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COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Lipton brand leads through appealing flavours
Pioneer Food Group (GBO Unilever), through its Lipton brand, is the leading company in RTD teas in South Africa in 2025. Lipton maintains strong shelf presence across supermarkets, forecourt retailers and convenience stores, supported by its global brand recognition and consistent marketing.
Kombucha trend supports growth for specialist company
Meanwhile, Happy Culture Kombucha is the most dynamic company overall. Its kombucha offerings, crafted with live cultures and South African botanicals, are gaining ground across both retail and foodservice channels.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the RTD Tea industry in South Africa 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 South Africa, 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 South Africa 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 South Africa?
- To what extent are health considerations impacting consumption of RTD Tea in South Africa?
- 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 South Africa?
- Which are the leading brands in RTD Tea in South Africa?
- What potential exists for multinational or domestic soft drinks companies to expand in South Africa?
- How are products distributed in RTD Tea in South Africa?
- 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 South Africa - Category analysis
KEY DATA FINDINGS
RTD tea sees modest rises as health trends favour rooibos and kombucha
RTD tea struggles with low volume growth in 2025
Kombucha continues to attract attentions
Functional offerings set to drive growth in forecast period
Digital developments will shape category progress
Health and wellness trends will continue to accelerate
Lipton brand leads through appealing flavours
Kombucha trend supports growth for specialist company
RTD tea sees most success in supermarkets
Third-party platforms and players’ own sites expand, supporting rise in e-commerce distribution
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 South Africa - Industry Overview
Soft drinks sees moderate volume growth as affordability and investment shape performance
Soft drinks sees moderate volume growth as affordability and investment shape performance
Advancements in production supports growth, while consumers focus on affordability
Premiumisation and sustainability remain key trends in soft drinks
E-commerce boosts engagement, and brands respond to anticipated sugar tax
Rising sales, sugar tax and new labelling requirements
Health and wellness trends will have continued impact on development
Distribution to become increasingly digital
Coca-Cola holds on to number one spot
International players dominate while local brands gain ground
Supermarkets leads as e-commerce rises fastest
Off-trade accounts for highest proportion of volume sales
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 South Africa
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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