Market research on the soft drink industry. Our reports feature a...
Market research on the soft drink industry. Our reports feature a wealth of standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and brand share data, distribution and industry trends.
Despite its low base and strong initial development, RTD coffee experienced a slowdown in growth, even a slight decline in 2023, due to price hikes implemented in 2022 and 2023. Financial instability prompted consumers to reduce expenses on…
RTD coffee continued to grow fast in Ireland in 2023. Convenience and indulgence factors have contributed to the rise in popularity of iced coffee. Moreover, busy lifestyles and the desire for refreshing caffeinated options have led to increased…
In 2023, the Israeli supermarket chain, Shufersal, launched its own line of RTD coffee. The private label coffee contains fresh milk, like Tnuva’s launch of Ice Coffee in a cup, and the retailer advertises that it uses 100% Arabica beans. Shufersal…
As witnessed within RDT tea, RTD coffee drinks is a new product area in Morocco. As such, double-digit off-trade volume growth was recorded in 2023. While this was aided by increased distribution and product awareness, much of this dynamic growth was…
In 2023, RTD coffee leads as the fastest growing category in soft drinks, in volume terms. Despite the unfavourable economic conditions, RTD coffee continues to attract new consumers. The product category is widely available in the modern trade, with…
Despite consumers having limited their purchases due to rising inflation and declining purchasing power, demand for RTD coffee continues to grow in 2023. The low maturity of the category aligned with increasingly busy lifestyles, boosting demand for…
RTD coffee has remained by far the most dynamic of the main soft drinks categories in the Netherlands in off-trade volume growth terms in 2023. This is partly because sales are still emerging from a relatively low base, though booming demand also…
RTD tea in Bulgaria faces a significant challenge due to its seasonality, with consumption predominantly occurring during the summer months. To address this, producers are introducing new flavour ranges not typically associated with summer, such as…
RTD tea volume sales saw healthy growth in 2023 thanks largely to rising demand in two key areas – the emerging carbonated RTD tea and kombucha category, which saw double-digit volume growth during the year, and reduced sugar RTD tea. Both these…
While RTD tea has performed reasonably well in 2023, it remains very much a niche area in Egypt, with only sports drinks generating lower off-trade volume sales among the main categories in the local soft drinks market. Even with the emergence of…
RTD tea saw retail volume growth slow in 2023 due to rising prices caused by higher inflation and increased production costs. Inevitably, consumers have become more price-conscious, with many seeking more affordable RTD tea products and taking…
The penetration of RTD Tea sales in supermarkets remains low, and the bulk of the retail volume is derived from the impulse channel. As impulse purchases drive consumption, RTD tea is less impacted by the cut in consumer spending that is challenging…
RTD tea sales in Hungary faced significant challenges in 2023 due to rising prices and the non-essential nature of these products. Despite the potential for growth, RTD tea remained highly reliant on player support, constant innovation, and seasonal…
RTD tea is projected to continue to post off- and on-trade volume growth over 2023, albeit at much slower rates than in 2022. Both still and carbonated RTD tea continued to see volume growth at the end of the review period. Still RTD tea has enjoyed…
The tax on all sweetened beverages was removed at the end of March 2023. With the government claiming that it was looking to lower the cost of living for locals, the Ministry of Health required retailers to lower prices within three days of the tax…
The niche landscape of RTD tea posted positive off-trade volume growth in 2022, although much of this can be attributed to the fact that the category is growing from a low base. Sales have also benefited from wider penetration due to increased…
In 2023, RTD tea declined in volume terms. Demand fell as consumers became more budget-conscious due to the cost of living crisis and higher average prices. RTD tea is also highly seasonal drink, with high dependency on promotional activities from…
With high per capita consumption in the country, RTD tea grew in both off-trade and on-trade volume sales over 2023 despite losing share to other soft drinks categories. While the recovery of the tourism industry boosts on-trade, off-trade records a…
RTD tea has shown another positive performance in 2023, with off-trade volume growth set to surpass that recorded in 2022 and growth in on-trade volume sales remaining robust despite slowing due to the ongoing normalisation of foodservice consumption…
The soft drinks market in Bulgaria in 2023 is experiencing transformative changes in response to economic factors and evolving consumer preferences. Inflationary pressures are notably impacting price growth and disposable incomes, leading consumers…
Soft drinks saw moderate volume growth in the Danish market in 2023. Value growth was stronger as inflation and increased costs affected the pricing of soft drink products. However, soft drinks clearly had its winners and losers, with growth rates…
In 2023, soft drinks witnessed moderate retail volume growth and double-digit current value growth, supported by the continuous rise in prices across most categories. Economic uncertainty has been a key challenge for soft drinks manufacturers and…
Soft drinks witnessed rising unit prices in 2023, brought about by the still high rate of inflation in Finland and increasing production costs. In the off-trade, current value growth has outperformed volume growth, as consumers have been forced to…
In 2023, all product areas posted an increase in retail value sales, due to rising inflation and price hikes. The increase in price points and decline in disposable incomes resulted in consumers adapting their purchasing behaviours, with many…
