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Can rapid-fire NPD repair cracks in cream liqueurs? – Category Intel

Joe Bates
Last updated: 09/01/2025 at 1:12 PM
By Joe Bates
9 January 2025
11 Min Read

While voicing confidence that a recent slip in global sales volumes is a short-term blip, cream liqueur brand owners are pushing ahead with innovative and premium NPD to drive growth.


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The cream liqueur segment has long had an unfair reputation as being rather staid and old-fashioned; a seasonal, price-driven purchase wheeled out at Christmas. In truth, however, the category proved to be a hotbed of innovation in 2024, with new brands, flavours and spirit bases flooding the market. The key question is whether this high level of NPD and investment can reset cream liqueurs' commercial fortunes. In 2023, cream liqueurs hit the buffers with a 4% drop in global sales volumes, according to the latest figures available from IWSR. This decline halted a period of steady rises over th

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Joe has been a business journalist for over 20 years, specialising in the drinks, aviation and Global Travel Retail sectors; Duty-Free News International, IWSR Magazine, Drinks International and Whisky Magazine, among others.
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