Need the information on the mead market worldwide/specific countries (Master Thesis)

[Roman]

Hi everybody!

I write the thesis "Project of launching the Apis mead into the Italian market". Now I am doing research on the mead market.
I am looking for some pieces of information (statistics, figures, charts etc) on the mead market from the last years. It can concern the general situation in the world but also specific countries. Mead is not so popular and I have difficulties in finding the data.
Does anybody have links to some useful websites/articles? I will be very thankful and I am ready to share my thesis with everybody when it is done.

BTW I have checked many threads at the gotmead forum and I am impressed of the language of communication, nice attitude of the members and helpful comments. I think this thread could be a rich source of knowledge and I count on your help.

Best Regards and Na Zdrowie!

Roman

 

[fatbloke]

Actually, I suspect your enquiry would be better directed toward professional meaderies.

We are, for the most part, amateurs. In some cases gifted (in a few cases very gifted) amateurs, but as the manufacture for sale is very much a lisenced, controlled activity.

So you would be in the right place to learn how to make mead on a relatively small scale basis, but more than that would likely be professional activity so what you're asking my still be rather elusive......

Good luck with your quest........

 

[GntlKnigt1]

A good place to start would be the Facebook page for the Mead Makers Association....
https://www.facebook.com/groups/392251727502250/

Also, the latest issue of their magazine had some interesting statistics in it...
http://enlightenmentwines.com/news/new-issue-of-the-american-mead-makers-association-magazine/

There is also an Industry forum here on GotMead where you have posted your question... Might be a good place to ask questions of specific nature

 

[Vod]

North America is a beer, liquor, and wine dominated industry. Guys like myself whom maybe are lucky enough to sell a few bottles now and then do not comprise a major "market". More like a few $$$ to help cover material costs.

 

[Roman]

Thank u for the answers.

I am about to finish the thesis. I'd like to ask one think more. How do you think what could be the cost of production of one mead bottle for a big company as Spółdzielnia pszczelarska Apis is? Apis is the worldwide leader considering the scale of production per year. Their productions fluctuates around 1 million liters of mead yearly.