Record amounts of coffee, beer and wine were consumed in Croatia this year – it was one of the conclusions of the second HoReCa conference, which was held in Opatija this weekend – reports Poslovni.hr.

During the conference, which brought together the leading Croatian distributors and manufacturers of beverages, trends were analyzed, as well as the state of the HORECA channel, accompanied by the discussion of expectations for the next year.

All conference participants agreed that the year 2016 was marked by a very successful tourist season which resulted in record consumption in almost all types of drinks, while the brewers pointed out that thanks to the maintenance of the European football championship this year was a record for the beer industry too. With the traditionally high consumption of beer, Croats are increasingly becoming a wine nation, and one of the traditional features of Croatian identity - relaxed drinking coffee becomes contagious even among tourists.