Mexico: The beer industry expects higher sales

Mexican beer is about to close an unusual year. Between the lack of glass and the increase in some raw materials, but with the recovery of sales channels such as bars and restaurants, the brewing industry is getting ready to receive 2023. The beer index produced by Hellosafe estimates that beer consumption in December amounts to 2,100 million bottles, boosted by the World Cup in Qatar and the end-of-year festivities. The company details in the document that Mexicans have an average consumption of 55 to 68 liters per year, placing the market in 30th place in beer consumption worldwide. The artisanal producers and the large brewing groups are advancing on different paths towards recovery, since they have a differentiated impact due to inflation, and even due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which has put purchases of different grains in trouble worldwide. . With the arrival of the new year, artisan producers are preparing a price increase, amid an escalation in the costs ...