High inflation exerted significant pressure on consumer spending, negatively impacting soft drinks in 2023. Many consumers were forced to curtail their spending on non-essential items, leading to a decline in soft drink consumption. Strong product…
Soft drinks saw rising demand in 2023 despite challenges such as the weak exchange value of the dinar and a lack of structure in the industry. Population growth and the youth of Iraq’s population are major reasons for rising demand in carbonates,…
Soft drinks is projected to see a flat off-trade volume growth performance over 2023. While more established categories like carbonates, concentrates and juice are set to see decreases, perceived healthier bottled water and RTD tea (especially…
The ultra-Orthodox community expressed annoyance with the tax placed on sweetened soft drinks on 1 January 2022. With a tax on plasticware also in place, this community believed that these measures were weighted against lower socioeconomic groups,…
In 2023, the soft drinks landscape was challenged by rising inflation, drought, high levels of unemployment and lower disposable income. The price of raw materials and consumer goods increased, with energy prices soaring. As a result, consumer…
Soft drinks in Poland witnessed a decline in volume sales in 2023, following a second year of double-digit inflation. The steep growth in unit prices led to weaker demand for soft drinks, with some categories suffering more than the previous year.…
Despite rising inflation and economic instability, soft drinks recorded heightened volume sales in both the off-trade and on-trade in 2023. On-trade sales were boosted by the return of tourism to the country, while off-trade saw some consumers return…
Following two years of decline, soft drinks in the Netherlands has seen off-trade volume sales tip back into positive territory in 2023, with most categories set to record improved results in this respect. Given the importance of impulse purchases…
Sports drinks in Bulgaria is recording strong and stable growth in 2023, propelled by an increasing interest in outdoor sports and physical exercise, and a growing number of gyms. Alongside physical activity trends, there is a heightened awareness of…
Sports drinks sales doubled in 2023 as the Prime brand entered the category and introduced reduced sugar products to Denmark. Up until 2023, only regular sports drinks were available in the Danish market. Previously, sports drinks sales were…
Sports drinks are not popular in Egypt, with their penetration in the country having historically been inhibited by a combination of relatively high prices, limited availability and low awareness of their specific benefits. In 2023, retail prices of…
Sports drinks in Finland continues to see sales patterns normalise following the COVID-19 pandemic, with steady growth in the off-trade. In 2023, unit prices have continued to rise due to inflation and higher production costs, which has forced…
The sports drinks landscape posted an increase in retail volume during 2023, as sales continued to recover from the losses it saw during COVID-19. However, slow growth is driven by inflationary pressures and the impact on disposable incomes, given…
The growing adoption of healthier lifestyles, including regular exercise routines, has positively impacted sports drinks sales in Hungary. Despite facing substantial price increases, consumers continue to participate in various sporting activities…
Sports drinks remained still quite a small category in Ireland at the end of the review period, but it continued to grow fast in off-trade volume and current value terms. In the wake of the COVID-19 experience, many consumers have shifted towards to…
The tax on all sweetened beverages was withdrawn at the end of March 2023 and the Ministry of Health required retailers to lower prices within three days of the tax being removed. The removal of the tax, which was marketed as lowering the cost of…
Sports drinks are not significant in Morocco and are not expected to gain significant sales in the forecast period. There is little distribution presence for these products and limited consumer awareness.
Despite being an emerging product in Poland, sports drinks saw volume sales growth slow in 2023, due to ongoing inflation and diminishing purchasing power. Nevertheless, it was still one of the top performing categories in soft drinks. The importance…
The growing pursuit of healthier lifestyles has been leading to an increase in sports practice in the country, boosting the consumption of sports drinks. The already prominent health and wellness trend received a boost from the experiences of the…
Sports drinks has shown another solid performance in 2023, with the category poised to record robust growth in off- and on-trade volume sales. Consumption continues to be bolstered by rising participation in sports and fitness activities in the…
Bottled water continues to be the most popular soft drink in Bosnia-Herzegovina and is expected to achieve moderate volume growth in 2023. A certain cohort of consumers are switching to bottled water from carbonates, as they look to be healthier, and…
Overall, volume sales are expected to stagnate in 2023, with the most popular cola carbonates expected to see volume sales fall slightly. Carbonates are a mature product area, with little room for further growth, and added to this, the population…
While concentrates are a sizeable product area in Bosnia-Herzegovina, they have been on a downward trajectory in recent years and this expected to continue in 2023, with a further fall in volume sales. Consumers prefer the convenience of RTD options…
Energy drinks is expected to register healthy volume growth in 2023. Energy drinks have a loyal fan base. Consumers lead increasingly busy lives and in particular younger people appreciate the boost from energy drinks, both for physical activities…
Juice is expected to register moderate volume growth in 2023. Many consumers are switching from carbonates to juices, as they consider juice to be healthier. In addition, within juice, consumers are opting for healthier, more natural versions as much…
RTD coffee is expected to register the highest volume growth among soft drinks in 2023. However, RTD coffee is still an emerging product area and value sales are small and it is partly its novelty factor that has boosted volume sales. That being…