Market research on the alcoholic drinks industry. Standardised an...
Market research on the alcoholic drinks industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends.
Total retail volume sales of wine declined again in 2023 as the negative sales trends of the last five years continued. The main driver of declining sales in both the on-trade and the off-trade is the falling demand for still light grape wine, with…
In 2023, the fall in total volume sales of wine in Australia was largely due to a significant decline in the off-trade channel. This has been the trend for wine since 2021-2022 and the end of lockdowns - the period when wine sales had peaked -…
Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, spirits in New Zealand was riding a wave of positive growth, with premiumisation and the craft trend the primary drivers of growth in the category. During 2020, at the peak of the pandemic, retail sales…
In 2023, on-trade volume sales of spirits in Australia reached 14.2 million litres, sitting just below pre-pandemic levels, as the channel continued to recover from the impact of COVID-19. The strong performance was impressive considering the tough…
RTDs remains the strongest performing category within New Zealand’s alcoholic drinks industry and the category was reinvigorated over the review period thanks to the rapid success of emerging local brand Pal’s, the success of which has largely…
The resilience of RTDs in Australia resulted in further double-digit volume growth through both on-trade and off-trade channels in 2023. A substantial proportion of the category is comprised of spirit-based RTDs, with the latter’s growth levels…
The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant disruption to New Zealand’s hospitality sector for much of 2020 and into 2021 as the extremely strict approach taken to social distancing meant that cafés, restaurants and bars were required to remain closed.…
Total volume sales of cider/perry in Australia declined in 2023, largely driven by a further drop in demand via the off-trade channel. Cider/perry was significantly impacted by weak economic activity in the country and consumers reducing their…
Towards the end of 2022, Todd Energy announced plans to shut down the only factory in the country that produces food-grade CO2. The decision was taken for safety reasons and no re-opening date was set. Following the 2022 closure of the Marsden Point…
Premiumisation has been a consistent trend in alcoholic drinks in the local market, with consumers favouring the higher quality of premium beer in Australia, despite the higher associated cost. However, the consumption of premium lager has been in…