Sports Drinks

While the growth of energy drinks remains more dynamic in South Africa, sports drinks remain popular with local consumers due to the greater participation in activities. Unlike energy drinks, sports drinks do not contain caffeine and work to aid…

Sports drinks in the United Arab Emirates remains a young category with further high growth potential following its dynamic performance in 2022 and 2023. The concept of fitness, increasingly integrated into consumers’ lifestyles, has only emerged…

Sports drinks was historically a category which saw little innovation, and was neglected by consumers, who searched for hydration via coconut water, which is plentiful in Brazil, or water. However, since 2021 the category has seen surprisingly…

Volume sales of sports drinks continue to be low, with consumption confined to higher-income consumers who partake in sports. Unlike other countries, there is not a wider consumer base for those who see sports drinks as a way of boosting hydration.…

The new labelling law enacted in September 2022 requires that companies in packaged food and non-alcoholic beverages must use packaging labels to highlight high levels of sugar, fat or salt in their products. As a consequence, it is estimated that…