Market research on the hot drinks industry. Our reports feature a...
Market research on the hot drinks industry. Our reports feature a wealth of standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends.
Chile is by far the leading market in Latin America in terms of per capita consumption of tea. Demand for this hot drink recorded impressive growth in the early 2010s. Furthermore, it is usually an essential item in every Chilean household. However,…
In the midst of Peru's complex economic landscape, further exacerbated since December 2022 due to social protests and interruptions following the unconstitutional attempt to close the congress by former president Pedro Castillo, coupled with the…
In 2023, coffee prices began to normalise in the country, with much slower inflation taking hold from July 2023. Consequently, most consumers began to return to previous consumption patterns, creating a favourable impact on retail volume growth in…
Inflation has taken its toll on hot drinks in Costa Rica, striking the coffee category especially hard in 2022. Conditions were exacerbated by the swift and unexpected appreciation of the colon vis-à-vis the dollar, which created a set of challenging…
Other hot drinks has witnessed only slight unit price increases in recent years, which has resulted in stable volume and value growth in the category. Sales in the on-trade channel continue to recover from the pandemic, aided by the return of…
The tea category did not experience the marked price increases seen in coffee. Instead, tea unit prices increased at a more modest pace, with the category poised to see prices fall in the coming years, in line with the consumer price index. Overall,…
Guatemalans are heavy coffee drinkers with this beverage being a dominant choice irrespective of social status. In addition, local coffee production is well-developed. Indeed, the microclimate present in Guatemala allows players to produce unique…
Guatemala’s economic challenges have been exacerbated by high inflation levels in recent years, with locals becoming more price sensitive as a result. In 2023, Guatemala also experienced political upheaval, as the progressive Bernado Arévalo was…
The reduction in time spent at home in the post-pandemic era has translated into weaker sales of chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks and other plant-based powdered drinks in 2023. Schools have resumed in classes on a full time basis, and the…
Guatemala continues to face high levels of inflation in 2023, driving up average retail prices in the tea category. Leading brands have activated sales with the help of discounts and promotional offers, as consumers are more cautious with expenditure…
In 2022, Mexico witnessed amongst the most significant price increases for coffee in recent years. Alongside an annual inflation rate of 7.82%, the highest in recent years, the country faced the challenge of poor harvests in countries such as Brazil…
2023 has been a year full of launches in hot drinks, driven by the changing lifestyles of Mexican consumers in the post-COVID-19 period. Amongst the brands to see the most innovation has been Nestlé’s Nescafé, with releases of products for making…
In 2023, other hot drinks is set to experience slower growth than in 2022 in both retail current value and volume terms. However, growth is still expected, and it has been a very active year in terms of innovations, rebranding, and collaborations…
Tea in Mexico has maintained the image of being a natural and healthy product for years, and this was reinforced in recent years by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Euromonitor International’s Voice of the Industry: Food and Nutrition survey in…
2023 saw substantial increases in the average unit price of coffee as the category continued to be hugely impacted by the ongoing increases being seen in the commodity price of coffee at international level. This global rise in the price of coffee…
2023 was a year of sustained positive volume growth for Ecuador’s hot drinks industry as each of the two largest categories, coffee and tea, saw rising demand. However, demand for hot drinks increased only marginally, largely due to rising consumer…
The popularity of flavoured powder drinks is under pressure in Ecuador, with retail volume sales having receded substantially since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and only marginally positive retail volume growth recorded in the category during…
Consumption of black tea continued to increase in Ecuador during 2023, although retail volume growth rates remain modest and this is largely due to the perception among local consumers that black tea is a traditional product and a rather…
Due to the drought suffered in Uruguay over the past two years, the quality of the running water was impacted in 2023, containing 400mg of sodium and being unsuitable for drinking. This was seen in the cities of Montevideo, Canelones and San Jose.…
In 2023, drought continued in Uruguay, having an ongoing impact on the hot drinks landscape. Lack of water impacted more than half of Uruguay's 3.5 million citizens, leading to significantly slower agricultural production and directly impacting the…