Soft drinks in 2024: The big picture
Soft drinks in Hong Kong is experiencing stable growth rates in 2024. However, Hong Kong's slow economic recovery means that value and volume sales for on-trade beverages have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels, primarily due to increased prices impacting both tourists and local consumers.
2024 key trends
Soft drinks is witnessing a significant shift towards functionality, driven by evolving consumer demands for healthier options. The success of Hong Kong’s athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics has heightened interest in this segment, especially as local consumers and tourists are increasingly on the move.
Competitive landscape
The current competitive landscape of soft drinks in Hong Kong is heavily influenced by price inflation, prompting an increase in private label offerings and the shrinkflation phenomenon. For instance, CK Hutchison Group's Wellcome introduced its private label line Meadows, which features a diverse range of products including cola carbonates, juice, coconut water, RTD tea, and mineral bottled water.
Retailing developments
Retailing developments in Hong Kong have undergone significant changes as consumers gradually return to offline shopping channels, prompting retailers and local and international brands to compete vigorously for share. Along with this resurgence, on-trade soft drinks remain priced higher than their off-trade counterparts, with players offering premium experiences and unique ingredients to justify these elevated costs.
Foodservice vs retail split
The emergence of new shopping centres and various brand-sponsored events designed to stimulate impulse purchases is boosting sales by fostering partnerships for new product launches through promotional activities and perceived additional value, especially in a challenging economic environment. However, e-commerce sales are declining, as stocking up behaviour starts to wane due to increasing inflationary costs.
What next for soft drinks?
The forecast for soft drinks emphasises the need for enhanced functionality, focusing on reducing caloric content and incorporating beneficial health features within product formulations and experiences. This approach aims to justify the increased prices of consumer goods across Hong Kong.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Soft Drinks industry in Hong Kong, China 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 Hong Kong, China, 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 Hong Kong, China 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 Hong Kong, China?
- To what extent are health considerations impacting consumption of Soft Drinks in Hong Kong, China?
- 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 Hong Kong, China?
- Which are the leading brands in Soft Drinks in Hong Kong, China?
- What potential exists for multinational or domestic soft drinks companies to expand in Hong Kong, China?
- How are products distributed in Soft Drinks in Hong Kong, China?
- 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 Hong Kong, China
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 Hong Kong, China
DISCLAIMER
Bottled Water in Hong Kong, China
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Niche of sparkling flavoured bottled water a strong performer
Functional bottled water continues to gain traction
Bonaqua leads sustainability innovation among bottled water brands
Bottled water set for stable growth over forecast period
Expected growth potential from tourists falls short
Advanced sustainability of bottled water brands
Carbonates in Hong Kong, China
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Juice brands expand into non-cola carbonates
Reduced sugar’s growth continues to drive development of functional carbonates
Swire Coca-Cola drives sustainability efforts
Functional carbonates offer growth potential over forecast period
Japanese imports to increase competition in local market
Channel shifts as consumers navigate rising cost of living
Concentrates in Hong Kong, China
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Value sales of liquid concentrates sustained by reduced sugar positioning
Functional powder concentrates diversify into consumer health
Powder concentrates for muscle recovery offers growth potential
Competition as RTD vinegar drinks emerge in local market
New product development needed to drive future growth of powder format
Concentrates Conversions
Juice in Hong Kong, China
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Off-trade sales of juice remain steady but undynamic
Resurgence of juice in aluminium pouch format
Coconut and other plant waters sees product innovation
Orange juice supply chain issues
Private label set to regain share in juice
Shifts in distribution behaviour to impact juice
RTD Coffee in Hong Kong, China
KEY DATA FINDINGS
New product development in RTD coffee to attract consumer spending
Packaging changes help to generate volume sales
Functional coffee emerges as innovative product development
Increasing competition as on-trade players continue to diversify into RTD coffee
Sparkling cold brew coffee emerges as a niche
Japanese RTD coffee brands to increase competition
RTD Tea in Hong Kong, China
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Reduced sugar generates consumer interest in competitive landscape
Carbonated RTD tea and kombucha remains dynamic performer
On-trade players diversify revenue into RTD sales
Resurgence for traditional classics due to nostalgia trend
Functional labelling of health benefits to drive sales
RTD milk tea to gain greater traction
Energy Drinks in Hong Kong, China
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Energy drinks increasingly offers specific health functionalities
Lucozade revamps brand through packaging changes
Red Bull retains strong leadership of energy drinks
Reduced sugar variants marketed as zero calories to drive growth for energy drinks
Growth to be sustained by lifestyles of younger consumers
Energy drinks set to incorporate better for you ingredients
Sports Drinks in Hong Kong, China
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Labelling key to driving growth of sport drinks
Heightened competition from international imports
New entrants offer unique formulations to generate consumer interest
Steady growth for sports drinks with category set for innovation
Shift in consumer spending towards Shenzhen presents challenges for local brands
Reduced sugar and no calories offer potential development for sports drinks
Asian Speciality Drinks in Hong Kong, China
KEY DATA FINDINGS
No sugar label emphasised in Asian speciality drinks
New international entrants to local market
Steady growth for Asian speciality drinks over the forecast period
Collaborations between brands and new product development to encourage impulse purchases
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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