Market research on the soft drink industry. Our reports feature a...
Market research on the soft drink industry. Our reports feature a wealth of standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and brand share data, distribution and industry trends.
Off-trade volume sales rose robustly for juice in 2023, following a year of strong double-digit growth in 2022. Juice drinks (up to 24% juice) remained the largest member of the overall category and has been leading growth in terms of off-trade…
Juice is traditionally seen as a healthy beverage in Thailand due to its high vitamin content. As such, off-trade volume sales saw healthy growth in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. Reconstituted 100% juice saw a particularly strong…
Juice sales continue to decline in Lithuania, due to such products losing their perceived “healthy” image due to high sugar content, along with high prices placing downwards pressure on demand. Traditionally, juice had been perceived as a “healthier”…
Inflation and supply chain issues have impacted categories across the soft drinks industry post-pandemic. The scarcity and soaring costs of primary and secondary packaging materials, such as glass, recycled plastic, and aluminium, have also impacted…
India's youthful population, with 327 million millennials and 378 million Generation Z individuals as of 2023, has become a significant driver of juice consumption in the country. This young demographic, combined with growing health consciousness, is…
Juice continued to show positive volume growth in 2023 thanks to slowed unit price growth and the popularity of juice drinks. Juice drinks are more affordable than 100% juice or nectars, and they are generally perceived to be less sugary drinks that…
Juice is increasingly seen as an unhealthy, sugary drink by consumers in Estonia. During the review period the category was impacted negatively as more and more consumers became aware of the high sugar content in packaged juice products. This trend…
In 2023, juice continues to show positive volume growth as unit prices decrease in line with falling inflation. Rising demand for juice drinks is also a central part of the buoyant performance witnessed in the overall juice category, which are an…
100% juice is the fastest growing subcategory in juices, despite rising retail prices. These drinks are perceived as being healthier than most juices as they normally do not contain added preservatives or artificial ingredients. Consumers are keen to…
Nestle´ remained the leading player in juice during 2023, accounting for over a third of volume sales. The company’s success lies in the high brand recognition of the umbrella Nestlé brand, a loyal consumer base, a wide distribution network and…
Off-trade volume sales declined in 2023, challenged by rising price points and the growing health awareness in the country. While many consider juice a healthy product, a rising number of consumers are avoiding juice to reduce their sugar intake.…
While juice continued to expand in retail volume terms in 2023, growth was down substantially on 2022 and also lower than the CAGR for the entire review period. This was partly explained by increasing maturity, but mainly attributable to rising…
Growth in juice sales has been severely constrained since 2017, a year in which unit prices saw sharp increases due to the increasing cost of raw materials. Since then, demand has also been hit by the economic and social disruption of the COVID-19…
After the substantial increases in past years, fuelled by the outbreak of COVID-19 and increased time spent in households, retail volume sales of juice recorded a slowdown in 2023. In addition, there was a further shift towards on-trade sales,…
Off-trade volume sales are lower than those in on-trade channels in juice, albeit still remaining positive. Consumers with large families (at least four persons per household) tend to prefer liquid concentrates over juice, seeing such as offering…
100% juice experienced significant growth in 2023, primarily fuelled by the prevailing health and wellness trend. Consumer inclination towards healthier and natural juice options has surged. The increased demand for vitamin C, prompted by COVID-19…
Juice achieved stable off-trade volume growth in 2023 with sales supported by the continued consumer demand for the largest product categories, especially nectars and juice drinks. In addition, the continued shift from carbonates to juice is having a…
In comparison with other Western European countries, Germany maintains high per capita consumption of juice. However, overall juice consumption is on a gradual decline in the country, primarily due to mounting concerns about its sugar content. As…
Juice, deemed non-essential, witnessed a decline in consumption in 2023, influenced by soaring prices and a decrease in disposable income within Serbia. Economically conscious consumers reduced juice consumption or migrated towards more affordable…
Juice in China saw off-trade volume and current value declines in 2023. This was mainly due to increasing health awareness amongst consumers, and therefore a decline in the popularity of juice drinks and nectars, which often have high sugar content…
The health-conscious trend is on the rise in Mexico, leading to increasing demand for products that promote overall wellbeing and offer functional benefits. Local consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of maintaining a healthy…
Off-trade volume sales of juice managed to register only modest growth in 2023. Consumers increasingly perceive fruit juice as having a high sugar content, which led to a decline in its popularity as a breakfast staple. The category is dominated by…
While prices of soft drinks such as carbonates and bottled water have remained relatively steady, the overall prices of juices have been on an upward trend in the last two years and this has dampened volume growth to an extent. 100% juices are mainly…
Since the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in late 2022, juice in Hong Kong has demonstrated a steady recovery. However, unlike other soft drinks categories, juice has not benefited as much from the resumption of tourist flows and increased foot…
