Soft drinks in 2024: The big picture
Soft drinks volume growth in Denmark remains positive in 2024, with off-trade growth being moderate but surpassed by stronger on-trade sales volume growth. Value growth for both on-trade as well as off-trade is higher as ingredient price increases contribute to higher average unit prices.
2024 key trends
The health and wellness trend is having a significant impact across all areas of soft drinks. In the carbonates category, reduced-sugar variants have overtaken their regular counterparts, signalling a broader consumer preference for healthier, lower-calorie options.
Competitive landscape
When examining the competitive landscape from a brand perspective, those focusing on health and wellness have shown the most significant improvements in the review period. Pepsi Max has firmly established itself as the leading soft drink brand in Denmark, while Coca-Cola Zero overtook standard Coca-Cola in 2024.
Retailing developments
Discount retailers are performing well in Denmark, with Salling Group’s Netto chain leading the way. Salling Group has made significant investments in its private label range, with new offerings such as vitamin water, iced tea, and iced coffee concentrates.
Foodservice vs retail split
On-trade sales have outperformed off-trade sales as the economy slowly improves, and Danes seek more opportunities to spend time out-of-home. This trend is largely driven by consumers’ desire for experiences, including dining out and enjoying premium offerings in foodservice outlets.
What next for soft drinks?
Soft drinks is poised to see a shift towards healthier alternatives in the forecast period. On one hand, there will be growing demand for premium-quality soft drinks, driven by consumers’ increasing willingness to spend on high-end, functional, and natural beverages.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Soft Drinks industry in Denmark 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.
Data and analysis in this report provides further detailed coverage dedicated to the following key categories, where applicable:
- Bottled Water
- Carbonates
- Concentrates
- Juice
- RTD Coffee
- RTD Tea
- Energy Drinks
- Sports Drinks
- Asian Speciality Drinks
If you're in the Soft Drinks industry in Denmark, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Soft Drinks in Denmark 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 Soft Drinks in Denmark?
- To what extent are health considerations impacting consumption of Soft Drinks in Denmark?
- 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 Soft Drinks in Denmark?
- Which are the leading brands in Soft Drinks in Denmark?
- What potential exists for multinational or domestic soft drinks companies to expand in Denmark?
- How are products distributed in Soft Drinks in Denmark?
- 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 Soft Drinks?
- 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?
Soft Drinks in Denmark
Soft drinks in 2024: The big picture
2024 key trends
Competitive landscape
Retailing developments
Foodservice vs retail split
What next for soft drinks?
Fountain sales in Denmark
DISCLAIMER
Bottled Water in Denmark
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Moderate growth in bottled water volumes with strong on-trade performance
Expansion of functional water with new product launches
Growth in sparkling flavoured bottled water driven by innovation
Sustained growth in off-trade sales, driven by functional and flavoured water
Accelerated growth and price competition in functional bottled water
Opportunities in flavoured bottled water as a healthier on-the-go option
Carbonates in Denmark
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Steady growth in on-trade drives positive volume sales
Reduced-sugar carbonates outpace regular variants
Emerging demand for craft and premium carbonates
Shift from standard to reduced-sugar carbonates expected to continue
On-trade carbonate sales benefit from improving economic conditions
Growth of hybrid carbonates in response to rising competition
Concentrates in Denmark
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Decline in both liquid and powder concentrate sales
Rising prices and the emergence of innovative liquid concentrates
Focus on health and natural ingredients in liquid concentrates for children
Continued decline with growth potential in novel concentrates
Premium positioning expected to drive price increases
Opportunity for innovation in powder concentrates
Concentrates Conversions
Juice in Denmark
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Declining juice sales due to rising prices and health perceptions
Shift towards nectars as orange prices impact production
Emergence of natural lemonades and health-focused juice drinks
Further decline in juice volumes as consumers shift to functional waters
Growth in new juice drinks targeted at out-of-home consumption
Increasing use of mixed fruits and smaller pack sizes to control costs
RTD Coffee in Denmark
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Strong performance in RTD iced coffee sales
Price reductions and increased competition
Competition and local brand innovation
Healthy alternatives to RTD iced coffee
Polarisation of the market: Price vs. premium
Innovation and product diversification
RTD Tea in Denmark
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Healthier RTD tea options drive growth
Growth of local kombucha and single-serve innovations
Diverging consumer preferences in still RTD tea
Steady growth in reduced-sugar and sparkling RTD teas
Increased demand for innovative single-serve formats
Diversity in packaging formats to meet evolving preferences
Energy Drinks in Denmark
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Strong performance of both regular and reduced-sugar energy drinks
Promotions and pricing drive sales of regular energy drinks
Emergence of hybrid energy drinks with functional benefits
Expected shift towards reduced-sugar energy drinks
Opportunities for smaller hybrid brands with health benefits
Diverging consumer profiles for energy drinks
Sports Drinks in Denmark
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Rapid growth in sports drinks with increased product variety
Enhanced retail presence fuels awareness and demand
Reduction in average unit prices for reduced-sugar sports drinks
Continued category expansion with growth in both regular and reduced-sugar sports drinks
Downward pressure on unit prices driven by private label growth
Opportunities for innovation and sophistication within sports drinks
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Soft Drinks
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- Carbonated Natural Mineral Bottled Water
- Carbonated Spring Bottled Water
- Carbonated Purified Bottled Water
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- Still Flavoured Bottled Water
- Sparkling Flavoured Bottled Water
- Functional Bottled Water
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- Still Natural Mineral Bottled Water
- Still Spring Bottled Water
- Still Purified Bottled Water
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- Regular Carbonates
- Reduced Sugar Carbonates
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- Regular Cola Carbonates
- Reduced Sugar Cola Carbonates
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- Regular Non-Cola Carbonates
- Reduced Sugar Non-Cola Carbonates
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- Regular Lemonade/Lime
- Reduced Sugar Lemonade/Lime
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- Regular Tonic Water/Mixers/Other Bitters
- Reduced Sugar Tonic Water/Mixers/Other Bitters
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- Regular Orange Carbonates
- Reduced Sugar Orange Carbonates
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- Regular Other Non-Cola Carbonates
- Reduced Sugar Other Non-Cola Carbonates
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- Liquid Concentrates
- Powder Concentrates
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- Not from Concentrate 100% Juice
- Reconstituted 100% Juice
- Coconut and Other Plant Waters
- Juice Drinks (up to 24% Juice)
- Nectars
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- RTD Coffee
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- Carbonated RTD Tea and Kombucha
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- Regular Still RTD Tea
- Reduced Sugar Still RTD Tea
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- Regular Energy Drinks
- Reduced Sugar Energy Drinks
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- Regular Sports Drinks
- Reduced Sugar Sports Drinks
- Asian Speciality Drinks
Soft Drinks
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.
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