Sports drinks is still a relatively small category in France with many players focusing on larger and more profitable areas of their portfolio such as energy drinks, RTD tea, juice drinks or even carbonates. If sports drinks is to grow then it will require more effort and investment in terms of logistics and merchandising as these products are largely sold per unit in the refrigerated cabinets of modern grocery retailers and vending machines in train stations, airports, forecourt retailers and gyms.
The best chance of success of sports drinks in the short term is the ongoing expected progression of sports superstore chains such as the leader, Decathlon France, and its challenger, Intersport, which acquired another chain, Go Sport, in 2023. Sports superstores mainly focus on the development of their own private label offer.
Consumer trade associations such as 60 Millions de Consommateurs, as well as nutritionists, questioned the validity and safety of sports drinks products before and during the COVID-19 crisis. Concerns over the use of artificial ingredients is a significant barrier to the deeper penetration of sports drinks in France, with the prominent health and wellness trend increasingly shifting consumers’ attention towards more natural products and ingredients.
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Sports Drinks
The choice of sports drink usually depends on the provision of fluids, carbohydrates or both. Included into this subsector are isotonic, hypotonic and hypertonic sports drinks. Isotonic are products that replace lost body fluids, electrolytes (sodium, potassium and chlorides) and glucose in similar concentrations to existing body fluid without causing either swelling or shrinkage of cells. These products usually contain about 5-8% carbohydrate and are intended to be consumed during exercise and/or heat exposure. Hypotonic this product is a weaker solution than your body fluid. These drinks contain less carbohydrate and therefore have lower osmolality (fewer dissolved particles than blood). These drinks help the body to speed up water absorption and are best used when you need urgent fluid replacement, as in after exercise. These drinks are not the best for energy replacement. Hypertonic - this drink is a stronger solution than your body fluid. These drinks are designed to replace and maintain energy levels during exercise of at least one hour. They are absorbed slowly and therefore are not appropriate for fluid replacement. Leading brands in off-trade volume include Gatorade, Powerade and Aquarius. This is the aggregated total of regular and reduced sugar Sports Drinks
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