Carlsberg reports drop in Coca-Cola sales in Denmark amid US boycott
Danish brewer Carlsberg reported on Tuesday a decline in Coca-Cola sales in Denmark, attributing the trend to a local boycott of U.S. brands driven by political tensions, reported Xinhua.
"Our Coca-Cola volumes are slightly down in Denmark," Carlsberg CEO Jacob Aarup-Andersen said during an earnings call following the company's first-quarter results. "There is a level of consumer boycott around the U.S. brands, and it's the only market where we see that to a large extent."
The boycott stems from growing discontent over U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to acquire Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. Since taking office earlier this year, Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire to seize control of Greenland. In March, he told Congress that America is "going to get it one way or the other," sparking widespread outrage in Denmark.
Membership in the Danish-language Facebook group "Boykot varer fra USA (Boycott goods from U.S.)" surged to 95,000 following Trump's remarks.
At the same time, sales of local brand Jolly Cola have soared, as Danish consumers increasingly opt for homegrown alternatives. Supermarket chain Rema 1000 reported that sales of Jolly Cola in March rose 13-fold compared with the same period last year, according to Danish broadcaster DR.
Despite the decline in Coca-Cola sales, Aarup-Andersen said the overall impact on Carlsberg's performance was not significant.
Carlsberg holds the license to bottle and sell Coca-Cola products in Denmark, including Fanta, Sprite, and Schweppes. The company also distributes Pepsi products in several other European countries, where no similar boycott has been observed.
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