Other Hot Drinks

Sales of other hot drinks have continued to decline in retail volume terms in 2023 which is in part due to consumers spending less time at home now that the pandemic is over and consumers have returned to work and school. Retail sales of other hot…

In 2023, other hot drinks witnessed a noteworthy rebound with a single-digit increase in sales volume, marking a recovery from the decline experienced in 2022. The positive development was influenced by a reduction in the unit price pace. The growing…

Other hot drinks recorded a sluggish performance in 2023, driven by the decline in other plant-based hot drinks (yerba maté), which make up the majority of other hot drink sales in Uruguay. The drought in Uruguay impacted the running water. Since it…

Chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks was one of the hardest hit categories by Russia's invasion of Ukraine with sales plummeting in 2022. This is due in large part to the fact the key target audience for these products are kids, many of which left…

In 2023, other hot drinks registered only marginal volume growth, driven by the solid performance of other plant based hot drinks, which are locally known as sahlep in Turkey. Sahlep is a milky hot drink made from wild orchid tubers and is a very…

Inflation and other economic pressures meant that other hot drinks saw significant hikes in unit price in Tunisia in 2023. This was further exacerbated by the global increases in raw material costs, especially cacao sourced from west African…

Malt-based hot drinks experienced a surge in retail volume sales in 2020 due to COVID-19, but quickly returned to the pre-pandemic level of sales. Unfortunately, decline is expected to continue in 2023. On the other hand, chocolate-based flavoured…

Chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks is set to see declining sales in both retail volume and current value terms in 2023, owing to an increasing number of consumers favouring products which are healthy. There is an overall sense that shoppers have…

Traditionally in the United Arab Emirates, other hot drinks are represented mainly by chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks and malt-based hot drinks. Share of other formats were extremely low with no brands emerging to drive up their share.…

Other hot drinks continued to grow in retail volume terms in 2023., supported by the greater mobility of consumers. With children returning to school, and employees going back to their physical workplaces, consumers showed a growing interest in…

In keeping with its performance over most of the review period, other hot drinks is set to contract in retail volume terms in 2023. As a mature category with a much narrower appeal than coffee and tea in the Netherlands, it continues to suffer from a…

A deterioration of the economic situation in 2023, caused by still high inflation and steep increases in prices, hit the demand for other hot drinks in the Czech Republic. As consumers faced higher cost of living pressures, they looked to reduce…

Malt-based hot drinks remained the dominant category in other hot drinks in 2023. Brands such as Ovaltine (AB Food & Beverages Thailand Ltd) and Milo (Nestlé (Thai) Ltd) are popular choices among parents who wish to give their children a nutritional…

While chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks showed an improved performance in off-trade volume terms in 2023, growth was considerably slower than at the on-trade level. This was partly due to maturity, though retail demand was also constrained as…

The most popular other hot drinks in Switzerland remained chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks and malt-based hot drinks. Chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks continued to account for the majority of retail value and volume sales in 2023,…

Other hot drinks is considered an unexciting category, largely due to its unhealthy image. Chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks remained the only significant category in 2023. In contrast to tea and coffee, retail volume sales of other hot drinks…

It has been another difficult year for other hot drinks in Spain in 2023. In the retail channel volume sales are set to decline (continuing a long-term trend, apart from the first pandemic year), and whilst volume sales in the foodservice channel are…

Although expected to see another year of retail current value decline in 2023, chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks continues to dominate other hot drinks. These are seasonal beverages, and as a product with limited diversification in taste,…

The health and wellness trend continues to gain momentum in South Africa. Alternative dairy products are creating access to a new target audience, whereby consumers are experimenting with vegan options. This new segment in consumer preferences is…

Other hot drinks witnessed steady volume growth in 2023, which mainly consists of chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks for children. However, in recent years, category players have been making efforts within chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks…