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 lockdown restrictions which came into force in Ireland to limit the spread of COVID-19 affected all soft drinks categories in 2020. Foodservice outlets were forced to close their doors, causing on-trade sales to plummet during the first half of 2020, with some outlets permanently shutting due to loss of profits. Even when restaurants and...
The Romanian government was one of the first in Europe to impose social distancing measures. With a lockdown in place and cafés, restaurants and non-grocery stores closed, soft drinks sales were negatively affected to varying degrees, with on-trade channels clearly being hit harder than off-trade. Soft Drinks in Romania report offers...
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has boosted demand in several categories of soft drinks in Germany. Consumers started to stockpile bottled water and juice, in particular, to ensure supply and minimise the number of trips to the shops. Juice, a category that has suffered from an image of rather unhealthy products containing too much sugar,...
2020 saw France’s soft drink industry face its biggest crisis in living memory as the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic early in the year foreshadowed a series of events that resulted in catastrophic on-trade sales declines being seen across the board and significant pressure coming on off-trade sales in most categories. Soft Drinks in...
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 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 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 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...
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...