Key insights and drivers behind the beer and cider market performance
Key Highlights
- Excise duty on beer rose in the Netherlands, wherein beer, wines, and spirits were subjected to an 8.4% increase starting January 2024. The new taxation regime led to a 3.5% annual volume decline for the Dutch beer & cider sector in 2024.
- Following health & wellness trends, consumers in the Netherlands have prioritized wellbeing, leading to a shift toward beers with zero alcohol content. In line with this trend, the zero-alcohol segment recorded annual growth of 1.4% during 2024.
- The sector is anticipated to make a recovery from the decline in 2024 and record annual volume and value growth of 0.2% and 5.6%, respectively, in 2025, as price pressures ease.
Scope
- Excise duty on beer rose in the Netherlands, wherein beer, wines, and spirits were subjected to an 8.4% increase starting January 2024. The new taxation regime led to a 3.5% annual volume decline for the Dutch beer & cider sector in 2024.
- Following health & wellness trends, consumers in the Netherlands have prioritized wellbeing, leading to a shift toward beers with zero alcohol content. In line with this trend, the zero-alcohol segment recorded annual growth of 1.4% during 2024.
- The sector is anticipated to make a recovery from the decline in 2024 and record annual volume and value growth of 0.2% and 5.6%, respectively, in 2025, as price pressures ease.
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Executive Summary
- Industry Snapshot
- Sector Snapshot
- Beer & Cider Volume and Value Growth Projections
- Enablers and Inhibitors of Beer & Cider Growth
- Category and Segment Insight
- Beer & Cider Winners and Losers
- Beer Category Overview
- Beer Type Evolution
- Flavor Dynamics - Beer
- Craft Beer Segment Dynamics
- Cider Category Overview
- Cider Type Evolution
- Flavor Dynamics - Cider
- Brand vs. Private Label Dynamics
- Price Segmentation
- Alcoholic-Strength Segment Dynamics
- Beer: Emerging Trends & Opportunities
- Company and Brand Insight
- Top Beer & Cider Company Dynamics
- Leading Company Profiles
- Tier 2 Companies - Key Callouts
- Top Beer & Cider Brand Dynamics
- Brand Spotlight Case Studies - How to Win
- Brand Spotlight Case Studies - What to Learn
- Mergers & Acquisitions Activity 2024
- Job Analytics - Themes Evolution
- Job Analytics - Total Jobs
- Global Patent Filings
- Distribution Insight
- Beer & Cider Channel Dynamics
- Beer & Cider Sub-Channel Dynamics
- Price Point Analysis
- Packaging Insight
- External Packaging Influences
- Packaging Snapshot
- Packaging Material Snapshot
- Packaging Type Snapshot
- Consumer Insight
- Key Drivers Influencing Beer & Cider Consumption
- Value for Money
- Environmental Responsibility
- Connoisseurship
- Actionable Insights
- Actionable Insights
- Targeting Emerging Segments and Trends
- Appendix
- Category Definitions
- Packaging Definitions
- Channel Definitions
- Research Methodology
- About the Analyst
- All alcoholic drinks (000s HL) incremental volume, 2025-30f
- All alcoholic drinks (volume) CAGR, 2025-30f
- Beer & cider volume and value growth projections, 2024-30f
- Beer & Cider Volume and Value Growth Projections
- Beer & cider category performance, 2023-24
- Best-performing beer types by volume (000s HL), 2024
- Best-performing beer types by value (LCU million), 2024
- Best-performing cider types by volume (000s HL), 2024
- Best-performing cider types by value (LCU million), 2024
- Performance of top companies, 2024
- Performance of top brands, 2024
- Job postings by theme & company, January 2024-December 2024
- Performance of retail and foodservice channels, 2024
- Top growth opportunities in retail
- Top growth opportunities in foodservice
- Performance of packaging, 2024
- Sector volume (000s HL), 2024
- All alcoholic drinks market share and per capita consumption, 2024
- Beer & cider sector size (000s HL, LCU million), 2020-30f
- Beer & Cider Volume and Value Growth Projections
- Beer volume (000s HL) and value (LCU million) size, 2020-30f
- Beer type size, volume (000s HL) and value (LCU million), 2024
- Beer types, value & volume category share, 2024
- Volume and value share by leading flavor category, 2024
- Flavor category annual volume performance (000s HL), 2024
- Flavor category annual value performance (LCU million), 2024
- Craft beer size, 2019-24, 000s HL
- Cider volume (000s HL) and value (LCU million) size, 2020-30f
- Cider type size, volume (000s HL) and value (LCU million), 2024
- Cider types, value & volume category share, 2024
- Volume and value share by leading flavor category, 2024
- Flavor category annual volume performance (000s HL), 2024
- Flavor category annual value performance (LCU million), 2024
- Beer private label size & annual growth, 000s HL, LCU million, 2024
- Private label share of total beer, value and volume, 2024
- Beer & cider price segment 2024 volume (000s HL), average price (LCU), value (LCU million), and 2023-24 growth
- Alcoholic-strength bands, volume market share, 2024
- Alcoholic-strength bands, incremental volume, 000s HL, 2023-24
- Alcoholic-strength bands, volume CAGR, 2019-24
- Leading Company Profile 1: Company size, volume (000s HL) and value (LCU million), 2020-24
- Leading Company Profile 1: Company key brand size, volume (000s HL), and growth (%), 2024
- Leading Company Profile 2: Company size, volume (000s HL) and value (LCU million), 2020-24
- Leading Company Profile 2: Company key brand size, volume (000s HL), and growth (%), 2024
- Leading Company Profile 3: Company size, volume (000s HL) and value (LCU million), 2020-24
- Leading Company Profile 3: Company key brand size, volume (000s HL), and growth (%), 2024
- Job postings by theme, January 2024-December 2024
- Total job postings by company, January 2024-December 2024
- Total beer & cider patent filings for key markets, 2024
- Foodservice vs. retail annual beer & cider volume growth evolution, 2020-30f
- Beer & cider volume share by channel, 2024
- Beer PPL (LCU) evolution foodservice vs. retail, 2020-30f
- Cider PPL (LCU) evolution foodservice vs. retail, 2020-30f
- Packaging material volume share, 2024
- Packaging material annual volume growth, 2019-24
- Packaging material volume CAGR, 2019-24
- Packaging type volume share, 2024
- Packaging type annual volume growth, 2019-24
- Packaging type volume CAGR, 2019-24
- What does “good value for money” mean to you when buying the following types of products? - Alcoholic drinks
- How important is the following feature when deciding to make a purchase? - Sustainable/environmentally friendly
- Volume growth of beer & cider by price segment, 2023-24
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Heineken Netherlands
- Royal Swinkels
- A-BInBev Nederlands
- Grolsch
- BSB
- Rosco Trading
- Gulpener Beer Brewery
- Duvel Moortgat
- Kikvorsch
- Brouwketel