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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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 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...
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...
The COVID-19 pandemic struck Tunisia at a rather inopportune moment. The country was already experiencing a mini-economic crisis, with the consistent depreciation of the Tunisian dinar over a period of months resulting in rampant price inflation and financial hardship for many households. Soft Drinks in Tunisia report offers a comprehensive...
COVID-19 has had a largely positive impact on the off-trade channel for soft drinks in Israel in 2020, as lockdown has led to increased home consumption. Many categories benefitted from stockpiling and bulk buying at the start of the pandemic. A lot of the manufacturers in soft drinks are large global companies with good distribution, therefore...