Alcoholic Drinks

RTDs in South Korea saw exceptional total volume growth in 2023, mainly driven by off-trade growth, although on-trade sales also saw a double-digit increase. Growth was primarily driven by an increase in light home drinking, and a rise in young…

RTDs experienced moderate growth in total volume terms in 2023, benefiting from the end of the pandemic and an increase in social events. This growth was despite the less than favourable weather conditions in the northern part of the country in the…

Cider/perry, which is a niche market in the Philippines, continued to see modest, albeit positive growth in volume terms in 2023. The category competes closely with other alcoholic drinks, such as beer and RTDs, which have a more established…

Although sales of cider/perry declined in total volume terms in 2023 the category actually reported a more stable performance than earlier in the review period. The main contributors to this slight improvement were the recovery of on-trade sales as…

Thanks to the improving economic conditions and a flourishing labour market, the market for beer in the Philippines continued to expand in both volume and current value terms in 2023 . The revitalisation of on-trade spending also emerged as a key…

Despite expectations that the endemic phase of the pandemic would herald a second year of dynamic revival for the on-trade, and a flourishing year for total volume sales of beer in 2023, beer in South Korea experienced stagnation, with declines seen…

Beer in Saudi Arabia in 2023 remained the only relevant category in alcoholic drinks, as non-alcoholic beer is the only AD product allowed to be consumed in the Kingdom. This is due to the strict laws prohibiting the consumption of alcoholic drinks…

2023 was a tough year from beer with sales declining across all categories in total volume terms. Although sales continued to report healthy growth in total current value terms this was due to the impact of high inflation and rising production costs…

In 2023, the beer market in Algeria registered moderate volume growth. This increase was supported by a rise in the number of inbound arrivals for both business and leisure, as well as natural population growth. Domestic mid-priced lager beers…

Alcoholic drinks in the Philippines continued to see healthy growth in volume terms in 2023. This was within the context of a gradually improving economy, which had a positive impact on consumer spending. Indeed, the country finished with year with a…