Juice consumption has long been declining in off-trade volume terms, and is anticipated to continue declining in the forecast period. This downwards trend is primarily due to growing concerns about the sugar levels found in juice, prompting a shift…
Juice was one of the hardest hit soft drinks categories following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and it saw only a modest recovery in retail volume terms in 2023. The category lost a tangible share of its key target audience following Russia’s…
Juice is expected to register double-digit retail volume growth and even higher volume growth through foodservice channels. Foodservice in particular is buoyed by an increasing number of tourists, as well an influx of immigrants from Ukraine, Russia…
The year 2023 marked a period of growth for juice companies, propelled by a significant rise in average temperatures due to El Niño at the year's onset and in the latter half. These weather patterns led to heightened sensations of heat compared to…
Juice is also seeing an off-trade volume slump in 2023, with a better performance witnessed in on-trade channels. Juice is a very mature category in Italy, which adds another challenging factor to other obstacles affecting the sales of juice (and…
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the rise in consumer health consciousness in Argentina, supporting sales of juice – in particular, 100% juice, which is perceived as being more “natural” and thus healthier than alternatives. In line with health…
El Niño hit Brazil and with its hotter temperatures and rain, and greening was able to spread at a faster rate than in previous years, impairing the quality and quantity of oranges produced in Brazil. Although this seems like an isolated event,…
Off-trade volume sales of juice were under pressure in Ireland in 2023, largely due to the health and wellness trend. Irish consumers were more conscious of the nutritional aspects of their drinks. Thus, the high sugar content of juice counted…
In 2023, total volume sales of juice are set to decrease compared with 2022. On-trade volume sales are expected to increase thanks to a continued rebound in demand as the legal status of COVID-19 was downgraded to Class 5 in May. However, off-trade…
100% juice was the most dynamic of the main juice categories in Taiwan in off-trade volume growth terms in 2023. This was primarily due to the increasing preference for healthier soft drinks among consumers, as such products are perceived to be…
In 2023, nectars continued to exhibit a decline in retail volume growth, acting as a hindrance to the overall development of the juice category. This downward trend can be attributed to the high sugar content present in these products, which clashed…
Value sales growth within juice remained strong in 2023 with broader inflationary pressures a key contributor to this. While fuel costs have stabilised following the initial shock in 2022 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the New Zealand…
Stanic, with its To and Juicy brands, continues to lead current value and retail volume sales of juice in 2023, with consumers seeing the brands as good price/quality combinations. Second-leading player Vindija also maintains a double-digit value…
Leading brands in the juice category continued to witness sustained growth in 2023, in retail volume terms, aided by their positioning as a healthier choice of beverage. Brands such as Del Frutal from Alimentos Maravilla SA, with their single serve…
Retail volume sales in juice faces decline in 2023 with sales normalising in Finland. Finnish consumers have returned to work and now spend less time at home post-pandemic. Demand in juice also continues to suffer from the impact of the soft drink…
The juice category is witnessing strong value growth across most of its categories in 2023, driven by higher unit prices. Overall demand for juice continues to rise, unlike some other non-alcoholic drinks categories, although consumers are switching…
Sales of juice have been negatively impacted by the impact of inflation on the cost of living and by the gloomy economy with growth through both the on-trade and off-trade channels slowing in volume terms in 2023 as people have been forced to save…
Juice posted a decline in total volume sales in 2023, following a negative trend that is becoming structural, particularly in the prevailing gloomy economic context. A few contributory factors included the unusually high temperatures in spring and…
In 2023, the juice category continues to witness very low growth in retail volume terms, although the slowdown in unit price growth has been a positive trend. By contrast, on-trade juice volume sales are enjoying double-digit growth as the channel…
The juice category was negatively affected by the high inflation affecting the country, with some of the highest unit price increases within soft drinks being applied to juices. In addition to persistent inflationary pressures, issues regarding the…
Consumers are increasingly aware of the importance of caring for their health and adopting healthier eating habits, boosting demand for juice in Portugal. In 2023, growth was more significant in value than in volume terms; due to the foodservice…
Overall, juice posted positive retail volume and value growth in 2023, with demand driven by the soaring prices of fresh fruits, mainly oranges. When oranges are abundant and their price per kg drops, Moroccan consumers often make homemade, natural…
Opposition from the ultra-Orthodox community led to the tax on all sweetened beverages being removed at the end of March 2023. The ultra-Orthodox community includes many heavy users of sugary and artificially sweetened carbonates, along with…
Juice in Hungary faced significant challenges in 2023 due to high inflation rates and rising prices. Across all juice categories, except for coconut and other plant waters, sales volume experienced a substantial decline. This decline can be…
Largely driven by the health trend, chilled Juice has been favoured over the review period, with consumers appreciating the higher nutritional value compared to ambient Juice. However, moving into 2023, ambient Juice had a better performance; the…
Overall juice volume sales grew moderately in 2023 thanks to the positive performance of not from concentrate 100% juice and coconut and other plant waters. These are the only areas within juice that consumers consider to be healthy, and are,…