Asia Pacific

In 2023, liquid concentrates is set to see a decrease in off-trade volume and current value sales. This is mainly due to the decreased amount of time consumers having been spending at home in this year. Liquid concentrates saw a strong rise in…

In 2023, total volume sales of carbonates are set to decrease compared with 2022. On-trade volume sales are expected to increase thanks to a continued rebound in demand after the lifting of pandemic restrictions. However, off-trade volume sales are…

Bottled water is set to maintain off-trade volume and current value growth in 2023. In Japan, where tap water is drinkable, the culture of purchasing bottled water for home use was for a long time uncommon. However, the Great East Japan Earthquake of…

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries in Q4 2023 and 2024. Global inflation is moderating, although divergence remains among the key economies. Higher volatility in the energy markets and disruption of…

Rising costs of living pose challenges globally, but companies can find opportunities in several categories, essential and discretionary, especially in underpenetrated fast-growing markets. By considering category adjacencies and focusing on value,…

Businesses globally face challenges in consumer markets in the short to medium term, owing to the rising cost of living and increasingly financially cautious consumers. Amidst uncertainty arise opportunities. Income and expenditure insights are…

The Asian consumer is changing. Traditional values that served the collective in terms of both society and the family are on the wane, with COVID-19 lockdowns accelerating a new focus on individualism and the self. This report explores how Asian…

From rising disposable income levels and increasing taste sophistication, especially among young consumers, to the rapid expansion of local chained specialist coffee shops, Asia Pacific has seen a dynamic coffee shop environment, By analysing the…

Health concerns are influencing the performances of the various juice products across Asia Pacific, with NFC 100% juice, for example, seeing dynamic growth in a number of countries, albeit often from a still low sales base, thanks to its healthy…

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. In 2023, global inflation is expected to ease from its peak in 2022, but remaining significantly above-trend. Geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market are…

Off-trade volume sales of sports drinks are set to continue to rise in 2022. However, the ingredients in sports drinks are increasingly highly scrutinised by Chinese consumers, who require more transparency when it comes to sports drinks. Therefore,…

In 2022, soft drinks is set to witness a slight slowing of its off-trade current value and volume growth rates compared with the previous year. A significant impact has been seen from China’s domestic pandemic regulations in this year, which have…

In 2022, consumers have become more concerned with the sugar content in RTD tea rather than its refreshing function. Therefore, although regular still RTD tea is expected to see an off-trade volume decline, reduced sugar still RTD tea is anticipated…

In 2022, RTD coffee is set to maintain single-digit growth in off-trade volume terms, which is only a slightly lower rate of increase compared with the previous year. Coffee consumption constantly upgrades as consumers become more demanding and seek…

The overall juice category has been volatile in 2022, with off-trade volume and current value sales set to see slight declines for another year. The main factor causing the lower consumption of juice is the increasing consumption of healthy drinks,…

Energy drinks is set to maintain high growth in both off-trade volume and current value terms in 2022, with growth rates exceeding those of most other soft drinks categories. Consumers’ increasing ability to differentiate between functional and…

In 2022, liquid concentrates is set to see by far the strongest performance within concentrates, expected to see double-digit growth in off-trade current value terms and solid growth in volume terms. The main consumer group, millennials, has been…

Off-trade volume and current value sales of carbonates are set to rise in 2022, with the projected double-digit growth rates likely to be beyond expectations. The Omicron variant of COVID-19 emerged at the start of 2022, with China immediately…

In 2022, on-trade volume sales of bottled water are set to see only a minor increase. As COVID-19 restrictions have been implemented in 2022, people have been unable to dine out frequently, with restrictions in place from March to November 2022.…

Asian speciality drinks is expected to continue to see off-trade and on-trade volume declines in 2022. Fruit vinegar, a traditional beverage that accompanies food, has long dominated Asian speciality drinks in China. These products contain organic…