Czech Republic

Healthy economic growth is expected in 2021. Domestic demand, should pick up after the first quarter. Private consumption is expected to recover, along with manufacturing and exports. The trade balance of services is expected to continue to ...

In 2020, some households have been struck with lower income during the COVID-19 lockdown, and throughout the remainder of the year as well, as some have lost their jobs or had their income cut down. Furthermore, some consumers have begun efforts to ...

Pre-COVID-19, energy drinks was the most progressively growing soft drink category in the Czech Republic. However, in 2020 the national lockdown and the following restrictions on organised sports events had a negative impact on both off-trade and ...

Overall, off-trade soft drinks volume consumption declined in 2020 in the Czech Republic, as many households started to economize their purchases for several reasons. Some households struggled with lower income during the COVID–19 crisis, since they ...

Following the robust double-digit growth in both off-trade volume and current value terms in 2019, RTD coffee is set to post much slower growth rates in 2020. Pre-pandemic, RTD coffee was often purchased on impulse as a convenient on-the-go product, ...

In 2020, the COVID-19 crisis is anticipated to have a negative impact on the sales of carbonates in the Czech Republic. Retail (off-trade) volume consumption of carbonates is expected to decline in 2020, as more consumers shift their preference for ...

Overall bottled water consumption is expected to drop slightly in 2020, as total volume sales are set to decline, but the hot summer months and relatively warm September prevented a deeper decline. Since Czech households experienced a decline in ...

Since RTD tea is generally regarded as an impulsive drink, mostly consumed on-the-go, the lockdown restrictions in the Czech Republic effectively promoted a decline of both on-trade and off-trade sales in 2020. The retail consumption of RTD Tea was ...

In 2020, juice is still anticipated to grow in off-trade volume and current value terms, albeit at a slower level than was seen in 2019. While juice experienced a positive effect from COVID-19 since it is perceived as a healthy soft drink, the growth...

Despite the anticipation that sports drinks will post slower growth in 2020 than was in 2019, it is still expected to post moderate growth in both off-trade volume and current value terms. At the onset of the pandemic, closed fitness centres and ...

The Czech Republic has high acceptance of cannabis, and a long-standing tradition of cannabis cultivation and usage. Cannabis legislation has been an issue in the country since the 1990s, when there was an early attempt to legalise cannabis. ...

The COVID-19 crisis and related lockdown restrictions in the Czech Republic encouraged stronger retail consumption of coffee in 2020. Since foodservice outlets were required to shut for several months and peoples’ movement was limited by government ...

In 2020, other hot drinks is set to experience a moderate but positive impact from COVID-19 in terms of overall retail consumption. However, some of this growth will be a result of the closure of foodservice outlets in the Czech Republic for several ...

Tea is set to experience a positive impact from COVID-19 in 2020, with the anticipation of stronger current retail value and retail volume growth than what was seen in 2019. Since family members are staying at home more in 2020 due to lockdown ...

Following the relatively stagnant growth in 2019, hot drinks in the Czech Republic is expected to post much more dynamic growth in 2020 in current retail value terms. A shift from on-trade to off-trade was evident in 2020, as on-trade sales are ...

Consumer stockpiling was observed in the Czech Republic in March 2020, when a state of emergency was declared in the country regarding COVID-19. However, this behaviour did not persist as there were no visible shortages of packaged food and all ...

After strong growth in 2019, value sales of baked goods are seeing declines in 2020 due in large part to factors related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These include the reduced demand for packaged cakes and pastries by consumers who prior ...

Demand for processed meat and seafood in all formats increased significantly in 2020 as consumers, uncertain of the impact and duration of the pandemic-inspired lockdown in the early months of the year, began stockpiling. In particular, 2020 has seen...

Prior to the pandemic, retail volume sales of some processed fruit and vegetables recorded declines or, at best, negligible growth. While in some cases this can be attributed simply to changing consumer preferences, it can also be attributed to a ...

In early 2020, Czechs found themselves spending more time at home, whether working/studying at home or simply enduring as the pandemic-inspired lockdown progressed. As a result, consumers found themselves eating breakfast at home more often rather ...