COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Lotte Chilsung innovates with low sugar juices for health-conscious consumers
Despite seeing a slight share decline in 2025, Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co Ltd maintained its leadership of juice in South Korea in off-trade volume terms, remaining ahead of key competitors such as Coca-Cola Korea Co Ltd, Paldo Co Ltd, and Woongjin Food Co Ltd. The company offers a variety of brands, including Del Monte, Organic Juice Knippni, SacSac, and The Beauty Likes Pomegranate.
Paldo sees robust growth as brands innovate for young consumers in South Korea
Paldo Co Ltd saw the strongest off-trade volume growth in juice in South Korea in 2025, and solidified its third position. Its impressive expansion was largely propelled by its popular children's beverage brand, Pororo, which includes offerings such as Big Pororo Zero.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Juice industry in South Korea 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 Juice industry in South Korea, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Juice in South Korea 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 Juice in South Korea?
- To what extent are health considerations impacting consumption of Juice in South Korea?
- 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 Juice in South Korea?
- Which are the leading brands in Juice in South Korea?
- What potential exists for multinational or domestic soft drinks companies to expand in South Korea?
- How are products distributed in Juice in South Korea?
- 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 Juice?
- 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?
Juice in South Korea - Category analysis
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Health trend and demographic shifts reshape juice in Korea
Juice faces headwinds as consumers move away from sugar in all forms
Natural nutrients and vegetable juices cushion decline in juice
More players in juice expected to navigate decline with functional innovation
Kim's Club watermelon juice redefines freshness and convenience in juice in Korea
A debate is brewing over sweeteners in zero sugar children’s juices in South Korea
Lotte Chilsung innovates with low sugar juices for health-conscious consumers
Paldo sees robust growth as brands innovate for young consumers in South Korea
Subscription models ensure retail e-commerce extends its distribution lead
The enduring importance of convenience stores for sales of juice in South Korea
Soft Drinks in South Korea - Industry Overview
Health trends and channel shifts are reshaping soft drinks
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Health trends drive polarisation amidst static volumes
Inflation fuels shift to private label and varied pack sizes
Health-conscious consumers fuel premiumisation in soft drinks
Soft drinks embraces cultural trends for growth in South Korea
Health awareness and regulation to reshape soft drinks in South Korea
Players will move towards premiumisation, eco-packaging, and digital channels
Lotte Chilsung and Coca-Cola Drive Innovation and Health Trends
Character-led innovation drives dynamic growth for Paldo
Convenience stores is an important distribution channel due to on-the-go appeal
Retail e-commerce platforms are driving efficiency and value in soft drinks
Foodservice sees steady but sluggish recovery towards pre-pandemic levels
Fountain sales in South Korea
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Juice
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- Not from Concentrate 100% Juice
- Reconstituted 100% Juice
- Coconut and Other Plant Waters
- Juice Drinks (up to 24% Juice)
- Nectars
Juice
This category covers all still packaged juice obtained from fruits or vegetables by mechanical processes, reconstituted or fresh, often including pulp or fruit/vegetable puree. All unpackaged juices are excluded. Only still drinks are included here. Carbonated varieties are included non-cola carbonates. Juice-flavoured milk drinks and fruit shakes which are primarily milk are excluded–these are instead tracked in Packaged Foods Dairy. However, if the juice component is greater, the product is to be excluded from Packaged Foods Dairy coverage and tracked under the relevant category (based on % juice content) within Soft Drinks juice. This sector is the aggregation of 100% juice, nectars (25-99% juice content), juice drinks (up to 24% juice content), and coconut & other plant waters.
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This report originates from Passport, our Juice research and analysis database.
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