No claim, no gain: Winning your category with irrefutable data
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Zora is Research Director, Food, Drink and Inhaling Insights at Euromonitor, leading editorial content strategy across a diverse range of industries.
Zora advises a range of clients, from brand owners to legislators across a range of industries on the impact of consumer trends, economic environment, legislative drivers and innovation. She has a special interest in consumer need states, wellness, inflation drivers, regulation, illicit trade, B2B and sustainability. Zora started out in country research for Eastern Europe before moving on to leading drinks and tobacco research and content, including cannabis and packaging, most latterly adding food industries to her remit.
Join this fireside chat with Euromonitor and Colgate-Palmolive to see how credible claims help you drive top-line gains.
Globally, soft drinks sales are on course to reach one trillion litres by 2030. Yet very little of that growth will come from supermarket aisles in Europe or North America. It will instead come from kiranas, warungs, tiendas and kiosks across Africa, Asia and Latin America - markets where preserving affordability and entry-level brand accessibility are key. New AI-powered shelf audits can show what it takes to win in this fragmented, under-measured channel.
Southeast Asia remains an attractive region for Chinese beverage companies to expand and grow their global footprint. Following the footsteps of Chinese coffee and tea shops like Luckin and Chagee, beverage players like Eastroc Beverages and Nongfu Spring are expanding into Southeast Asia, becoming global beverage brands. Retail value sales of soft drinks in Southeast Asia will record a 3% CAGR over 2025-2030, hitting USD29.7 billion in 2030.