South Africa was already in a recession prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and many consumers did not have the means to stockpile soft drinks in 2020. Soft drinks were classed as essential, and therefore still able to be sold across retail outlets, and there were no major shortages or issues with supply chains as soft drinks tend to be produced...
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...
COVID-19 benefitted off-trade current value and volume sales, with both indicators up slightly from 2019. It was a different story for on-trade value sales, with double-digit value decline in 2020. Foodservice outlets were closed for parts of the year and when outlets did open, social distancing measures, as well as lower disposable incomes,...
Companies with a strong focus on distribution to foodservice outlets suffered in 2020, despite many of them shifting part of their sales to the off-trade. Even the largest players were affected by this, as the on-trade is by far the most profitable channel in Slovakia. Difficulties caused by the spread of COVID-19 led to increased costs at...
The impact of COVID-19 on soft drinks is being reflected predominantly in the temporary closures and reduced capacities of on-trade establishments. In addition, Slovenian consumers have been increasingly adopting a more conscious approach to food and drinks consumption, being much more mindful of the health benefits, or lack thereof, of products....
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Poland, the soft drinks market in the country has been considerably affected by measures to curb the spread of the virus, which have included national lockdown and the closure of bars, restaurants, hotels and event venues. The subsequent fall in sales in the on-trade was huge given the lack of dine-in from...
Non-essential soft drinks categories like sports drinks and energy drinks were hit hardest by the current crisis in Hungary. However, the decline was prevalent in almost all categories except for concentrates and functional drinks with added vitamin content, especially those enriched with Vitamin C. Health consciousness has become of utmost...
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...
In 2020, soft drinks sales, both volume and value, have experienced a sharp decline as a result of COVID-19. The implementation of large-scale social restrictions and social distancing measures (PSBB) in Indonesia during April-July has been the main cause of the decrease, with the dine-in option highly limited in foodservice and operating...
This report analyses the market for soft drinks in Myanmar for the purposes of the study, the market has been defined as follows: Soft Drinks in Myanmar report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data (2016-2020), allowing you to identify the sectors...