Hot Drinks

In 2023, hot drinks is set to record opposite performances in the foodservice channel and the retail channel. On 8 May 2023, the Japanese government downgraded the legal status of COVID-19 to Class 5, the level of common infectious disease. This was…

The performance of hot drinks in Kazakhstan continues to be determined by the most popular hot drink, tea. Loose black tea, which holds the largest market share in both volume and value terms, continued to see stable volume sales in 2023; however,…

Hopes for a quick economic recovery from the pandemic have been overshadowed by internal and external factors that threaten household living standards in Laos. Depreciation and (largely as a result) high inflation have led to rising prices,…

Global price hikes for raw materials like sugar and cocoa drove up unit selling prices in hot drinks in Malaysia in 2023, especially within coffee and other hot drinks. The hoarding and shortage of cocoa in west Africa force leading players like…

Sales of hot drinks registered marginal growth in 2023. Coffee, the largest category, and other hot drinks recorded growth, while retail volume sales of tea declined. A developing coffee culture supported rising demand for fresh coffee, with tea…

Hot drinks registered health value growth in 2023, as well as moderate volume growth, which was supported by continuing population growth. That being said, Pakistan’s economy continued to struggle and the government secured a further USD3 billion…

Retail value sales of hot drinks in Singapore continue to grow in 2023, while retail volume sales are stagnating. Coffee is the strongest performer in retail value growth terms, while demand through retail is flat (albeit above pre-pandemic levels)…

Hot drinks is set to see decline in retail volume terms and a stagnant performance in retail current value terms in 2023. Tea is set to see the best performance, maintaining current value growth, while coffee is set to see stagnancy due to the…

With a lack of foreign reserves in the country due to the current economic crisis, the government of Sri Lanka had to impose import restrictions which limited the availability of some hot drinks. Inflation also remained in double figures which put…

Hot drinks in Taiwan performed positively in 2023, with growth in total volume sales slightly surpassing that recorded in 2022. This improvement was mainly due to an uptick in on-trade consumption as diminishing public fear of COVID-19 and the ending…

Sales of hot drinks in Taiwan saw healthy growth in volume terms in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. On-trade sales fell in 2020 and 2021, as measures put in place to contain the COVID-19 virus deprived many Thai professionals of…

Despite persisting inflationary pressures, volume sales of hot drinks in the Philippines recorded healthy growth in both retail and foodservice channels in 2023, with improving economic conditions and the greater mobility of Filipino consumers…

The landscape of hot drinks in Uzbekistan in 2023 is primarily shaped by the enduring popularity of tea, particularly green tea. Green tea, holding a significant market share in both volume and value terms, continues to exhibit a positive trend,…

Vietnam is predicted to see GDP growth of 4.5% by the end of 2023, compared to the initial forecast of 6.5% at the beginning of the year, as per the General Statistical Office study. Soft labour markets and concerns about an impending global…

Although there was an element of some foodservice consumption moving into the home due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) in 2020, the retail channel also experienced some disruptions during the year, including closures and supply chain problems, resulting in…

In 2023, other hot drinks is expected to post a flat performance in retail volume terms. With inflation falling, there has been a slight decrease in unit price growth compared to 2022. Overall, there were no other significant changes in the category…

Along with solid retail and foodservice volume growth, other hot drinks is expected to register low single-digit retail current value growth in China in 2023. However, the largest category, other plant-based hot drinks, is set to be the only one to…

The convenience factor in other hot drinks is becoming increasingly evident, with the emergence of pods in the local market. Brands such as Horlicks, Maltesers, Nescafé Dolce Gusto, and PODiSTA are offering malt-based and chocolate-based flavoured…

Amidst the challenges of COVID-19, rural regions played a pivotal role in boosting the demand for fmcg products, including other hot drinks. Factors such as reverse migration contributed to the surge in demand. However, as of 2023, consumer demand in…

Other hot drinks suffered a further decline in retail volume terms in 2023, albeit at a more modest rate than the previous year. This was due largely to the dismal performance of other plant-based hot drinks, which suffered from rising raw material…