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China On-Premise Alcohol Trends Report 2025
2025-08-22T10:01:54+00:00
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Experiences are key for the on-premise alcohol sector to break through. This can be achieved by creating a third space focusing on localised food and drink pairings and more healthful…
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China On-Premise Alcohol Trends Report 2025

Experiences are key for the on-premise alcohol sector to break through. This can be achieved by creating a third space focusing on localised food and drink pairings and more healthful low-alcohol drinks to support social drinking.

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  1. Executive summary

    • Key topics covered in this Report
    • Definitions
    • Subgroup definitions
    • What you need to know
    • The market
    • Market factors
    • Market highlights
    • Overview of consumer habits
    • Issues and Insights
  2. The market

    • Market overview
    • Rational spending persists, with slow growth in foodservice and alcohol
    • Graph 1: forecast consumer spending on out-of-home alcoholic drinks, 2019-29
    • Market factors
    • Depressed consumer confidence putting alcohol consumption in foodservice channels under pressure
    • Graph 2: confidence index* for improved financial situation in the next three months, 2020-25
    • Consumers spending more mindfully on foodservice and alcohol
    • Graph 3: spending plans across categories, 2025
    • Graph 4: spending plans across categories – consumers who plan to spend more, 2014 vs 2025
    • New restrictions on official receptions driving the transformation and upgrade of the industry
    • Booming night-time economy creating diverse growth opportunities for the bar industry
    • Enhance travel convenience to boost the development of the night-time economy
    • Dazi culture: a new socialising and consumption paradigm
    • Market highlights
    • New formats: bars are exploring small and fast sales models
    • New formats: established bar brands launching new concepts and sister bars
    • New formats: foodservice operations expanding into alcoholic drinks
    • New formats: non-foodservice crossing over into bars to create a third space
    • New experiences: bars actively exploring bar+ model, enriching the third space experience
    • New experiences: the rise of cocktail festivals in Tier 1 cities
    • New experiences: craft beer festivals continue their penetration of lower-tier markets
    • New Chinese style: use of regional ingredients and medicinal food ingredients
    • New Chinese style: diverse pairings of Chinese drinks and regional cuisines
    • New Chinese style: a richer expression of local cultures
  3. The consumer

    • Consumer overview
    • Desire for drinking OOH decreasing, category expansion and creation of third spaces are future trends
    • Foodservice channels under pressure, with desire for at-home drinking outstripping OOH drinking
    • Graph 5: consumption frequency, 2025
    • Men and younger consumers prefer drinking OOH, tap into foodservice market in lower-tier cities
    • Graph 6: consumption frequency – at on-premise channels, by gender, generation, city tier and region, 2025
    • Graph 7: consumption frequency – at home, by gender, generation, city tier and region, 2025
    • Decline in overall desire to drink among high-income consumers
    • Graph 8: consumption frequency – at home, by monthly personal income, 2025
    • Graph 9: consumption frequency – at on-premise channels, by monthly personal income, 2025
    • Expand low-alcohol and non-alcoholic offerings to address consumers’ main concerns
    • Graph 10: reasons for not purchasing alcoholic drinks OOH, 2025
    • Health concerns affect Post-1990s and Post-1995s more…
    • Graph 11: reasons for not purchasing alcoholic drinks OOH, by generation, 2025
    • …as well as female consumers
    • Graph 12: reasons for not purchasing alcoholic drinks OOH, by gender, 2025
    • Alcoholic drink venues have become new emotional value hotspots, with themed fusions led by regional characteristics turning into eye-catching highlights.
    • As more consumers choose to drink in restaurants, food and drink pairings become more important
    • Graph 13: choice of on-premise channels for drinking alcohol, 2024-25
    • Pubs and bars appeal more to female consumers and high-income consumers
    • Graph 14: choice of on-premise channels, by gender and monthly personal income, 2025
    • Consumers primarily drink to relax and visit bars and entertainment venues to relieve stress
    • Graph 15: reasons for drinking OOH, 2025
    • Younger consumers are more willing to try new bar offerings
    • Graph 16: reasons for drinking OOH – trying new products, 2025
    • Focus on experiences for high-frequency consumers
    • Graph 17: reasons for drinking OOH – seeking unique OOH experiences, by consumption frequency, 2025
    • Regional characteristics could revitalise local drinks markets
    • Graph 18: themed drinking venues, 2025
    • Health themes appeal more to women who focus on wellness
    • Graph 19: themed drinking venues, by gender, 2025
    • Clever use of cross-category entertainment collaborations can attract younger consumers
    • Graph 20: themed drinking venues, by generation, 2025
    • Entertainment and IP-themed drinking venues
    • Focus on fashion to increase visit frequency, improve sustainability to enhance consumer stickiness
    • Graph 21: themed drinking venues, by frequency of OOH drinking, 2025
    • Fashion and sustainability-themed drinking venues
    • In the self-indulgence economy, low-alcohol drinks lead in OOH drinking, with shared and solo drinking being equally important
    • Low-alcohol drinks dominate in foodservice, fruit-based alcohol gaining more attention
    • Graph 22: drinks categories, 2024-25
    • Enhance awareness of more niche drinks with the help of cocktails
    • Graph 23: drinks categories, by consumption frequency, 2025
    • Niche drinks lead the trend in Tier 1, cocktails expanding their reach in lower-tier markets
    • Graph 24: drinks categories, by city tier, 2025
    • Friends are the preferred companions for drinking OOH
    • Graph 25: companions when drinking OOH, 2025
    • Focus on low-alcohol drinks for solo drinking scenarios
    • Graph 26: companions when drinking OOH – alone, 2025
    • Chinese alcoholic drinks can tap into market opportunities presented by family gatherings
    • Graph 27: companions when drinking OOH – family members, 2025
  4. Issues and Insights

    • Incorporate local culture into foodservice drinks to create a unique sensory and taste experience
    • Drinks: continue to expand and explore the use of local ingredients
    • Narrative: tell the story of local cultures
    • Experience: hotel bars set to become windows into local culture
    • Single-serving food and drinks pairings: boost penetration of solo scenarios
    • Solo dining is growing, with increasing potential in demand for solo drinking
    • Tap into solo drinking potential in Tier 1 cities with low-alcohol options
    • Graph 28: reasons for not purchasing alcoholic drinks OOH, by city tier, 2025
    • Offer single-serving meals and drinks to win over solo diners and drinkers
    • Drinking venues can become lifestyle symbols and advocates
    • Cater to lifestyles of consumer groups to create lasting value
    • Don’t just cater to lifestyles, create lifestyles
  5. Appendix – market size and forecast, research methodology and abbreviations

    • Market size and forecast
    • Methodology
    • Abbreviations
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Experiences are key for the on-premise alcohol sector to break through. This can be achieved by creating a third space focusing on localised food and drink pairings and more healthful low-alcohol drinks to support social drinking.

Marta Zhang, Senior Analyst, China Insights

Market Definitions

This Report discusses consumer behaviours, attitudes and trends in relation to alcoholic drinks in any foodservice and entertainment venues (eg bars, restaurants, nightclubs, sports arenas).

The main on-trade channels covered by this Report are restaurants, bars/pubs and entertainment venues, with a focus on venues where alcoholic drinks are one of the core products.

Retail alcohol (ie purchased from grocery stores, large general stores, and off-licences) is not covered in this Report. For content on this topic, please refer to the Mintel Report Alcoholic Drink Consumption Habits – China – 2025.

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