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Soft Drinks in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China

Euromonitor International's Soft Drinks in Hong Kong, China market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.

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Product coverage

Asian speciality drinks; Bottled water; Carbonates; Concentrates; Fruit/vegetable juice; Functional drinks; RTD coffee; RTD tea

Executive summary

Slower growth for the soft drinks market

Soft Drinks is showing signs of maturity in 2007. There is an increasing trend towards healthier diet resulting the decline in popularity of carbonates and concentrates. Demand for RTD tea, RTD coffee, sports drinks and Asian Speciality Drinks remained high as fuelled by new product developments and marketing activities to stimulate demand.

Value packed products boost sales volumes

Value packed soft drinks dominate supermarket/hypermarket chains in the soft drinks market. Their large discounts attract many consumers to buy in bulk, especially for family consumption. Conversely, individual packed soft drinks have been decreasing; many supermarkets/hypermarkets do not even offer individual packed soft drinks for sale. Consumers have no choice but to buy value packed products, which results in growth in sales volume terms, but a general drop or only marginal growth in unit prices, depending on the sector. This strategy also shifts some consumers who do not want to buy too many of a product at one time from supermarkets/hypermarkets to convenience stores.

Rivalry is high in the Hong Kong market

The competitive environment is very strong in the soft drinks market. Many sectors see a very slow increase in unit prices. Some sectors even are predicted to see a fall in unit prices, such as carbonates, with its decreasing popularity. To fit in with the health trend, companies have introduced numerous varieties of products to struggle for survival and growth. Such a phenomenon will lead to a further fall in unit prices in many categories.

Convenience stores become the platform for launching new products

Convenience stores is increasing its importance as a distribution channel, especially for the soft drinks market. Its wide distribution and short waiting time for payment attracts many consumers. Many wholesalers, therefore, use this to their advantage, using convenience stores as their platform for new product launches with an attractive introductory price. This strategy is widely used today. Some other companies, on the other hand, offer limited versions of a product to consumers to encourage them to buy particular goods in order to stimulate demand.

Slightly slower growth is expected in the forecast period

Slower growth is expected in the forecast period as the volume expansion is limited to the maturity of the population. Health concerns and convenience continue to drive demand and marketing activities play an important role to sustain in the increasingly competitive industry. While Carbonates and Concentrates decline further in its demand, Euromonitor highlights the key growing sectors to be Fruit & Vegetable Juices, Bottled Water and Functional Drinks which are expected to witness more than 5% in terms of value CAGR in the next five years.

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SOFT DRINKS IN HONG KONG, CHINA : MARKET INSIGHT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Slower growth for the soft drinks market

Value packed products boost sales volumes

Rivalry is high in the Hong Kong market

Convenience stores become the platform for launching new products

Slightly slower growth is expected in the forecast period

KEY TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS

New products focus on various health benefits

Products target an increase in the proportion of females

Premiumisation of soft drinks, along with positive economic growth

Labelling trend is ahead of legislation

Organic drinks remain insignificant, but demand is growing

MARKET DATA

Table 1 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Channel: Volume 2002-2007

Table 2 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2002-2007

Table 3 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2002-2007

Table 4 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2002-2007

Table 5 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Sector: Volume 2007

Table 6 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Sector: % Volume 2007

Table 7 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Sector: Value 2007

Table 8 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Sector: % Value 2007

Table 9 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Sector: Volume 2002-2007

Table 10 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Sector: % Volume Growth 2002-2007

Table 11 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Sector: Value 2002-2007

Table 12 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Sector: % Value Growth 2002-2007

Table 13 Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Volume 2003-2007

Table 14 Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Volume 2004-2007

Table 15 Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD) by Volume 2003-2007

Table 16 Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD) by Volume 2004-2007

Table 17 Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks by Value 2003-2007

Table 18 Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks by Value 2004-2007

Table 19 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Sector and Distribution Format: % Analysis 2007

