Slovakia

Understanding the structure, health and potential risks of an economy are important for decision-making within an existing operating environment as well as for expansion strategies. Real GDP growth, inflation and exchange rate fluctuations will ...

A stable and competitive business environment is vital to help attract inward investment. Businesses can assess these factors alongside challenges such as corruption, political instability and terrorism risks to understand the strengths and ...

Concentrates are not a particularly popular drink in Slovakia, and interest among consumers remained low in 2019, mainly due to concentrates often unhealthy ingredients, and limited promotion. However, Slovak consumers do enjoy trying different ...

Juice sales rose in 2019, thanks to active marketing activities by juice manufacturers, and their focus on introducing new product developments in line with the health and wellness trend. This was supported by the increasing purchasing power of ...

Soft drinks experienced stable growth levels in Slovakia in 2019, driven by several factors. Firstly, the positive economic improvement in the country has led to an increase in consumers purchasing powers. This has allowed more disposable income to ...

Thanks to active product development, in line with the health and wellness trend, Slovak consumers are showing greater interest in RTD tea, which experienced significant growth in value and volume sales in 2019. Products introduced across the ...

Energy drinks was one of the fastest-growing areas of soft drinks in 2019. These high levels of growth resulted from the fast pace of consumers’ lives, with growing interest in products that can boost their mental state, and increase their alertness....

Carbonates experienced a decline in off-trade volume sales in 2019, the result of the increased interest in health and wellness. As consumers interest in health grows, they are reaching for beverages with less sugar content, less fat, healthier ...

Sports drinks saw one of the most significant sales growth in soft drinks in 2019. More Slovak consumers are trying to pursue a healthy lifestyle, eating and drinking healthier products and participating in sports activities. Especially popular are ...

RTD coffee does not have a significant consumer base in Slovakia, due to a lack of promotion and limited availability of RTD coffee in retail outlets. A small group of consumers use RTD coffee to stay alert and active during the night, included bus ...

Both value and volume sales of bottled water continued to grow in 2019, driven by several factors. Firstly, the improvement of the economic situation in Slovakia meant consumers could afford higher quality products. Secondly, all types of bottled ...

Global shifts in gender, ageing, migration, housing and education are transforming the size, location and general make-up of households around the globe, with diverse implications for governments and companies. Households insights can help identify ...

Honey is the largest single category within sweet spreads, and saw continued growth in both value and volume terms in 2019. Honey remains highly popular in Slovakia, typically being used as an alternative sweetener to sugar. Rising consumer health ...

Coffee remains a highly popular type of hot drink in Slovakia, and consumers tend to prepare quality coffee at home with the use of coffee machines. Nonetheless, retail volume sales of coffee continue to dip in 2019, due to high saturation and the ...

The interest in and consumption of other hot drinks is undermined by limited product availability, low promotion and a lack of new healthier compositions. As a result, retail volume sales continue to decrease in 2019. Nonetheless, retail current ...

Tea is a popular hot drink type among all consumer groups, although consumption is highest in cold weather. Therefore, the warm winter of 2018/2019 negatively affected consumption, leading to a decline in retail volume and current value sales. The ...

Retail volume sales of all types of hot drinks continue to decrease in 2019, largely due to a high level of maturity and healthier lifestyle trends. Consumers prefer to drink hot drinks on colder days, especially tea, while the demand for coffee and ...

With an accelerating pace of life, particularly in urban areas, and growing consumer spending power, demand is increasing for products offering greater convenience. However, demand for convenience is also leading to an increasing number of consumers ...

With consumption of packaged baked good on the decline, prices needed to rise due to increasing prices of flour and higher production costs. These rose dramatically overnight due to salary surcharges arising from a new law implemented from the second...

The category saw improved performances in volume and current value terms in 2019, although remaining in negative growth territory in volume. Consumers increasingly seek convenience and quality, which led to a premiumisation trend. However, the growth...