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Consumers are increasingly choosing no-alcohol beverages over low-alcohol options, especially in the ready-to-drink segment, according to an analysis of data by IWSR. The no-alcohol segment grew in volume by 4.5% in 2019-2020 while low-alcohol dropped 5.5% across 10 key markets, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, U.K. and the U.S. In these markets, no-alcohol had 66% share of volume.
The United States is one exception to this larger trend. The data firm found low-alcohol wine accounted for 86.6% of market share here. Low-alcohol RTD beverages have about 70% share, with beer and spirits also proving more popular with U.S. consumers than nonalcoholic varieties.
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