Like most countries, the Dominican Republic has been significantly impacted by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The virus, and the government’s management of it, have affected sales of hot drinks in different ways. The most drastic of these has been the closure of hotels and restaurants, coffee shops and specialist coffee stores...
Having suffered from a rise in COVID-19 cases and difficulties within its health system, Chile saw restrictions being implemented in both the off-trade and on-trade channels in 2020. Temporary on-trade closures were seen during the total lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus, with limitations on capacity on reopening. However, some outlets...
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Serbia, hot drinks retail sales are increasing notably, moving volume sales from a decline in 2019 to positive growth in 2020. This growth is driven from lockdown periods and ongoing home seclusion, with consumers increasing their consumption of hot drinks within the home. This was especially the case when...
The impact of COVID-19 on hot drinks is reflected predominantly in the temporary closures and reduced capacities of foodservice establishments. In addition, Slovenian consumers have increasingly been adopting a more conscious approach to consumption that promotes health, which has led to a growing emphasis on the functional characteristics...
Hot drinks will perform well overall in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. The main reason for this is due to increased consumption opportunities at home as a result of lockdown. With many consumers remote working or receiving online classes, the demand for hot drinks has increased notably. This has especially been seen in coffee,...
The COVID-19 pandemic had a very negative impact on on-trade sales of hot drinks during 2020, although off-trade sales increased in coffee and other hot drinks over the course of the year. The main reason for the dramatic declines seen in sales of all categories of hot drinks in the foodservice channel over the course of the year can be attributed...
All categories of hot drinks, especially other hot drinks, saw an increase in retail demand in the early half of 2020, as consumers stockpiled goods such as coffee and tea during the COVID-19 pandemic. These products benefitted not only from stockpiling, but from consumers spending more time at home during lockdown. Hot Drinks in Finland...
Hot drinks overall will see growth slightly slowed by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 overall. However, all three product areas will respond differently according to consumer demands and preferences. For example, coffee will see slowed growth as a result of the declining economy as consumers limiting consumption and switch to economy...
In retail terms, both volume and value sales of hot drinks are still expected to record growth for 2020 as a whole. Hot drinks are suitable for at-home consumption and thus seeing a relatively good performance as people are staying home more frequently on account of COVID-19. Most retail outlets are still open, and thus little disruption in...
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Mexico, on 31 March, the government installed a nationwide lockdown, which closed foodservice outlets and encouraged consumers to stay at home. Non-essential stores were closed, while grocery retailers remained open. This restrictive period continued until late May, and encouraged the stockpiling of retail...