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 Azerbaijani government moved to shorten foodservice opening hours on 22 March, before closing all foodservice outlets altogether on 29 March. Some outlets were permitted to reopen on 4 May, but these did not include those in the country’s biggest cities, Baku, Ganja, Sumgayit and Lankaran, where the rates of COVID-19 infection were still...
The impacts from COVID-19 in Guatemala in 2020 have affected categories in soft drinks in different ways. Some categories have seen a shift from on-trade consumption to at-home consumption (such as seen with carbonates), however other categories did not have notable on-trade sales to start with (for example as seen with sports drinks), therefore...
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 COVID-19 pandemic had a relatively muted impact on sales of soft drinks in Vietnam during 2020. Although dramatic declines were seen in the on-trade channel over the course of the year, off-trade growth remained positive in most categories. Soft Drinks in Vietnam report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market...
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...
The only soft drink that was stockpiled as a result of COVID-19 was bottled water, as other types of soft drinks are not considered to be essential by most consumers. Bottled water is regarded as an essential purchase by most households because most local consumers do not think that Taiwanese tap water is fit to drink. Even the stockpiling...
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 a...
COVID-19 has caused overall soft drinks consumption in Brazil to decline sharply in 2020. This is primarily due to the economic fallout of the pandemic, with the erosion of purchasing power, a surge in unemployment and heightened uncertainty leading many Brazilians to reduce discretionary spending. At the same time, home seclusion and lockdown...
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),...