Sales of hot drinks grow in 2025 despite continuing price pressure
Despite market maturity and rising prices, sales of hot drinks have seen strong growth in retail volume terms in 2025. This has been fuelled by customer loyalty to established brands, investment in new product development and innovations and an increasing focus on healthy and sustainable products.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Hot Drinks industry in Austria 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.
Data and analysis in this report provides further detailed coverage dedicated to the following key categories, where applicable:
- Coffee
- Tea
- Other Hot Drinks
If you're in the Hot Drinks industry in Austria, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Hot Drinks in Austria 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 Hot Drinks in Austria?
- To what extent are health considerations impacting consumption of Hot Drinks in Austria?
- What are the traditional preferences in Hot Drinks in Austria? To what extent are these tastes changing amidst increasing international influence and the growth of chained cafés?
- How are changing demographics (for example, an ageing or predominantly young population) determining consumption of Hot Drinks in Austria?
- Which are the leading brands in Hot Drinks in Austria?
- How are products distributed in Hot Drinks in Austria?
- How is the rise of e-commerce changing the retail and competitive landscape?
- Have home seclusion and social distancing measures following COVID-19 benefited sales of Hot Drinks?
- Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
Hot Drinks in Austria
Sales of hot drinks grow in 2025 despite continuing price pressure
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Hot drinks benefits from new innovations in 2025 but rising prices present a challenge
Health and sustainability concerns having a growing influence on the market
Online trends starting life in foodservice before moving into the retail space
Delivering health and wellness benefits could be key in an increasingly mature market
Value for money will be the key consideration for consumers
Competitive landscape unlikely to see significant changes
Consumers remain loyal to trusted brands giving Nestlé the edge
JJ Darboven finding success with well-run family business
Supermarkets dominate while e-commerce makes further inroads
Foodservice sales rise in 2025 despite price hikes
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
Coffee in Austria
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Austrians remain willing to pay more for quality coffee
Consumers remain unwilling to compromise on taste and quality when it comes to coffee
Focus on quality pushes consumers towards fresh coffee beans
Players set to focus on adding value as the market becomes more saturated
New technology set to have wide reaching implications for coffee
Functional and sustainable products present future opportunities for development
Nestlé retains the lead with popular and well-established brands
Darboven benefiting from investments in social and ethical practices
Value and convenience key to the success of supermarkets in coffee
E-commerce continues to win share but obstacles remain to wider acceptance
Tea in Austria
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Tea sales rise as consumers embrace healthy living trends
Consumers focus on quality over quantity to push value growth in 2025
Healthier tea options see the most dynamic growth
Tea set to benefit from health and beauty positioning
New technology could help tea producers achieve greater yields
Sustainable production a key focus for tea
Teekanne increases its dominance in tea in 2025
Sonnentor finding success by tapping into current tea trends
Modern grocery retailers dominate sales thanks to a broad offering and convenient locations
E-commerce making inroads but from a low base
Other Hot Drinks in Austria
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Rising cocoa prices continue to influence the market’s development
Rising cost of cocoa limits volume growth
Added-value offerings help deliver strong growth for chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks
Players will need to ensure fairtrade practices to justify higher prices
Innovation set to focus on improved harvests and functional products
Fairtrade and sustainable practices will gain greater relevance
Nestlé and Mondelez remain dominant
Caotina finds success by promoting new uses
Supermarkets dominate sales thanks to broad offering and regular promotions
E-commerce carving out a growing niche in the market
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Hot Drinks
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- Fresh Coffee Beans
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- Fresh Ground Coffee Pods
- Standard Fresh Ground Coffee
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- Instant Standard Coffee
- Instant Coffee Mixes
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- Loose Black Tea
- Tea Bags Black
- Fruit/Herbal Tea
- Green Tea
- Instant Tea
- Other Tea
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- Chocolate-based Flavoured Powder Drinks
- Malt-based Hot Drinks
- Non-Chocolate-based Flavoured Powder Drinks
- Other Plant-based Hot Drinks
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