At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, all categories experienced an increase in demand as consumers stockpiled products. However, this behaviour was short-term and subsided when consumers realised there would not be shortages or supply issues. Hot drinks benefitted not only from the short-term stockpiling effect, but also from increased...
2020 has seen the COVID-19 pandemic exert a considerable influence on consumer demand and purchasing patterns in the Dutch hot drinks market. The most marked shift in behaviour has been the shift in sales from foodservice to retail due in large part to the closure of cafés, bars and restaurants, both in the early stages of the pandemic and...
As in other countries, retail sales of hot drinks in Uzbekistan to some extent benefited from the closure of horeca outlets due to lockdown, as some consumers switched to the off-trade, especially for tea. Stockpiling occurred for tea as the nation’s favourite drink, with consumers being encouraged to work remotely, which added to their time...
Hot drinks saw satisfactory performance in 2020, as all three categories posted double-digit value growth on the strength of higher retail volume growth despite higher unit prices. Other hot drinks, which has negligible presence in horeca, saw the highest volume and value growth for the second consecutive year. Hot Drinks in Ukraine...
Foodservice outlets throughout Georgia were forced to close for almost half of 2020, as a measure against the spread of COVID-19. This caused severe declines in on-trade sales volumes of coffee, tea and other hot drinks. Hot Drinks in Georgia report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level....
Retail hot drinks will perform well overall in response to the pandemic, with volume sales across all the product areas rising notably. Despite having a lenient lockdown, many Latvian consumers have opted to stay at home during 2020, in order to avoid possible contagion of the virus. As a result, consumption opportunities have risen which...
Home seclusion and the mandated closure of cafés and restaurants other than for delivery led to an increase in consumption of coffee and tea at home in 2020, and thus to an increase in retail volume and current value sales of packaged coffee and tea. Foodservice volume sales of hot drinks, on the contrary, were severely affected by the lockdown....
Retail volume sales of hot drinks in Pakistan remained largely unaffected by COVID-19 in 2020, with good growth continuing in the year. Consumed in the winter months primarily, coffee and other hot drinks were cushioned from the lockdown impact of the pandemic as it peaked in the summer months. Hot Drinks in Pakistan report offers...
Before COVID-19 struck, Egypt had been starting to recover from the severe devaluation of the Egyptian pound in late 2017 which led to steep inflation and inflation was lower in 2020, which has protected demand for hot drinks. Hot Drinks in Egypt report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, hot drinks overall will benefit as healthy growth is expected as a result. Prior to the pandemic, hot drinks was witnessing declining volume sales, however this is expected to return to positive due to the pandemic. This successful performance is largely due to coffee which has seen its volume...