Hong Kong, China

There was a continuity seen in other hot drinks overall in Hong Kong in 2019, with little change. Malt-based hot drinks remained the largest segment within other hot drinks in 2019. Its significance in volume terms is due to its long presence in the ...

Tea registered growth in retail value and volume during the review period, supported by the premiumisation trend. More and more premium tea products gained popularity in the retail channel. These premium products usually contain natural and organic ...

A more sophisticated coffee-drinking culture is developing in Hong Kong, driving the growth of coffee. Both changing lifestyles and shifted focus of coffee makers to promote pure and high-quality coffee have resulted in the continuous development of ...

Hot drinks recorded decent growth in retail value and volume in 2019 thanks to a strong hot drinks culture in Hong Kong. Traditionally, consumers in Hong Kong had a long history of regularly consuming hot drinks such as coffee and tea, and such a ...

During the review period, energy drinks experienced decent growth in both off-trade value and volume sales thanks to its functional nature and support from retailers. Energy drinks manufacturers targeted consumers who needed to stay concentrated and ...

Soft drinks saw similar off-trade value and volume growth in 2019 as fundamental demand for soft drinks remained stable over the review period. Thanks to the influence of the health and wellness trend, consumers are continuously becoming more ...

Liquid concentrates continuously drive the category with vinegar-based products becoming increasingly popular. There has been significant investment in marketing to promote the health benefits of vinegar - such as lowering a consumer’s cholesterol ...

Coffee manufacturers are attempting to drive a more sophisticated coffee-drinking culture in Hong Kong to capture growth opportunities. The coffee-drinking culture in Hong Kong is still developing, and consumers in general currently tend to choose ...

Despite being small in absolute terms, healthy and organic products such as 100% juice, high pressure processing (HPP) and cold-pressed juices are gaining popularity among consumers. Because of the production technologies, all these types of juices ...

Asian speciality drinks continues to benefit from high consumer demand at speciality stores operated by major Asian speciality drinks brands in Hong Kong. Both Hung Fook Tong and Healthworks, the two largest brands in Hong Kong, set up a number of ...

Sweetened products continue to drive sales of RTD tea thanks to a large product portfolio. Hong Kong has a strong RTD tea-drinking culture. Since the majority of products in RTD tea are sweetened options, most tea flavours and players have a wide ...

The difficulty in recruiting new carbonates consumers has led to a shrinking customer base and declining performance of carbonates, hence representing a constant challenge to players. Many younger consumers were educated at schools or by their ...

Sports drinks in Hong Kong continued to benefit from the health and wellness trend in 2019 as the number of consumers taking part in sports and physical activity kept growing. Feeling the need for exercise, more and more consumers are joining gyms to...

More mass players that traditionally engage in still purified bottled water are launching new SKUs into premium segments such as still natural mineral bottled water with a view to increasing their profits. The business environment facing bottled ...

In 2019 the luxury market in Hong Kong continued to be highly reliant on Mainland China, but the US-China trade war and social unrest since June have cast a dark cloud over Hong Kong, and adversely impacted the retail environment. Most luxury ...

Like many other categories in the luxury goods market, the luxury leather goods environment was adversely impacted by the extended period of civil unrest in Hong Kong in 2019. Previously fuelled by mainland buyers, the anti-corruption movement led by...

The luxury writing instruments and stationary category saw stagnation in 2019. The category faces a declining consumer base as an increasing number of people perceive traditional writing instruments as redundant in the digital era. Such products are ...

Conditions of economic slowdown in China due to the trade war with the US, and the extended period of social unrest in Hong Kong, had a negative impact on the luxury hotel industry. This industry is highly dependent on the mainland market, with ...

The designer apparel and footwear category saw a slump in 2019, hard hit by the extended period of civil unrest in Hong Kong. Despite this factor, however, apparel remains important to Hong Kong’s consumers. Vintage luxury hunting appeals to mainland...

Luxury foodservice in Hong Kong saw a notable downturn in 2019. This was the result of the trade war, coupled with an extended period of social unrest. The latter factor was particularly important, as it led to a reluctance among consumers to eat out...