Total packaging retail volumes of hot drinks in the United Arab Emirates rose by 3% in 2025, reaching 226 million units. Flexible packaging remained the largest format at 104 million units, underpinned by sustained consumer demand for tea and both premium and everyday coffee. Rigid plastic emerged as the most dynamic pack type, expanding by 10% as other plastic jars displaced glass containers for instant coffee formats — a shift driven by cost efficiencies and equivalent preservation performance
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Hot Drinks Packaging industry in United Arab Emirates with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.
Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.
If you're in the Hot Drinks Packaging industry in United Arab Emirates, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Hot Drinks Packaging in United Arab Emirates report includes:
- Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
- Detailed segmentation of international and local products
- Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
- Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country
This report answers:
- What is the market size of Hot Drinks Packaging in United Arab Emirates?
- Which are the major pack types and how are they performing in United Arab Emirates?
- Have there been any packaging legislative changes in the past 12 months?
- How are consumption trends impacting the packaging landscape?
- What are the key trends and latest product developments in packaging?
- How important are sustainability and recycling to consumers in United Arab Emirates?
- Where is future growth expected to be most significant?
Hot Drinks Packaging in the United Arab Emirates
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Hot drinks packaging in the United Arab Emirates continues to grow in 2025, driven by premiumisation and single-serve expansion
Flexible packaging and paper-based containers anchor hot drinks volumes in the UAE in 2025
Rigid plastic records the strongest growth in 2025, driven by other plastic jar expansion for instant coffee
Dubai single-use bag ban and UAE climate legislation reshape hot drinks packaging strategies in 2025
Hot drinks packaging in the UAE forecast to grow at a CAGR of 3% to 2029, led by rigid plastic and metal expansion
Packaging businesses should prioritise aluminium capsule formats and recyclable mono-material solutions for the UAE market
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Hot Drinks Packaging
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- Fresh Coffee Beans
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- Fresh Ground Coffee Pods
- Standard Fresh Ground Coffee
- Instant Coffee
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- Black Tea
- Green Tea
- Fruit/Herbal Tea
- Instant Tea
- Other Tea
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- Flavoured Powder Drinks
- Other Plant-based Hot Drinks
Hot Drinks Packaging
This is the aggregation of coffee, tea and other hot drinks.
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