The emergence of COVID-19 has had a significant impact on soft drinks in New Zealand during 2020. Ahead of a national lockdown, consumers engaged in what was described as panic-buying, with supermarkets and domestic supply chains struggling to keep up with demand. As such, many supermarkets imposed buying restrictions which helped to steady...
On-trade sales of soft drinks in Estonia suffered significantly during the spring lockdown in 2020, dragging down overall volume sales. Sales losses in foodservice were somewhat mitigated by growing demand in retail sales. Soft Drinks in Estonia report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national...
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...
Off-trade soft drinks sales are expected to recover due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 as a result of a shift from on-trade to off-trade, with volume growth returning after the declines of 2019. Soft Drinks in Switzerland report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It...
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...
The pronounced decline seen in on-trade sales was the most obvious and important impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Thai soft drinks industry during 2020. The main reason for the dramatic decline seen in on-trade sales of soft drinks over the course of the year was the quarantine lockdown that was imposed throughout the country for several...
The overall sales performances recorded in Morocco’s soft drinks industry in 2020 varied substantially between the on-trade and the off-trade. In the off-trade, sales increased over the course of the year, with growth rates accelerating significantly from what was registered in 2019. Soft Drinks in Morocco report offers a comprehensive...
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a huge shift from foodservice to retail consumption of soft drinks in Argentina in 2020. Retail sales were also boosted by initial stockpiling at the start of the crisis. However, overall consumption was negatively affected by Argentina’s extensive three-month lockdown, ongoing financial...
At the outbreak of COVID-19, modern grocery retailers benefitted from consumers panic-buying, leading to sales rising to two fifths higher than they were in the same week last year. Soft drinks such as carbonates, bottled water and juice, which are considered essential, particularly benefitted from this panic-buying. However, this sharp increase...
Due to on-trade closures as part of lockdown measures and the trend towards healthier beverages, total volume sales of soft drinks have taken a moderate hit in 2020. Soft Drinks in Malaysia report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data (2015-2019),...