Alcoholic Drinks

Beer in Chile maintained total volume decline in 2023, with sales falling both on-trade and off-trade. Mid-priced lager encountered a notable total volume decline, which can be attributed to a confluence of factors, chiefly revolving around robust…

In 2023, the performance of alcoholic drinks in Norway was negatively affected by the fuller resumption of cross-border trade and international travel and economic pressures resulting from high inflation, a weakened Norwegian currency, high…

In 2023, alcoholic drinks in Chile saw a second year of total volume decline. The industry was shaped by a complex interplay of economic factors and changing consumer preferences. In analysing these trends, it is essential to consider how economic…

In line with general alcoholic drinks trends, wine in the United Arab Emirates experienced further momentum of premiumisation in 2023. Wine is considered a more premium category than others by nature, which is why the move towards premiumisation has…

Wine in Mexico registered total volume growth in 2023, with increases seen both on-trade and off-trade. During 2023, although wine imports suffered a considerable contraction due to a succession of frosts, droughts, and torrential rain, 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 -…

For the first time since 2020 at the height of the pandemic, off-trade outpaced on-trade within spirits in the United Arab Emirates, both in terms of volume and value growth. The channel was supported by the easier process of obtaining an alcohol…

Spirits maintained positive growth in Pakistan in 2023, with whiskies in the lead. As seen in beer, Murree Brewery Co Ltd maintains its lead, being the dominant company in alcoholic beverages in Pakistan, due to the country’s stringent restrictions…

Due to a reduction in celebrations and social gatherings, and the impact of inflation, spirits in Mexico showed a slight decrease in total volume terms in 2023, with on-trade sales seeing little movement, and off-trade sales declining. The national…

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…

In line with global trends, most RTDs available in the United Arab Emirates are spirit-based. The presence of wine-based or malt-based RTDs is marginal in the local market. This is because of a cultural background of mixed expatriates, most of whom…

RTDs maintained solid total volume growth in 2023, with increases seen both on-trade and off-trade. RTDs is comprised of spirit-based and wine-based RTDs, plus other RTDs (mainly hard seltzers). It was the latter that showed the strongest total…

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…

Among other alcoholic drinks categories, the price of cider/perry in the United Arab Emirates tends to be discounted in off-trade channels during December and January due to the festive season in Dubai. These are the months when many expatriates…

Despite the negative trend in overall alcoholic drinks consumption, cider/perry showed a slight total volume increase in Mexico in 2023, although growth was driven by off-trade sales, as on-trade sales turned to decline. Total volume growth was…

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…

As a category that is mainly distributed by the off-trade channel, beer in the United Arab Emirates benefited the most from the recent removal of 30% retail sales tax in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Since Dubai sells greater volumes of beer than any other…

Beer is Pakistan continued to be influenced by country-specific factors in 2023. One key factor in the country is that of measures taken to curb the smuggling of alcoholic products, thus giving support to official sales.

Beer in Mexico showed a total volume decline in 2023, as consumption normalised after a rebound to growth during the previous year. On-trade consumption declined slightly, as social gatherings and dining-out decreased compared with previous years,…

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…