Category: Ready to Drink
Ready to Drink market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Slovakia Rtds
Rtds in Slovakia RTDs in Slovakia registered a decline in total volume terms ion 2023, in contrast to the positive performances of the previous two years. Inflationary pressures, which translated into higher production costs, led to an increase in retail unit prices, which in turn, had a negative im ... Read More
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Austria Rtds
Rtds in Austria RTDs saw volume sales rise in Austria in 2023. During the year, RTDs continued to benefit from a lasting shift to consuming alcoholic drinks at home, which is the environment in which such drinks are predominantly consumed. The reasons for this include consumers’ somewhat changed lei ... Read More
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Guatemala Rtds
Rtds in Guatemala RTDs in Guatemala registered healthy volume growth in what is an increasingly popular alcoholic drink, with volume sales increasing by a fifth. RTDs drinks are mainly consumed by younger consumers of under 30 years-of-age, with their bright colourful packaging and lower price point ... Read More
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Kenya Rtds
Rtds in Kenya In Kenya, consumers especially in younger generations are drawn towards RTDs. Sales are increasing in the off-trade channel as consumers embrace outdoor drinking and enjoy outdoor activities such as road trips, camping etc. E-commerce has emerged as the fastest-growing distribution cha ... Read More
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Croatia Rtds
Rtds in Croatia In 2023, spirits-based RTDs continued to dominate the Croatian market, bolstered by the popularity of well-known spirit brands that serve as the main ingredients for many of these RTDs. Notable brands include Smirnoff, Absolut vodka, Bacardi and Captain Morgan rum, and J&B and Jack D ... Read More
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Morocco Rtds
Rtds in Morocco The RTDs category in Morocco continues to achieve extremely low sales in 2023, but also saw its volume sales fall further during the year. The category struggled throughout the review period, as the number of products on offer remained limited to two key brands, namely Smirnoff Ice a ... Read More
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Estonia Rtds
Rtds in Estonia RTDs in Estonia is the second largest in the Baltic states after Latvia, with Lithuania showing a different consumption pattern. Sales grew in 2023 as RTDs became a popular choice for consumers seeking a fizzy, low-alcohol alternative to beer or cider. Additionally, RTDs provide a re ... Read More
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Romania Rtds
Rtds in Romania In 2023, an increasing number of well-known brands and cocktail mixes supported volume growth for RTDs in Romania. The development of cocktail culture in both the on-trade and home helped to widen the appeal of RTDs. Home consumption of traditional cocktails made from spirits and car ... Read More
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Chile Rtds
Rtds in Chile In 2023, Ready-To-Drink beverages (RTDs) in Chile saw a total volume decline, with falling sales both on-trade and off-trade. The category encountered a significant hurdle in the form of inflation, which played a pivotal role in curbing demand for these products. Inflation, by eroding ... Read More
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Norway Rtds
Rtds in Norway 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 calories for the same volume. Moreover, RT ... Read More
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The United Arab Emirates Rtds
Rtds in the United Arab Emirates 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 are not used to co ... Read More
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Australia Rtds
Rtds in Australia 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 supporting the overall impressive per ... Read More
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Mexico Rtds
Rtds in Mexico 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 volume growth rate in the alcoholic drin ... Read More
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Hong Kong, China Rtds
Rtds in Hong Kong, China RTDs in Hong Kong recorded significant on-trade volume growth as pandemic restrictions were fully removed in early 2023, leading to an increasing number of consumers visiting bars and clubs to socialise. At-home parties also remained popular as a lingering trend from the pan ... Read More
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Bolivia Rtds
Rtds in Bolivia RTDs in Bolivia showed another solid performance in 2023, with off- and on-trade volume sales growing at robust rates. Continued investment in innovation and marketing activities helped to maintain strong consumer interest in the category. For example, Four Loko – distributed by DICO ... Read More
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Portugal Rtds
Rtds in Portugal 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 far the largest segment due to the ... Read More
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Ireland Rtds
Rtds in Ireland 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 and the following reopening of soci ... Read More
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Greece Rtds
Rtds in Greece 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 premium RTD cocktails to share, in four v ... Read More
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The Netherlands Rtds
Rtds in the Netherlands 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 unit price in both the on ... Read More
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Cameroon Rtds
Rtds in Cameroon Spirit-based ready-to-drinks (RTDs) maintained a stronghold in Cameroon in 2023, while other RTD variants struggled to gain substantial traction. The Booster line, available in five distinct flavours (whisky cola, caramel, rhum ginger, gin tonic, and cider), has the whisky cola vari ... Read More
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Israel Rtds
Rtds in Israel RTDs saw significant volume growth in Israel in 2023. Spicehaus continued to push forward the premium trend in the RTDs category. After opening up a factory that can produce 10,000 cocktails a day, Spicehaus joined with Yango's delivery service in order to keep up with increasing dema ... Read More
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South Africa Rtds
Rtds in South Africa RTDs in South Africa continued to perform well in 2023, driven by the popularity of convenient, pre-mixed drinks and the re-emergence of a cocktail culture. The popularity for mixing beverages has been sustained due to the rising affordability of drinking in an economy adversely ... Read More
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Nigeria Rtds
Rtds in Nigeria RTDs in Nigeria witnessed a sharp volume decline in 2023 due to negative economic conditions. High inflation limited consumer spending power, and due to higher production and import costs (largely due to the depreciation of the local currency), unit prices for all brands increased si ... Read More
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Switzerland Rtds
Rtds in Switzerland Total volume sales of RTDs in Switzerland recorded strong growth in 2023, albeit slower than the double-digit increases of 2021 and 2022 as demand stabilised in the post-Coronavirus (COVID-19) period. Growth was largely driven by consumers’ attempts to reduce their alcohol consum ... Read More
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Belgium Rtds
Rtds in Belgium RTDs in Belgium stood out in alcoholic drinks in 2023 despite seeing a decrease, albeit modest, in total volume sales. Amid the challenges faced by alcoholic drinks in general, RTDs had a strong and growing non-alcoholic category, which helped to attract consumers, particularly young ... Read More
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