until May 2020. These restrictions ...

Carbonates, a category dominated by cola carbonates, was starting to experience slower growth in both on-trade and off-trade terms towards the end of the review period, due to rising health trends. Whilst demand for carbonates experienced significant...

In 2020, the COVID-19 national lockdown in Uzbekistan resulted in the widespread and prolonged closure of horeca outlets across the country. This led to a sharp decrease in on-trade sales in 2020, as outlets were unable to reach their usual customers...

The outbreak of COVID-19 has led to notable growth of overall carbonates off-trade volume sales, moving from 2% in 2019, to 5% for 2020. Carbonates is a mature category, and sales over the forecast period have suffered due to the products image as ...

The challenges faced by many among the Danish population due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 led many of the leading players in soft drinks to turn to corporate social responsibility activities as a core plank of their marketing campaigns during the...

The widespread closure of foodservice establishments during the government-mandated lockdown in spring significantly impacted volume sales of on-trade carbonates. This was mitigated to some extent by an increase in off-trade sales, but total volume ...

In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, carbonates is anticipated to underperform as Volume sales decline. A state of emergency was announced on 13 March 2020 which saw Latvia be placed under lockdown for a few months. During this time, unemployment...

Off-trade volume and current value sales benefitted from COVID-19, with growth in both indicators up slightly from 2019, as people consumed more carbonates at home. On the other hand, on-trade value suffered double-digit decline, as foodservice ...