Given rich underground water resources and heath awareness enhancement among local people, natural mineral bottled water and seltzer are popular in Chengdu. Local and global brands mutually compete in carbonates market. Local brands such as Bamboo ...

The Kenyan economy continued to grow supported by increasing foreign investment, stable political leadership as well as a strengthening focus on youth entrepreneurship and infrastructure development. Supported by a strong GDP forecast of 6% for 2016,...

The Q2 update to the soft drinks forecast model is characterised by relative stability. Weaker prospects in Nigeria and Mexico provide cause for concern this quarter, but a slightly more positive growth forecast boosts the outlook for China and much ...

Asia Pacific is the largest global region for juice consumption but faces a period of uneven category development over the next five years. Growing incomes, developing modern retail channels and strong expected population growth promise continuing ...

Asia is the centre of the global RTD Tea market, with three-fourths of worldwide sales. Things are changing in Asia, though, as the massive Chinese and Japanese markets reach maturity and the locus of growth shifts to Southeast Asia, where countries ...

Tea culture is unique across all social classes of Delhi. Soft drinks consumption spikes in summer, but love for beverages remains consistent all year round. Juice centres, carts selling traditional juices and dairy-based drinks are spread throughout...

Two key events generated uncertainty in the UK soft drinks market in 2016. First, the proposed sugar tax on soft drinks has met with strong opposition from the industry following its announcement in March 2016, with unabated media coverage on the ...

This report considers the global performance of the soft drinks industry in 2016-2017 and growth prospects over the next five years. The analysis focuses on the major trends impacting the industry, areas of opportunity and finally considers effective...

Renowned for its good weather and long history of tea production and manufacturing, non-alcoholic drinks in Kunming is dominated by Pu’er tea and Dian Hong. Local people drink tea in their daily lives or during social occasions for its proven health ...

Exploding global demand for bottled water is driving much of the soft drinks industry’s future growth, while bringing new pressures. Among these is a growing split between what consumers demand from products meant for everyday consumption, versus ...

Sugar continues to have a bad reputation, but globally its consumption is still growing. As developing countries are increasingly becoming dependent on high-sugar packaged foods and soft drinks, they will see significant growth in sugar purchasing. ...

The re-categorisation of aerated drinks within the luxury category under India’s new GST bill, which has instated a 4-tier tax structure of 5%, 8%, 12%, and 28%, represents the major threat to growth in soft drinks over the forecast period. The ...

Cameroon’s soft drinks industry continued to develop strongly in 2016, with marked activity recorded within the category of bottled water. Bottled water continued to record growth in 2016, which was thanks to the renewed interest of new players ...

The Middle East and Africa may ultimately prove to be the most important global growth region for carbonates (CSDs) over the next five years as volumes continue to contract in Europe, North America and key developed countries. This report identifies ...

After peaking in 2012, total volume growth of soft drinks began a rapid decline, reaching its lowest of the period in 2016 at only 1%. The two larger categories, carbonates and bottled water, already with high per capita consumption, condition the ...

Volume sales in soft drinks increased strongly in Tunisia in 2016, while value growth was even higher, with sales being driven by continuously elevated demand within high-priced categories such as 100% juice and energy drinks. In addition, strong ...

The Aje Group is a Peruvian soft drinks company focused exclusively on the developing world and the world’s fourth largest producers of carbonates. Its value-orientated brands, most notably Big Cola and Cielo water, have a large presence in Latin ...

New mandatory labelling laws for food and beverages came into effect in Chine on 27 June 2016. Prior to this legislative change, many companies changed product formulas to avoid having to place black warning stamps on packaging to indicate that ...

Soft drinks in Singapore recorded a slowdown in total volume growth in 2016 compared to both the previous year and the review period average. This can be attributed to the weakening economy, with consumers being more cautious with their spending. In ...

Soft drinks witnessed stable off-trade volume and current value growth in 2016, driven by steady demand. Amid the quickened pace of life among local consumers, the convenience trend fuelled sales of ready-to-drink beverages in 2016, such as RTD ...