Market research: Dominican Republic (page 1 of 2)

This report provides readers with an excellent way of gaining a thorough understanding of the dynamics and structure of the Caribbean Beer industry. Data includes volumes from 2007 to 2011 plus foreca...

The Dominican Republic, the second largest Caribbean nation, boasts one of the strongest economies in the region. Bolstered by a strong cultural affinity with the US the economy has shown robust growt...

The IWSR Caribbean Report analyses the markets in 25 countries in the Caribbean, which has become a key region. Each category section includes an executive summary, volume data split by quality, count...

The presidential elections that took place on May 20 had a slowing effect on consumption during the second quarter of 2012. Sales, however, are expected to pick up during the second half of the year d...

Fresh ground coffee remains hugely popular in the Dominican Republic, and combined with chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks continues to contribute to the growth of the hot drinks market in the co...

The Dominican soft drinks industry experienced robust volume and current value growth in 2012 as competition kept unit price increases to a minimum and manufacturers increasingly expanded their presen...

Business Monitor International's Caribbean Food and Drink Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, food and drink associations, government departments and regulatory...

Caribbean Food and Drink Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, food and drink associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecast...

Business Monitor International's Caribbean Food and Drink Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, food and drink associations, government departments and regulatory...

The local production of the standard lager version denominated “light” continued to expand within the preference of consumers, taking away more and more share from the standard versions of the compani...

According to Euromonitor International’s definition of cider/perry, cider comes from natural apples and perry from pears. Currently, in the Dominican Republic the brands that are sold as “cider”, or “...

The mixology trend in the Dominican Republic did not benefit RTDs sales as consumers switched to other drinks to be mixed like vodka and white rum. The other fact impacting sales negatively is the fai...

Consumption of spirits in the Dominican Republic is diverse, given the different subcategories within this area of the market. On a positive note there is increasing consumption in white rum, which is...

Wine has gained importance in the alcoholic drinks market in comparison to other categories in recent years. This effect in the Dominican Republic may be due to several factors: a change to a healthie...

Due to a lack of drinkable water within the country, 5 gallon presentations remains the most consumed pack size but flavoured water is increasing its share as it has the healthy characteristics of wat...

Carbonates is the second largest category in terms of value sales within soft drinks. The category continues to grow due to portfolio segmentation; an increasing variety of pack size, new flavours and...

Long lasting products and characteristics such as low sugar content, have made powder concentrates more popular among consumers. Its instant characteristics have also made traditional concentrates, su...

Fruit-flavoured drinks (no juice content) achieved the fastest growth in 2009, as local consumers cautiously spent money amid a global recession that slowed growth in the Dominican Republic, but did n...

Functional drinks are increasing in popularity, especially energy drinks which are not only used as energy boosters, but also as mixers for alcoholic drinks. This growing trend has ensured that these ...

RTD tea remains a very minor, niche category. Companies have not made any important investments in terms of promotion and new product development during 2009. However, despite consumers’ tradition tow...

Since the introduction of light standard domestic lagers in 2005 by Cervecería Nacional Dominicana in the country under the name of the domestic brand Presidente Light, the consumption of this format ...

Dominican Republic consumers’ behaviour towards the purchase of cider bottles packaged in 750 ml bottles is generally occasional in which Christmas holidays or special family reunions are the situatio...

RTDs/high-strength premixes is a category set to lose strength significantly in 2010, after showing a dramatic fall in value and volume sales in 2009. In total volume terms, it is predicted to decreas...

Local consumers presented a strong trend towards the purchase and consumption of vodka and other white spirits over the review period. The flexibility of white spirits to prepare special drinks is an ...

In 2010, the increasing consumption of wine products in the country by young adult consumers from mid-high and high-income segments of the population has set up a structure in which the most important...

Increased product distribution in the retail environment contributed to the growth in popularity of sports and energy drinks. A wider variety of sports and energy drink brands was made available throu...

Concerns continued to rise in 2012 concerning unregistered companies selling potable water in the Dominican Republic. According to ADEAGUA, the association that represents the water industry in the co...

In April 2012 a strategic alliance between Cervecería Nacional Dominicana C x A, which is 83.5% owned by E Leon Jimenes SA, and Anheuser-Busch InBev NV was formally initiated. While known for its prod...

Despite marketing strategies by manufacturers and producers designed to further define the category, concentrates as a whole failed to gain significant traction against carbonates and fruit/vegetable ...

Competition in the fruit/vegetable juice category has shifted from a focus on price to an emphasis on flavour variety and packaging presentations. Given changing economic circumstances and increasingl...