COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Coca-Cola HBC defends leadership in a hostile year
Coca-Cola HBC Slovakia sro was the leading company in 2025 in RTD teas. In what was a challenging year for the category, the company drew on the strength of its Fuze Tea brand, which enjoys high recognition and a well-established presence in both modern grocery retailers and selected traditional outlets.
Maspex gains ground, while newcomers test premium niches
Maspex Slovakia Trade sro, meanwhile, was the most dynamic company overall in 2025 in absolute terms. The company invested heavily in re-popularising the Nestea brand among Slovak consumers, using aggressive price discounts, improved shelf placement and joint promotions with retailers to boost trial and repeat purchases.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the RTD Tea industry in Slovakia 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 Slovakia, 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 Slovakia 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 Slovakia?
- To what extent are health considerations impacting consumption of RTD Tea in Slovakia?
- 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 Slovakia?
- Which are the leading brands in RTD Tea in Slovakia?
- What potential exists for multinational or domestic soft drinks companies to expand in Slovakia?
- How are products distributed in RTD Tea in Slovakia?
- 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 Slovakia - Category analysis
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Sugar tax shock and changing health priorities reshape RTD tea in 2025
RTD tea loses momentum amid sugar tax shock, weaker weather and squeezed wallets
Carbonated RTD tea and kombucha stand out, but cannot escape decline
Gradual recovery ahead, powered by premium, functional and low-sugar RTD teas
Sustainability and packaging innovation shape the next phase of RTD tea
Fiscal pressure continues, but sentiment improves later in the period
Coca-Cola HBC defends leadership in a hostile year
Maspex gains ground, while newcomers test premium niches
Supermarkets anchor distribution with breadth, visibility and promotions
Discounters gain share with sharp prices and expanding private label ranges
Soft Drinks in Slovakia - Industry Overview
Soft drinks struggle under taxation pressure and subdued consumer sentiment
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Health-driven reformulation gains visibility but is constrained by uniform taxation
Rising competition from non-alcoholic beer limits soft drinks recovery
Energy drinks remain resilient despite economic pressure and rising competition
Soft drinks to face constrained volume recovery amid intensifying cross-category competition
Premiumisation to accelerate as consumers seek healthier and cleaner formulations
Heightened legislative pressure to reshape category dynamics and pricing strategies
Coca-Cola HBC Slovakia maintains leadership but diversifies focus amid category stagnation
Mineralne Vody advances rapidly as bottled water outperforms taxed categories
Supermarkets strengthen their role as consumers prioritise convenience and promotions
Discounters emerge as the strongest offline growth driver while e-commerce accelerates
Foodservice vs retail split
Fountain sales in Slovakia
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
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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This report originates from Passport, our RTD Tea research and analysis database.
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