Table 20 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Channel: Volume 2007-2012

Table 21 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2007-2012

Table 22 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2007-2012

Table 23 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2007-2012

Table 24 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Sector: Volume 2007-2012

Table 25 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Sector: % Volume Growth 2007-2012

Table 26 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Sector: Value 2007-2012

Table 27 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Sector: % Value Growth 2007-2012

APPENDIX

Table 28 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Subsector: Volume 2002-2007

Table 29 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2002-2007

Table 30 Company Shares of Liquid Concentrates (as sold) by Off-trade Volume 2003-2007

Table 31 Brand Shares of Liquid Concentrates (as sold) by Off-trade Volume 2004-2007

Table 32 Company Shares of Powder Concentrates (as sold) by Off-trade Volume 2003-2007

Table 33 Brand Shares of Powder Concentrates (as sold) by Off-trade Volume 2004-2007

Table 34 Company Shares of Concentrates (RTD) by Off-trade Volume 2003-2007

Table 35 Brand Shares of Concentrates (RTD) by Off-trade Volume 2004-2007

Table 36 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Subsector: Volume 2007-2012

Table 37 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2007-2012

DEFINITIONS

Sources

Summary 1 Research Sources

LOCAL COMPANY PROFILES - HONG KONG, CHINA

EUROBUBBLES ASIA LTD - SOFT DRINKS - HONG KONG, CHINA

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

KEY FACTS

Summary 2 Eurobubbles Asia Ltd: Key Facts

COMPANY BACKGROUND

PRODUCTION

COMPETITIVE POSITIONING

Summary 3 Eurobubbles Asia Ltd: Competitive Position 2007

HUNG FOOK TONG HOLDINGS LTD - SOFT DRINKS - HONG KONG, CHINA

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

KEY FACTS

Summary 4 Hung Fook Tong Holdings Ltd: Key Facts

COMPANY BACKGROUND

PRODUCTION

COMPETITIVE POSITIONING

Summary 5 Hung Fook Tong Holdings Ltd: Competitive Position 2007

TELFORD INTERNATIONAL CO LTD - SOFT DRINKS - HONG KONG, CHINA

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

KEY FACTS

Summary 6 Telford International Co Ltd: Key Facts

COMPANY BACKGROUND

PRODUCTION

COMPETITIVE POSITIONING

Summary 7 Telford International Co Ltd: Competitive Position 2007

VITASOY INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD - SOFT DRINKS - HONG KONG, CHINA

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

KEY FACTS

Summary 8 Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd: Key Facts

Summary 9 Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd: Operational Indicators

COMPANY BACKGROUND

PRODUCTION

Summary 10 Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd: Production Statistics 2007

COMPETITIVE POSITIONING

Summary 11 Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd: Competitive Position 2007

CARBONATES IN HONG KONG, CHINA

HEADLINES

TRENDS

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

PROSPECTS

SECTOR DATA

Table 38 Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Subsector: Volume 2002-2007

Table 39 Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Subsector: Value 2002-2007

Table 40 Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2002-2007

Table 41 Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Subsector: % Value Growth 2002-2007

Table 42 On-trade vs Off-trade Sales of Carbonates: Volume 2002-2007

Table 43 On-trade vs Off-trade Sales of Carbonates: Value 2002-2007

Table 44 On-trade vs Off-trade Sales of Carbonates: % Volume Growth 2002-2007

Table 45 On-trade vs Off-trade Sales of Carbonates: % Value Growth 2002-2007

Table 46 Company Shares of Carbonates by Off-trade Volume 2003-2007

Table 47 Brand Shares of Carbonates by Off-trade Volume 2004-2007

Table 48 Company Shares of Carbonates by Off-trade Value 2003-2007

Table 49 Brand Shares of Carbonates by Off-trade Value 2004-2007

Table 50 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Subsector: Volume 2007-2012

Table 51 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Subsector: Value 2007-2012

