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RTDs in Greece is one of the most dynamic categories in terms of investment, attracting strong interest from manufacturers and also retailers. Product variety has been increasing year-on-year. The most prominent developments in 2023 were Tails…
Despite the rise of RTDs as a competitive category in alcoholic drinks, volume sales in RTDs in Ireland slumped in 2023. This is attributed to the normalisation effect following the atypical spikes and crashes seen in sales through the pandemic era…
RTDs in Portugal witnessed a slowdown in volume sales over 2023, following a very strong increase in the on-trade over 2022 when several new launches boosted sales of spirit-based RTD’s, which remains the most dynamic segment. Wine based RTDs is by…
While many alcoholic drinks categories struggled to achieve total volume growth in 2023, RTDs still recorded an increase in both total volume and current value terms. The increase in total volume was only modest, but with extreme increases in average…
Spirits in Greece posted a further, if slower, increase in total volume sales in 2023, notwithstanding the cost-of-living crisis taking its toll on discretionary spending. The increase derived from ongoing strong growth in on-trade consumption as…
Spirits achieved marginal volume growth in Ireland in 2023. While off-trade sales saw a sub-decimal volume decline, this was balanced by small positive growth in on-trade sales. This is supported by mixology trends, alongside the fact that cocktails…
After a very strong 2022, the expectations from spirits producers, distributors and retailers in Portugal were very high for 2023. However, sales slowed considerably as Portuguese consumers were confronted by the rising cost of living, high interest…
In terms of total volume sales, the spirits category was more or less static in 2023. As with other alcoholic drinks categories, current value growth was much higher as there was a substantial increase in average unit prices. Throughout the…
The reopening of the market, as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis ebbed, boosted wine in Greece in the on-trade channel. However, strong pressure on disposable incomes, as a result of the cost-of-living crisis, meant Greek consumers went out less,…
Wine sales continued to decline in 2023, following an ongoing trend. One key factor for this is the high prices attributed to wine, notably so for sparkling wine and champagne, with these subcategories typically being expensive, and also affecting…
Wine continues to perform well in current value terms, with volume sales stagnating in Portugal. Rising prices were evident in the on- and off trade, namely in sparkling wines, still light grape wine, and port wine. Inflationary pressures contributed…
Overall volume sales in wine continued to decline in the Netherlands in 2023. Both off-trade and on-trade sales were hampered by an ageing consumer base and substantial growth in average unit prices across the subcategories. The long-term issues…
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, total volume sales of beer in Norway saw a second consecutive year of strong decline, if slower than in 2022. The main factors behind the downward trajectory of total volume sales of beer towards the end of the review period were the weak…
Cider/perry in Norway registered a second consecutive year of strong decline in off-trade volume sales in 2023. However, this followed double-digit retail volume growth in 2020 and 2021, supported by limitations on the on-trade channel amid the…
The demand for RTDs in Norway benefits as more consumers become health-conscious and choose low ABV and lower calorie products. While a normal 330ml can of beer contains around 135 calories, popular hard seltzers usually contain less than 100…
In 2023, spirits in Norway saw off-trade volume sales decrease strongly for a second consecutive year, albeit at a slower pace than in 2022. This performance owed much to the revival of cross-border trade with Sweden as society reopened following the…
Wine in Norway witnessed a moderate decrease in total volume sales at the end of the review period, albeit much slower than the double-digit decline posted in 2022. In 2023, off-trade volume sales saw only a moderate decrease as demand continued to…
Total volume sales of alcoholic drinks stagnated in Austria in 2023. The market continued to be characterised by the recovery of sales in the on-trade at the expense of the off-trade during the year - the first year in which the hospitality sector…
Total volume sales in beer saw slight growth in Austria in 2023. This was the result of good growth in the on-trade as consumption in inns and pubs continued to recover from the low point during the pandemic, while off-trade consumption, in turn,…