Category: Beverages
Europe Beverages
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Portugal Alcoholic Drinks
... on trade, supported by another record year of tourism for the country. Despite inflation falling, prices continued to rise in 2023 with government tax revisions of 4% on alcoholic drinks also coming into effect. Consumers ... Read More
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The Netherlands Wine
... prices across the subcategories. The long-term issues facing wine are most relevant for relatively mature subcategories such as fortified wine, champagne and still red wine, which contributed most to the overall category decline. Except for ... Read More
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Ireland Wine
... subcategories typically being expensive, and also affecting still light grape wine. Indeed, although inflationary pressures are starting to ease slightly, inflation still remains high and, as the majority of wine consumed in Ireland is imported ... Read More
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Portugal Wine
... wine, and port wine. Inflationary pressures contributed to price increases as wine producers were confronted by higher costs. Retailers also played a role in this by limiting the minimum price of wines sold, although wines ... Read More
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Portugal Cider/Perry
... range of age segments. Somersby (Super Bock Group SGPS SA) is the leading brand with a considerable lead compared to its direct competitor, Bandida do Pomar from (SCC-Central de Cervejas) and private label. In 2023, ... Read More
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The Netherlands Rtds
... was only modest, but with extreme increases in average unit price in both the on- and the off-trade, growth within this category was a sign of its health. The growth of the category is mainly ... Read More
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The Netherlands Beer
... category. Almost all categories in beer, even non-alcoholic beer, recorded a decline in volume sales in 2023 as the high retail and on-trade prices discouraged local consumers. Because of these price increases, however, the current ... Read More
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Greece Spirits
... in on-trade consumption as off-trade volume sales continued to decline, signalling a shift back to the on-trade channel with the post-Coronavirus (COVID-19) reopening of the market. The decline in off-trade volume sales was also informed ... Read More
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The Netherlands Innovation: Food and Beverage
... of new brand and sub-brand launch activity. Euromonitor International’s Innovation: Food and Beverage in the Netherlands report provides data and analysis on new product launch activity across digital shelf in a specific country. The reports ... Read More
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Greece Cider/Perry
... sales dropped moderately while on-trade volume sales rose marginally. On the positive side, the increase in inbound arrivals boosted demand. This was evident in the volume sales and share growth performances of international brands Somersby ... Read More
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Ireland Spirits
... trends, alongside the fact that cocktails (and “mocktails”) are becoming more popular as drinks to accompany dinner (as opposed to the more traditional wine). Vodka and tequila (and mezcal) are cited as attracting growing attention ... Read More
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Portugal Spirits
... cost of living, high interest rates, and economic uncertainty. Cutbacks were made on non-essential goods including spirits, with noticeable weak performance during the summer and Christmas period, which are normally peak seasons for buying spirits. ... Read More
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Greece Alcoholic Drinks
... in a number of categories, influenced by the reopening of the market (easing and lifting of Coronavirus (COVID-19) measures) and a channel shift to foodservice. Moreover, dramatic hikes in food prices and most household essentials ... Read More
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Belgium Alcoholic Drinks
... pressures on energy, production and transportation costs, product prices and consumer disposable incomes and purchasing power. The international situation added pressure to the industry, such as global economic challenges and supply issues due to the ... Read More
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Switzerland Rtds
... largely driven by consumers’ attempts to reduce their alcohol consumption; therefore, there was a tendency to consume mixed rather than high volume content pure drinks. In addition, RTDs are popular choices in clubs, at parties ... Read More
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Belgium Rtds
... strong and growing non-alcoholic category, which helped to attract consumers, particularly young people of legal drinking age. In this way, RTDs offered resilience in the face of still relatively high inflation and the overall decline ... Read More
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Belgium Beer
... economic headwinds, the category offered resilience through intense promotional activity, led by major players like Anheuser-Busch InBev and Brouwerijenin Alken Maes in lager. Within beer, there remained a strong focus on out-of-pocket expenditure. This was ... Read More
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Italy Alcoholic Drinks
... year. Consumers became more conservative with their spending, driven also by a trend towards healthier lifestyles. However, it should be noted that, despite the fall seen during the year, off-trade volume sales remained higher in ... Read More
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Italy Wine
... were lifted, the category experienced decline in both on-trade and off-trade channels in the final year of the review period. Strong price increases and pressure on purchasing power had a dire effect on demand for ... Read More
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Poland Cider/Perry
... discounters, some of which have even give up selling cider/perry altogether, replacing it with better-rotating products. A significant challenge for cider/perry is the high average unit price of these products, which is almost twice that ... Read More
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Switzerland Wine
... in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in 2020. Nonetheless, off-trade volume sales saw a slight rebound in 2023, following a strong decrease in 2022. Euromonitor International's Wine in Switzerland report offers a comprehensive ... Read More
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Poland Wine
... financial pressures led to consumers adopting a more cautious approach to spending. Consumers in Poland bought less wine in 2023 which was related to changes in shopping habits caused by inflation and a sharp rise ... Read More
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Bulgaria Spirits
... long period of stability. Nevertheless, the price of spirits still remained affordable for most consumers, which led to only a small decline in volume terms. Despite higher prices, the premiumisation trend gained momentum in line ... Read More
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Cider/Perry
... significant impacts on the category's performance. Following a decline in 2022, cider/perry saw a rebound in consumer demand as new brand extensions attracted more consumers to try products in this category. This influx of new ... Read More
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The Czech Republic Cider/Perry
... key brands in 2022 continued to negatively impact volume sales. Somersby, Carling and Kingswood each ended their distribution of cider/perry in the Czech Republic during 2022, which had a heavy impact on sales of cider/perry. ... Read More
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