HW Soft Drinks in China

January 2026

Most of the main claims within health and wellness soft drinks in China showed robust growth in volume and current value terms in 2024. While overall demand was constrained by maturity and population decline, the evolution of the preventive health trend ensured many consumers continued to gravitate towards products that are lower in or free from potentially harmful substances like sugar and artificial additives, and inherently rich in or fortified with ingredients offering functional benefits be

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Overview:

Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the HW Soft Drinks industry in China 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 HW Soft Drinks industry in China, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.

The HW Soft Drinks in China 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 HW Soft Drinks in China?
  • What are the key health and wellness concerns driving sales in HW Soft Drinks?
  • Is HW Soft Drinks a dynamic niche or mainstream concern in China?
  • Which are the leading brands in HW Soft Drinks in China?
  • How are products distributed in HW Soft Drinks in China?
  • How has COVID-19 and accordant recession impacted sales? Which categories have seen rising demand? Which are most vulnerable to economic disruption and diminished consumer confidence?
  • Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?

HW Soft Drinks in China - Category analysis

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Chinese consumers continue to make healthier soft drinks choices
Growing preference for clean label varieties especially pronounced in RTD tea
Energy boosting remains the leading health and wellness claim in value terms
Preventive health trend continues to favour good source of vitamins soft drinks
Products with functional, plant-based and natural claims set to become more popular
Energy boosting and no sugar soft drinks retain solid growth prospects
Outlook for good source of vitamins claim remains favourable
Table 1 Sales of Soft Drinks by Health and Wellness Type: Value 2020-2024
Table 2 Sales of Soft Drinks by Health and Wellness Type: % Value Growth 2020-2024
Table 3 Company Shares of No Sugar Soft Drinks (Biggest HW Type in Global Soft Drinks): % Value 2020-2024
Table 4 Company Shares of Energy Boosting Soft Drinks (2nd Biggest HW Type in Global Soft Drinks): % Value 2020-2024
Table 5 Company Shares of Natural Soft Drinks (3rd Biggest HW Type in Global Soft Drinks): % Value 2020-2024
Table 6 Company Shares of Good Source of Vitamins Soft Drinks (4th Biggest HW Type in Global Soft Drinks): % Value 2020-2024
Table 7 Company Shares of Gluten Free Soft Drinks (5th Biggest HW Type in Global Soft Drinks): % Value 2020-2024
Table 8 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Health and Wellness Type: Value 2024-2029
Table 9 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Health and Wellness Type: % Value Growth 2024-2029

Health and Wellness in China - Industry Overview

Most health and wellness claims show growth in volume and current value terms
Products with sugar- and fat-related claims profit from growing concerns about obesity
Interest in clean label varieties continues to rise
Outlook for health and wellness remains broadly favourable

COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER

HW Soft Drinks

Health and Wellness encompasses a number of key claims made on a food or drink products that suggest a health and/or wellness positioning. It comprises positionings relating to better for you, dietary and free from, fortified/functional, health benefit, natural and organic. This is the aggregation of the following categories; Carbonates, Fruit/vegetable juice, Bottled water, Functional drinks, Concentrates, RTD tea, RTD coffee and Asian speciality drinks.  For full product category definitions please refer to the definitions section (can be found under the "Help" section on Passport) for the respective system: Cooking Ingredients and Meals, Dairy Products and Alternatives, Snacks, Staple Foods, Hot Drinks, Soft Drinks. Please note that data is not available at this level or other aggregated claim levels.

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