Introduction… Indian alcohol industry is the third largest alcohol industry in the world, behind China and Russia. India’s alcoholic beverage market has grown steadily in the last 5 years . Indian liquor industry can be broadly classified in the below two types: Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) Country Made Liquor
Market Scenario UB Group and Shaw Wallace Group enjoy a combined market share of 55% in IMFL and 70% in beer. UB Group is larger with 37% share in IMFL and 53% share in beer.
Industry Structure Source: Researchjournal.com
Demands Potential Drinkers: Around 485 million are currently under drinking age. Actual Drinkers: 30% of India’s population i.e. 393 million . Source: Researchjournal.com
Reasons for increase in demand Increase in personal disposable income. Favorable demographics. Changing social acceptance. Increased alcohol accessibility and availability. Urbanization. Growing prominence of ‘ Pub and Cocktail culture ’.
Growth Rate Indian liquor industry is growing at the rate of 11.9%. The industry saw sales of 23.47 million cases in 2016, down from 29.69 million cases a year ago . Source: NCAER, BW Marketing Handbook
2001 Age Profile Source: NCAER, BW Marketing Handbook Large increase projected in emerging and regular customers
Market Penetration Market Penetration = Sales( Current )/Potential Sales*100 According to WHO report, 30% of Indians consume alcohol, out of which, 4-13% are daily consumers and up to 50% of these fall under the category of hazardous drinking. List of major alcohol brands in India: Officer’s Choice Bagpiper Imperial Blue Blender’s Pride McDowell’s Royal Stag
Competition Intensity Kingfisher has the maximum share among all the brands, amounting to 88.3%. Kingfisher Ultra crossed 1.42 million cases sales in FY15 and commands a market share of 3.1% in super premium category. Heineken is the fastest growing brand. Source: Financial Express
Market Share… Market Share = Sales of company A in T period Total sales of industry in T period Source: kenresearch.com/ india -alcoholic-beverages-industry-research-report