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.
In 2023, soft drinks is set to record opposite performances in the on-trade channel and the off-trade channel. On 8 May 2023, the Japanese government downgraded the legal status of COVID-19 to Class 5, the level of common infectious diseases. This…
Inflationary pressures leading to price rises are placing downwards pressure on off-trade volume sales of soft drinks in Italy. Additionally, the poor weather in 2023, especially compared to the heatwaves in 2022, has further suppressed potential…
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,…
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…
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 in Indonesia saw positive growth overall in total volume terms in 2023, though failed to recover to pre-pandemic levels. Despite increased community mobility post-pandemic, purchasing power remained low, especially in the…
Sales of RTD coffee in India were negligible over the review period, with this expected to remain the case over the forecast period.
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…
In 2023, total volume sales of soft drinks in Hong Kong returned to growth, driven by the return of foot traffic and tourists following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in late 2022. This resurgence in foot traffic resulted in increased sales…
The soft drinks industry maintained positive growth in volume terms in 2023, although growth slowed from the previous year, as inflationary pressure undermined economic conditions. Nevertheless, the market did benefit from the revival of tourism.…
Soft drinks continues to be affected by inflationary pressures in 2023, which prices continuing to rise, but at a slower pace. This had a notable impact on shopping behaviour, with consumers more cautious about their purchases, especially those in…
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…
Soft drinks consumption is growing despite demand being confined to carbonates, bottled water, juice and energy drinks. 2023 saw new entrants and rising local production, driven by rising demand for affordable brands at a time of high inflation and a…
The German soft drinks industry has suffered multiple crises. After the pandemic hit the on-trade and boosted off-trade sales, inflation has had a severe impact on consumers’ behaviour. In addition to changing consumption behaviour, foodservice…
Soft drinks is expected to register healthy volume growth in 2023, despite continuing economic uncertainty as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Geopolitical tensions in the region has led to a significant increase in the number of immigrants…
Soft drinks continued to perform well in total current value terms in France in 2023, though its performance was significantly more muted in volume terms. Volume sales were dampened by the high rate of inflation, the ongoing war in Ukraine and the…
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…
Despite facing challenges such as political instability, internal conflicts, and disruptions in the value chain following the Russia invasion of Ukraine, the Ethiopian soft drinks market continued to grow steadily in 2023. Water shortages increased…
Energy drinks, led by the reduced sugar format, posted double-digit off-trade volume growth in 2023, while most other categories saw moderates increases. The exceptions were RTD tea and juice, which registered small decreases in retail volume sales…
Retail volume sales of soft drinks slowed in 2023 over the previous year, while the on-trade made a return to pre-pandemic levels. Although rising health consciousness supported growth in juice to the detriment of carbonates, carbonates and bottled…