Table 52 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2007-2012

Table 53 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Subsector: % Value Growth 2007-2012

Table 54 Low Calorie Carbonates by Category

FRUIT/VEGETABLE JUICE IN HONG KONG, CHINA

HEADLINES

TRENDS

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

PROSPECTS

SECTOR DATA

Table 55 Off-trade Sales of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Subsector: Volume 2002-2007

Table 56 Off-trade Sales of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Subsector: Value 2002-2007

Table 57 Off-trade Sales of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2002-2007

Table 58 Off-trade Sales of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Subsector: % Value Growth 2002-2007

Table 59 Leading Flavours for 100% Juice: % Volume Breakdown 2003-2007

Table 60 Leading Flavours for Nectars (25-99% Juice): % Volume Breakdown 2003-2007

Table 61 Leading Flavours for Juice Drinks (up to 24% Juice): % Volume Breakdown 2003-2007

Table 62 Leading Flavours for Fruit-flavoured Drinks (No Juice Content): % Volume Breakdown 2003-2007

Table 63 % Share of Smoothies in 100% Juice and Nectars (25-99% Juice): Off-trade Value 2006

Table 64 Company Shares of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Off-trade Volume 2003-2007

Table 65 Brand Shares of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Off-trade Volume 2004-2007

Table 66 Company Shares of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Off-trade Value 2003-2007

Table 67 Brand Shares of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Off-trade Value 2004-2007

Table 68 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Subsector: Volume 2007-2012

Table 69 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Subsector: Value 2007-2012

Table 70 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2007-2012

Table 71 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Subsector: % Value Growth 2007-2012

BOTTLED WATER IN HONG KONG, CHINA

HEADLINES

TRENDS

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

PROSPECTS

SECTOR APPENDIX

Institutional bottled water sales

Table 72 Sales of Bottled Water to Institutional Channel 2003-2007

SECTOR DATA

Table 73 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water: Volume 2002-2007

Table 74 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water: Value 2002-2007

Table 75 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water: % Volume Growth 2002-2007

Table 76 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water: % Value Growth 2002-2007

Table 77 Company Shares of Bottled Water by Off-trade Volume 2003-2007

Table 78 Brand Shares of Bottled Water by Off-trade Volume 2004-2007

Table 79 Company Shares of Bottled Water by Off-trade Value 2003-2007

Table 80 Brand Shares of Bottled Water by Off-trade Value 2004-2007

Table 81 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water: Volume 2007-2012

Table 82 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water: Value 2007-2012

Table 83 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water: % Volume Growth 2007-2012

Table 84 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water: % Value Growth 2007-2012

FUNCTIONAL DRINKS IN HONG KONG, CHINA

HEADLINES

TRENDS

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

PROSPECTS

SECTOR DATA

Table 85 Off-trade Sales of Functional Drinks by Subsector: Volume 2002-2007

Table 86 Off-trade Sales of Functional Drinks by Subsector: Value 2002-2007

Table 87 Off-trade Sales of Functional Drinks by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2002-2007

Table 88 Off-trade Sales of Functional Drinks by Subsector: % Value Growth 2002-2007

Table 89 Company Shares of Functional Drinks by Off-trade Volume 2003-2007

Table 90 Brand Shares of Functional Drinks by Off-trade Volume 2004-2007

Table 91 Company Shares of Functional Drinks by Off-trade Value 2003-2007

Table 92 Brand Shares of Functional Drinks by Off-trade Value 2004-2007

Table 93 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Functional Drinks by Subsector: Volume 2007-2012

Table 94 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Functional Drinks by Subsector: Value 2007-2012

Table 95 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Functional Drinks by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2007-2012

Table 96 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Functional Drinks by Subsector: % Value Growth 2007-2012

CONCENTRATES IN HONG KONG, CHINA

HEADLINES

TRENDS

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

PROSPECTS

SECTOR APPENDIX

Concentrates conversions

Table 97 Concentrates Conversion Factors for Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Format

