The outbreak of COVID-19 in Austria led to restrictions being implemented in the country, with the first lockdown in place from March 2020 until May. This required the closure of all non-essential retailers and foodservice outlets and recommended that consumers worked from home where possible. The closure of foodservice venues during this...
Temporary horeca closures at the onset of COVID-19 in Ukraine and restrictions on working hours that were introduced afterwards negatively impacted the soft drinks category. Especially bearing the brunt in 2020 were those categories that were more popular in on-trade channels, including bottled water, carbonates, energy drinks and juice. Occasional...
The most obvious impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Philippine soft drinks industry during 2020 was the dramatic decline seen in on-trade volume sales, while off-trade volume sales also fell during the year, resulting in negative total volume growth at industry level. Soft Drinks in Philippines report offers a comprehensive guide...
Despite the lenient lockdown imposed by the Latvian government, soft drinks will perform negatively in 2020 overall as volume sales decline. Unlike hot drinks, soft drinks has been less resilient to the pandemic as the majority of product areas within the latter are regarded as less essential. As the financial repercussions of the pandemic...
Soft drinks were significantly affected by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The on-trade took the brunt of the impact: all cafés, restaurants, bars and clubs were shut from March until June. After this lockdown was lifted, establishments only gradually began to reopen, beginning with those that had open-air seating areas. Indoor restaurants...
COVID-19 had a huge impact on soft drinks in Hong Kong in 2020, with both foodservice and retail volume sales recording a significant decline. In foodservice, soft drinks experienced a substantial loss due to a number of measures to fight the virus imposed by the Hong Kong government. Soft Drinks in Hong Kong, China report offers...
The overall performance of soft drinks in 2020 has been negatively affected by the general closure of on-trade establishments because of COVID-19 related restrictions. Costa Rica is a recognized global tourist destination, which received close to three million foreigner visitors during 2019. On average, tourists would spend about two weeks...
The outbreak of COVID-19 in Mexico led to a national wide lockdown installed by the government on 31 March. Restrictions of the lockdown included the closure of all non-essential stores, including foodservice outlets, while consumers were asked to stay at home as much as possible. Reasons to leave the home included grocery shopping, and visiting...
In 2020, Singapore’s government implemented numerous measures, including a circuit breaker (April-June), which featured the closure of gyms and foodservice establishments, save for takeaway or delivery services, and calls for consumers to work and study remotely and abide by social distancing rules, in order to curb Coronavirus (COVID-19)...
The emergence of COVID-19 and subsequent lockdown restrictions in Lithuania significantly impacted demand for soft drinks through on-trade as horeca outlets were forced to close until the end of April 2020. However, this did not translate to a greater switch towards home consumption of soft drinks for most categories, with off-trade volume...