Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, growth for hot drinks overall was being stimulated by increased coffee consumption due to the increasing variety and availability of coffee, including fresh ground coffee and coffee beans, and the expansion of coffee shops offering speciality coffee. Price continued to play an important role in consumers’ purchasing...
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...
The spread of COIVD-19 in 2020 has sent shockwaves throughout the foodservice industry, with horeca establishments forced to shut down during lockdown and facing severely limited trade for much of the year even as restrictions eased. The effect on hot drinks has been felt throughout all sales channels, with some products boosted through retail...
COVID-19 had a huge impact on hot drinks in Hong Kong in 2020. On the one hand, on-trade sales of hot drinks experienced a significant loss thanks to a number of measures to fight the coronavirus imposed by the government. In order to comply with the lockdown measures, on-trade outlets like cafés, cafeterias, teahouses and restaurants were...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Overall, hot drinks experienced a major decline in 2020 due to Coronavirus (COVID-19). A key factor in the decline was the mandated closure of on-trade establishments for parts of the year. Furthermore, social distancing requirements also had a negative impact on hot drinks. In Croatia, hot drinks are often consumed on social occasions, and...
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...