SECTOR DATA

Table 98 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (as sold) by Subsector: Volume 2002-2007

Table 99 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (as sold) by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2002-2007

Table 100 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Subsector: Value 2002-2007

Table 101 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Subsector: % Value Growth 2002-2007

Table 102 Company Shares of Concentrates by Off-trade Value 2003-2007

Table 103 Brand Shares of Concentrates by Off-trade Value 2004-2007

Table 104 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (as sold) by Subsector: Volume 2007-2012

Table 105 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (as sold) by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2007-2012

Table 106 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Subsector: Value 2007-2012

Table 107 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Subsector: % Value Growth 2007-2012

RTD TEA IN HONG KONG, CHINA

HEADLINES

TRENDS

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

PROSPECTS

SECTOR DATA

Table 108 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Subsector: Volume 2002-2007

Table 109 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Subsector: Value 2002-2007

Table 110 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2002-2007

Table 111 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Subsector: % Value Growth 2002-2007

Table 112 Leading Flavours for RTD Tea: % Volume Breakdown 2005-2007

Table 113 Company Shares of RTD Tea by Off-trade Volume 2003-2007

Table 114 Brand Shares of RTD Tea by Off-trade Volume 2003-2007

Table 115 Company Shares of RTD Tea by Off-trade Value 2003-2007

Table 116 Brand Shares of RTD Tea by Off-trade Value 2004-2007

Table 117 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Subsector: Volume 2007-2012

Table 118 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Subsector: Value 2007-2012

Table 119 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2007-2012

Table 120 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Subsector: % Value Growth 2007-2012

Table 121 Flavours/Types of RTD Tea % Off-trade Volume 2005-2007

RTD COFFEE IN HONG KONG, CHINA

HEADLINES

TRENDS

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

PROSPECTS

SECTOR DATA

Table 122 Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: Volume 2002-2007

Table 123 Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: Value 2002-2007

Table 124 Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: % Volume Growth 2002-2007

Table 125 Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: % Value Growth 2002-2007

Table 126 Company Shares of RTD Coffee by Off-trade Volume 2003-2007

Table 127 Brand Shares of RTD Coffee by Off-trade Volume 2004-2007

Table 128 Company Shares of RTD Coffee by Off-trade Value 2003-2007

Table 129 Brand Shares of RTD Coffee by Off-trade Value 2004-2007

Table 130 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: Volume 2007-2012

Table 131 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: Value 2007-2012

Table 132 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: % Volume Growth 2007-2012

Table 133 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: % Value Growth 2007-2012

ASIAN SPECIALITY DRINKS IN HONG KONG, CHINA

HEADLINES

TRENDS

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

PROSPECTS

SECTOR DATA

Table 134 Off-trade Sales of Asian Speciality Drinks by Subsector: Volume 2002-2007

Table 135 Off-trade Sales of Asian Speciality Drinks by Subsector: Value 2002-2007

Table 136 Off-trade Sales of Asian Speciality Drinks by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2002-2007

Table 137 Off-trade Sales of Asian Speciality Drinks by Subsector: % Value Growth 2002-2007

Table 138 Company Shares of Asian Speciality Drinks by Off-trade Volume 2003-2007

Table 139 Brand Shares of Asian Speciality Drinks by Off-trade Volume 2004-2007

Table 140 Company Shares of Asian Speciality Drinks by Off-trade Value 2003-2007

Table 141 Brand Shares of Asian Speciality Drinks by Off-trade Value 2004-2007

Table 142 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Asian Speciality Drinks by Subsector: Volume 2007-2012

Table 143 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Asian Speciality Drinks by Subsector: Value 2007-2012

Table 144 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Asian Speciality Drinks by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2007-2012

Table 145 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Asian Speciality Drinks by Subsector: % Value Growth 2007-2012

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