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COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Postobón reinforces leadership through strong distribution and differentiated brand strategies
Postobón continued to lead the RTD tea category in 2025 with its dual-brand strategy featuring Mr Tea and Hatsu. Mr Tea maintained its mainstream dominance through strong presence in traditional retail, broad distribution reaching more than 430,000 points of sale and continued investment in family-sized formats such as 1-litre Tetra Pak presentations in lemon and peach flavours.
Private label and emerging brands bring new dynamism to the category
Beyond Postobón’s leadership, other players brought increasing dynamism to the market in 2025. Private label offerings grew meaningfully thanks to the aggressive expansion of discounters D1 and Ara, which now carry their own RTD tea lines as well as selected mid-tier brands such as Eistee.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the RTD Tea industry in Colombia 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 RTD Tea industry in Colombia, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The RTD Tea in Colombia 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 RTD Tea in Colombia?
- To what extent are health considerations impacting consumption of RTD Tea in Colombia?
- 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 RTD Tea in Colombia?
- Which are the leading brands in RTD Tea in Colombia?
- What potential exists for multinational or domestic soft drinks companies to expand in Colombia?
- How are products distributed in RTD Tea in Colombia?
- 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 RTD Tea?
- 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?
RTD Tea in Colombia - Category analysis
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Innovation in flavours and sugar reduction supports modest recovery
Stable volumes amid competition from flavoured water
Still RTD tea remained the most dynamic category in 2025
Steady growth ahead driven by sugar reduction and flavour innovation
Digital platforms and e-commerce strengthen brand reach and consumer engagement
Health-driven reformulation and emerging consumption occasions will shape category growth
Postobón reinforces leadership through strong distribution and differentiated brand strategies
Private label and emerging brands bring new dynamism to the category
Traditional grocers remain important but continue losing share to discounters
Discounters grow rapidly, supported by store expansion and diversified assortments
Table 1 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 2 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 3 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 4 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 5 Leading Flavours for Off-trade RTD Tea: % Volume 2020-2025
Table 6 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Volume 2021-2025
Table 7 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Volume 2022-2025
Table 8 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Value 2021-2025
Table 9 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Value 2022-2025
Table 10 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 11 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 12 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 13 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
Soft Drinks in Colombia - Industry Overview
Economic volatility, regulatory pressures, and changing consumer needs redefine soft drinks demand in 2025
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Functional and fortified beverages strengthen their position
Health consciousness boosts reduced-sugar products and clean label innovation
Price sensitivity and migration toward discounters and modern retail
Volume recovery expected, though category performance will diverge
Health and functionality will shape innovation pipelines
Digital strategies, influencer collaborations, and direct-to-consumer models gain traction
Event sponsorship and experiential marketing remain priority investments
Postobón maintains strong leadership through diversification and distribution
RTD coffee growth led by Procafecol and rising challenger brands
Quala expands across multiple categories with strong, price-competitive brands
Small local grocers remain key but continue to lose share
Health and beauty specialists emerge as the fastest-growing channel
E-commerce expands gradually with rising promotional sophistication
FOODSERVICE VS RETAIL SPLIT
Table 14 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2020-2025
Table 15 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 16 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2020-2025
Table 17 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 18 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: Volume 2025
Table 19 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: % Volume 2025
Table 20 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025
Table 21 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2025
Table 22 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 23 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 24 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 25 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 26 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2020-2025
Table 27 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 28 NBO Company Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
Table 29 LBN Brand Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
Table 30 NBO Company Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
Table 31 LBN Brand Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
Table 32 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
Table 33 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
Table 34 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2021-2025
Table 35 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2022-2025
Table 36 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume 2020-2025
Table 37 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2020-2025
Table 38 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format: % Volume 2020-2025
Table 39 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format and Category: % Volume 2025
Table 40 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2025-2030
Table 41 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 42 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2025-2030
Table 43 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2025-2030
Table 44 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 45 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 46 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 47 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
Table 48 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2025-2030
Table 49 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Fountain sales in Colombia
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
Summary 1 Research Sources
The following categories and subcategories are included:
RTD Tea
- Carbonated RTD Tea and Kombucha
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- Regular Still RTD Tea
- Reduced Sugar Still RTD Tea
RTD Tea
This category includes all packaged products based on brewed tea or tea extract. May be sweetened or unsweetened, carbonated or still, with a wide variety of different flavourings. May contain juice.
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