Alcoholic Drinks

Beer in Greece posted a slight decrease in total volume sales in 2023, despite the market size still not having fully recovered to the 2019 pre-Coronavirus (COVID-19) level. However, this was mostly due to the decrease in total volume sales of the…

Beer in Hong Kong recorded solid volume growth in 2023 through both off-trade and on-trade channels, fuelled by the gradual recovery of the economy and an increase in the number of large public events and gatherings being hosted following the easing…

Beer slumped into negative volume figures in Ireland in 2023, following the strong growth seen in 2022. This is attributed to the normalisation period following the atypical spikes and crashes in sales cause by the pandemic lockdowns followed by the…

Beer saw volume sales increase slightly in Israel in 2023. Growing interest in craft beer remained a very strong trend in the market. While it has been adversely impacted by the Israel-Hamas War, immediately prior to the outbreak of the war the craft…

In 2023, beer witnessed substantial decline in volume terms as the ongoing high inflationary conditions in Nigeria weakened consumer purchasing power. Beer unit prices rose significantly due to rising production costs caused by higher fuel costs and…

In 2023, beer witnessed a slowdown in volume sales following the very strong year in 2022. Current value growth continued to outperform volumes due to high inflation and the expansion of international beers, both in the on trade and off trade. Higher…

Emerging flavoured non alcoholic beer in South Africa has been made popular and stimulated by Bavaria’s offering across a number of channels. Bavaria’s mango, apple, ginger lime and peach offer fruit-flavoured diversity in a space that is starting to…

The total sales volume of beer recorded a decline in 2023. Further substantial price increases in both the on-trade and off-trade channels, together with mostly disappointing summer weather, negatively affected the category. Almost all categories in…

Cider/perry in Bolivia posted a decline in total volume sales in 2023, with demand contracting at the off- and on-trade levels after having increased at a robust pace in 2022. The downturn was mainly attributable to contraband trade, particularly the…

As the appeal of cider/perry in Greece remained limited among the domestic population, the category’s performance was fairly flat in 2023, with only a marginal drop in total volume sales. Retail volume sales dropped moderately while on-trade volume…