BeerBoard’s Thanksgiving Eve Report is an interesting and fun look at on-premise consumption for what is traditionally one of the biggest party nights of the year. Coming off a down 2020, things definitely bounced back in 2021.
For this report, data is based on Thanksgiving Eve (the day prior to Thanksgiving) for 2021, 2020 and 2019. Where applicable, comparisons are made against a “regular Wednesday” one week prior in the same year.
We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.
Cheers!
The BeerBoard Team
BeerBoard Report: 2021 Thanksgiving Eve Trends
After a slump in 2020, leveled by the impact of Covid, Thanksgiving Eve returned to its rightful place as the biggest On-Premise party night of the year. On-Premise volumes were up significantly (+79.7%) when compared to 2020 Thanksgiving Eve. It was also up a healthy +8.4% over 2019 Thanksgiving Eve.
The positive news for the On-Premise was that Thanksgiving Eve bump was still there over a “regular Wednesday.” In 2021, there was a 69.2% lift nationally when compared to the previous Wednesday (the “Regular Wednesday” in our data).
While Thanksgiving Eve is a boon for retailers everywhere, some cities saw a bigger lift this year over 2020. Of the cities we tracked, Los Angeles led the growth, up +169.1% over Thanksgiving Eve 2020. Chicago was up +143.6%, followed by New York City (+97.7%), Tampa (+30.8%) and Dallas (22.2%).
We always take a look our hometown of Syracuse and the data was impressive. ‘Cuse saw a lift of +107.8% over 2020. Volume was also +35.5% on Thanksgiving Eve over a Regular Wednesday, this coming off of growth of +93.8 in 2020 and +83.1% in 2019.
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