COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Local leaders dominate UAE bottled water
Al Ain Food & Beverages remains the top company in the UAE bottled water category, maintaining its long-standing leadership through its locally produced still purified water brand, Al Ain. Another major player is Mai Dubai - also a local manufacturer with a strong market presence.
Small players rise through innovative launches
While bottled water is largely dominated by established local players, smaller companies are carving out niche opportunities. Arab Beverages Est is recorded notably fast volume growth among bottled water companies, thanks to the launch of its Sun Blast still flavoured water line.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Bottled Water industry in United Arab Emirates with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.
Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.
If you're in the Bottled Water industry in United Arab Emirates, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Bottled Water in United Arab Emirates report includes:
- Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
- Detailed segmentation of international and local products
- Historic volume and value sizes, company and brand market shares
- Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
- Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country
This report answers:
- What is the market size of Bottled Water in United Arab Emirates?
- To what extent are health considerations impacting consumption of Bottled Water in United Arab Emirates?
- How are changing social attitudes and legislation (eg sugar tax) reshaping demand and consumption?
- How are changing demographics (for example, an ageing or predominantly young population) determining consumption of Bottled Water in United Arab Emirates?
- Which are the leading brands in Bottled Water in United Arab Emirates?
- What potential exists for multinational or domestic soft drinks companies to expand in United Arab Emirates?
- How are products distributed in Bottled Water in United Arab Emirates?
- How is the rise of e-commerce changing the retail and competitive landscape?
- How have home seclusion and social distancing measures following COVID-19 impacted sales of Bottled Water?
- How are sustainability issues, such as environmentally-friendly packaging, legislation on recyclability, or the amount of plastic in bottles, impacting the soft drinks industry?
- Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
Bottled Water in the United Arab Emirates - Category analysis
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Purified water supports steady gains, while sparkling and flavoured variants lift category diversity
Still purified water remains popular option in 2025
Flavoured bottled water drives overall growth, with consumers preferring sparkling over still variants
Moderate growth expected for bottled water, driven by affordability, education and health trends
Digital and manufacturing innovations
Sharper focus on sustainability and eco-friendly development
Local leaders dominate UAE bottled water
Small players rise through innovative launches
Supermarkets and hypermarkets benefit from weekly routine shopping trips
E-commerce and institutional channels see further expansion
Soft Drinks in the United Arab Emirates - Industry Overview
Momentum driven by health trends, regulation and evolving retail dynamics
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Volume sales rise as progress is shaped by health and indulgence trends
Marketing messages push health claims
Sustainability gains ground in packaging innovation
Sugar tax and labelling system will impact development for soft drinks
Regulations to tighten around packaging and waste
Tech advancements set to support growth
Red Bull leads overall soft drinks
Local player Alokozay sees fastest growth
Hypermarkets leads while e-commerce rises fastest
Small local grocers remain key, as off-trade volumes rise faster than on-trade
Fountain sales in the United Arab Emirates
DISCLAIMER
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Bottled Water
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- Carbonated Natural Mineral Bottled Water
- Carbonated Spring Bottled Water
- Carbonated Purified Bottled Water
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- Still Flavoured Bottled Water
- Sparkling Flavoured Bottled Water
- Functional Bottled Water
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- Still Natural Mineral Bottled Water
- Still Spring Bottled Water
- Still Purified Bottled Water
Bottled Water
This category is the aggregation of still bottled water (spring, mineral & purified), carbonated bottled water (spring, mineral & purified), flavoured bottled water and functional bottled water. Bulk bottled water is split out separately. It is defined as packaged drinking water – purified, spring or mineral – that is packaged in a container of 8 litres or larger. The bulk bottled water data types apply to Still Bottled Water and Carbonated Bottled Water but do not apply to functional or flavoured bottled water. Bulk water is classified according to the new Bulk retail volume and Bulk retail value data type regardless of channel of sale: bulk water sold via retail locations and bulk water delivered direct to a consumer’s home is included. Bulk water sold to institutions (offices, schools etc.) remains excluded.
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