Total soft drinks volumes declined in the Russian market in 2020 due primarily to the negative impact of COVID-19 and measures to limit the spread of the disease. On-trade sales were hit by the closure of foodservice establishments during the state of emergency implemented from April to June, while off-trade sales were adversely affected by...
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...
Many COVID-19 restrictions implemented to curb the spread of the virus in Kenya are expected to have a negative impact on the performance of categories in soft drinks. Foodservice closures implemented in order to prevent crowds of people in Kenya, for example, will restrict demand for carbonates which are popular products in restaurants, bars...
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...
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...
Overall, Denmark’s soft drinks industry was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020. The most notable impact of the pandemic was the dramatic decline seen in on-trade sales over the course of the year, which was mainly due to the requirement for all consumer foodservice outlets to remain closed during the quarantine lockdown...
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...
Off-trade current value and volume sales of soft drinks will benefit overall thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The main reason for this is due to increased consumption opportunities as a result of lockdown and then the ongoing restrictions. With many consumers working from home, they have been consuming more soft drinks per day than...
Overall, soft drinks is expected to largely benefit from the COVID-19 pandemic as most product areas will see both current value and volume sales drastically improved compared to 2019. Due to lockdown and then the ongoing restrictions, consumers have spent more time at home during 2020 then they usually would. This has therefore led to increased...
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...