New Market Report: The Macedonia Quarterly Beverage Tracker First Quarter 2016

The growth of ACB categories was driven mostly by aggressive price promotions in the dairy segment. Favourable weather supported sales of packaged water, particularly still packaged water, and carbonates. Wine market grew up positively in Q1-16 as bag in box and cheap glass formats took share in the off-premise wine channel. Performance of white milk was flat; however, growing competition resulted in more aggressive price promotions, widening the consumer base. Health conscious consumers and a variety of flavours kept the popularity of hot teas going, with positive growth in Q1-16. Packaging and flavour assortment from local players also became more attractive.

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Key Findings

* Still water took share from carbonated water due to a high volume jump from its major brand. However the carbonated segment is still dominant where two of the leading players recorded modest growth.
* Favourable weather and price promotions created a positive trend in the beer market which had a positive growth in Q1-16.
* Health trends and strong marketing from leading brands were the key driving factors behind the growth in drinking yogurt.
* Growing health trends impacted on hot coffee negatively however this was compensated by recovered Horeca sales.

Synopsis
Canadean's Macedonia Quarterly Beverage Tracker Q1-16 covering soft drinks, dairy drinks, hot drinks and alcoholic drinks is an essential tool for keeping up-to-date with the latest industry performance and developments on a quarterly basis, covering:

* Top line consumption volumes for Q1-2016 vs. Q1-2015, moving annual totals (MAT) and latest 2016 forecasts for all beverage categories
* Carbonates consumption data for Q1-2016 vs. Q1-2015, moving annual totals (MAT) and latest 2016 forecasts split by regular vs. low calorie, and key flavour
* An economic mood indicator with an at a glance assessment of industry confidence levels, private label performance vs. brands and price trends
* Insightful and valuable analysis of the drivers behind the latest quarterly trends and assumptions for full year 2016
* Analysis of significant activity in the soft drinks market, including new product introductions (ranked by brand owner and detailing flavour, pack type/size, retail price and selected product shots)
* Update on important soft drinks corporate activity
* Quarterly selected retail price movements for key brands by category covering the most recent five quarters
* Our annual Q1 special focus update on the latest trends in soft drinks with local provenance

Reasons to Get this Report

* Gain an in-depth understanding of the most up-to-date trends in the Macedonia beverage industry to support and enhance your strategic planning
* Investigate the latest quarterly and emerging annual trends in Macedonia to back your marketing initiatives

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