Alcoholic Drinks

Sales of cider/perry remain minimal in South Korea.

Cider/perry held only a negligible presence in India in 2021. Given the country’s hot climate and interest in sparkling drinks it would suggest there is a potential market for these products, although currently cider/perry is only being produced on a…

In 2022, the alcoholic drinks market in Indonesia experienced significant recovery on the back of the easing of the restrictions that were imposed to limit the spread of COVID-19 and consumers becoming more confident about dining out. The revival of…

Growth in on-trade consumption of alcoholic drinks remained strong in 2022, as following the relaxation of restrictions in 2021, restrictions on dine-in were fully removed in Singapore in 2022. From 29 March 2022, the 22.30hrs cut-off for the sale…

The total consumption of alcoholic drinks in Thailand has started recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis through all channels, especially in foodservice. The Thai Government has now ended the restrictions that it imposed to limit the…

In 2022, volume sales of alcoholic drinks registered a strong rebound in growth, with double-digit increases in both the off-trade and on-trade channels. with a more buoyant economic outlook, following two years of social distancing and lockdown…

Total volume sales of beer exceeded the pre-COVID-19 level in 2022, due to the border reopening, as well as the removal of pandemic restrictions. On-trade businesses saw encouraging growth in volume sales due to the loosening of government…

Multi Bintang Indonesia PT Tbk continues to lead the Indonesian beer category, with its strength founded on its wide range of products - which includes but is not limited to lager, flavoured lager, low alcohol and non alcoholic beer - as well as…

On-trade beer consumption continued to increase strongly in 2022, as following the relaxation of restrictions in 2021, restrictions on dine-in were fully removed in Singapore in 2022. From 29 March 2022, the 22.30hrs cut-off for the sale and…

Following a further slowdown in the number of new COVID-19 cases in 2021, consumers and businesses, including the beer industry, seemed to be dealing with yet another serious inflation problem in 2022. The increase in production, shipping, and…

Beer in Vietnam witnessed a full recovery in volume terms in 2022, following a slump in demand in 2020 and 2021, when sales registered negative-figure declines. At the peak of the pandemic, all restaurants, bars and pubs were required to close, which…

Due to the removal of pandemic restrictions, cider/perry observed modest total volume growth in 2022 compared with the previous year. This was partly due to the solid performance of the off-trade, whilst the sustained opening of on-trade outlets led…

Cider faces significant competition in the on-trade setting. Amongst the products providing notable competition to cider is shochu/soju. In the Indonesian market, shochu/soju is mostly consumed mixed with juice, which dilutes it to a similar level of…

Despite the easing of restrictions on nightlife businesses, the on-trade consumption of cider/perry failed to return to growth in 2022. However, the strongest volume decline was seen by the off-trade channel. Historically, much of the consumption of…

The cider/perry market has benefited significantly from the removal of restrictions imposed to limit the spread of COVID-19. This is due to the fact that cider/perry is most popular through foodservice channels, as well as amongst health conscious…

Cider/perry remained a relatively niche product in terms of volume sales in 2022, due to the overwhelming popularity of beer in the country. While it can be advertised, due to its low ABV, its higher unit price compared to beer is a significant…

RTDs maintained total volume growth in 2022, with sales recovering to the pre-pandemic level in this year. Sales are projected to increase further as life in Hong Kong gradually returns to normal. On-trade volume sales increased in 2022, with outlets…

As one of the biggest local producers of alcoholic drinks and RTDs in Indonesia, Orang Tua Group has sought to develop strategies to boost the performance of RTDs, which has struggled in recent years. Sales of RTDs have been on a trend of general…

On-trade volume sales of RTDs witnessed further dynamic growth in 2022. Sales were impacted by the removal of capacity limits on nightlife establishments as COVID-19 safe management measures continued to ease. Efforts by operators to encourage…

RTDs returned to volume growth in 2022 following two years of significant decline due to the markedly changed conditions of the COVID-19 crisis. However, sales remained well below the levels seen immediately prior to the pandemic. Despite the…