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Sales of other hot drinks rocketed following the outbreak of COVID-19 as consumers were forced into home seclusion and people stocked up on supplies. Since then retail volume sales of other hot drinks have been on a downward trajectory as consumers…
Tea sales through retail in 2023 are witnessing a resurgence of the negative trend they faced even before the onset of the pandemic. The persistent decline in tea sales, which predates the pandemic, has re-emerged post-pandemic. One of the leading…
Denmark is considered to be a country of coffee lovers. Tea, in many respects, is considered simply a seasonal hot drink. In 2023, overall, tea volumes were moderately down, with decline driven by falling sales of black tea. This category is mature…
The resumption of cross-border trade with Sweden has continued to have a negative impact on sales of tea in Norway during 2023 with the category posting a steady decline in retail volume terms. The return of more consumers to the workplace,…
Foodservice coffee sales in Finland continue to normalise in 2023, with volumes fully recovering to pre-pandemic levels. As Finns returned to foodservice establishments, coffee purchases in the retail trade have been scaled back resulting in much…
The price of coffee has increased in both the off and on trade, leading more consumers to replace takeaway coffee with their home creations. While a significant part of the Greek population would have a takeaway coffee daily, the decline in…
Coffee sales continue to be suppressed in retail volume terms in 2023, due to ongoing inflationary pressures pushing up unit prices. As such, this supports value sales over volume sales. That said, volume has improved from the sharper dips seen in…
Hot drinks faces maturity in Finland where coffee is already well established and the consumption of tea bags black is on the decline. Retail volume sales have come under pressure from unit price increases caused by high inflation and increased…
Rising inflation and the decline in disposable incomes negatively impacted hot drinks' performance in 2023. Significant increases in price across hot drinks and high inflation led consumers to be increasingly price-sensitive, with sales driven by…
The performance of hot drinks in Italy in 2023 is being strongly affected by inflationary pressures. Within this context, volume sales are sluggish while value sales are supported by rising unit prices. In addition to inflationary pressures, coffee…