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...
Soft drinks sales in the Dominican Republic has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 in 2020, although there has been variation by product type. Broadly speaking, the greatest impact has been a result of the government’s closure of hotels and restaurants, coffee shops and specialist coffee stores at the beginning of the pandemic. Soft...
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to some important shifts in the shopping behaviours of many Poles when it comes to hot drinks. Products which had witnessed consumption declines over the latter part of the review period, such as standard fresh ground coffee and all types of instant coffee are set to witness positive performances in 2020. Hot...
After seeing slow but solid growth during most of the review period, total volume sales of soft drinks have turned to decline in 2020 due to COVID-19. However, whilst off-trade volume sales have increased at a higher rate, on-trade sales have plummeted. Off-trade growth increased partly because major stockpiling was seen in the early stages...
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...
The retail of soft drinks in the UK has been positively impacted by the emergence of COVID-19 due to a significant channel shift from the on-trade to the off-trade space. This is explained by the prolonged lockdown starting in March 2020 which severely impacted the hospitality industry and resulted in many horeca outlets struggling to stay...
COVID-19 will have a positive effect on off-trade volume sales of hot drinks in Norway during 2020. Amid school closures, more people working from home and significant decreases in both out-of-home socialising and travel, volume sales have shifted from the on-trade and B2B to retail. This is particularly the case for coffee, which is consumed...
In general, COVID-19 will have a positive impact on off-trade volume sales of soft drinks in Norway: The fact that the border with Sweden was closed for a period restricted cross-border shopping, which boosted demand for soft drinks from domestic retailers. With many consumers spending more time at home and making fewer impulse purchases of...
In 2020, in response to the pandemic, consumption of hot drinks has been somewhat impacted as the Uruguayan economy has continued to suffer as a result of COVID-19. The Uruguayan GDP is projected to downfall -3.0% in 2020 well over -5,2% decrease for the average of other Latin American countries, according to the estimates of the International...
Soft drinks in Ecuador will be severely affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, strict restrictions were put in place to limit citizens’ movement in Ecuador, including the closure of on-trade sales outlets. Restrictions to mobility in Ecuador mean that impulse consumption is expected to be reduced...