HE Gremi d’Elaboradores de Cervesa artisana and Natural de Catalunya (PASSING) spent his days on his hands. This association, which represents nearly 50 boutique brewers or sales points in Catalonia, does not understand that there is growth in the sector when the sector could not recover the previous figures, according to the data and experience they manage. pandemic and several companies have had to close since then. According to the joint statement made with various associations in Spain, in 2022 craft beer 35% of manufacturing companies sold in 2019 have been “forced” to close since that year.
His discomfort is revealed by research on him. business analytics company InformaPublishing last week that this industry produced 17% more in 2022 than in 2021, and its revenues increased by 24%, albeit partially. inflation, partly due to increased consumption. This X-ray indicated that production levels were slightly above pre-pandemic, but this has not translated into a better situation for companies in the industry that has been heavily affected by the outbreak. cost increase about energy, Logistics or increased packaging cost and raw materials. In fact, the report says that in April of this year, there were 476 registered craft brewers operating in Spain, up from 520 before covid.
However, Gremi d’Elaboradores repeatedly insisted on EL PERIÓDICO from the Prensa Ibérica group that this profile was insufficient in connection with the bad moment the industry was going through. First, because according to them, 2022 turnover (72 million turnover) Informa Sectoral Observatory, although this correlation does not give credibility to the figure) it is still not equal to what it was in 2019, so even though the sector grows compared to 2021 – they say – it is misleading to talk about growth; second, because in the words of the manager of this organization, Victor Cerdan, Overall, “the craft beer industry in Catalonia is experiencing moments of deep crisis”, not recovery and “we need it” help from administration to overcome them.”
In the statement they signed this Wednesday PASSING And ACAIB, AECAI, VALENCIAN BEER And AEGEANthis sector is guaranteed to be “particularly affected”. commodity hyperinflation and incoming energy war in ukraine. “The average increase in production costs is close to 60 percent,” the article says, emphasizing that “the market conditions that the draft beer industry is exposed to, which competes with the products of large industrial establishments,” are accused of preventing the transfer of the increase. in the cost of production to the price of the final product. According to these data, the craft beer sector in Spain lost more than 30% of its gross margin.