Soft drinks under pressure from weather, price pressures and health trends
The soft drinks industry in Lithuania has been hit by an unusually cold summer and creeping inflation, weakening seasonal demand and prompting retailers to rely on promotions to drive sales. Traditional categories like juice and carbonates have lost traction, while energy drinks, functional bottled waters, and kombucha are attracting consumer attention, thanks to their added-value properties. There has also been a clear shift towards lower-sugar and wellness-focused options, a trend set to accelerate with the implementation of sugar tax in January 2026.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Soft Drinks industry in Lithuania 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 Lithuania, 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 Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- To what extent are health considerations impacting consumption of Soft Drinks in Lithuania?
- 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 Lithuania?
- Which are the leading brands in Soft Drinks in Lithuania?
- What potential exists for multinational or domestic soft drinks companies to expand in Lithuania?
- How are products distributed in Soft Drinks in Lithuania?
- 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 Lithuania
Soft drinks under pressure from weather, price pressures and health trends
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Soft drinks volumes decline amid cold summer weather and creeping inflation
Shift towards low sugar options
Energy drinks drives growth
Modest growth despite ongoing challenges
Private label offerings could gain traction
Added-value drinks deliver above-average growth
Birštono Mineraliniai Vandenys and Coca-Cola remain key industry players
Private label fuels growth for Maxima while Red Bull benefits from expansion of energy drinks
Supermarkets remains leading channel
Convenience stores leads growth while e-commerce continues to expand
Foodservice vs retail split
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
Bottled Water in Lithuania
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Weather and economic pressures hit sales
Bottled water fall sharply after a weak summer season
Functional bottled water retains some momentum
Functional variants will drive growth in weather-dependent category
Innovation will remain limited outside functional bottled water
Still natural mineral water will retain its stronghold amongst urban consumers
Birštono Mineraliniai Vandenys dominates sales
Fairfood Baltic gains momentum through functional water offerings
Supermarkets maintains leadership in bottled water
E-commerce is fastest-growing channel
Carbonates in Lithuania
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Declining demand as consumers shift towards healthier and functional alternatives
Cold summer weather hinders sales
Shift towards reduced sugar options
Modest expected growth amid increased competition
Sugar tax will impact prices of regular carbonates
Innovations will have little long-term impact
Cola-Cola continues to lead sales
Lidl registers rapid growth
Supermarkets remains leading channel
E-commerce continues to expand
Concentrates in Lithuania
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Concentrates face stiff competition
Demand remains stagnant amid competition from more dynamic RTD alternatives
Liquid concentrates benefits from recent innovations
Modest growth for concentrates, driven by liquid formulations
Premium syrups could offer added-value opportunities
Sugar tax will likely push up prices
Druskininku Rasa UAB leads sales
Lidl expands portfolio of liquid concentrates
Supermarkets remains dominant channel
E-commerce plays key role in accessing niche products
Concentrates Conversions
Juice in Lithuania
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Juice faces ongoing challenges
Juice sales decline further in light of continuing price pressures
Not from concentrate 100% juice shows greatest resilience
Juice sales to decline further amid rising health concerns
Anticipated lack of innovation
New sugar tax will likely impact sales
Lidl leads through strong private label portfolio
Maxima gains traction
Supermarkets remains dominant channel
E-commerce and convenience stores show greatest resilience
RTD Coffee in Lithuania
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Weak demand for RTD coffee
Modest growth amid seasonal and distribution challenges
Strong competition from energy drinks
Modest growth with seasonality and lack of investment remaining ongoing challenges
Limited innovation and consumer perceptions will constrain sales
Sugar tax will likely impact retail prices
Paulig retains leading presence
Lidl continues to expand
Supermarkets leads sales
E-commerce gains traction through convenience and value
RTD Tea in Lithuania
KEY DATA FINDINGS
RTD tea continues to struggle
RTD tea faces declining sales amid strong competition from other soft drinks
Carbonated RTD tea and kombucha continues to show positive growth, but remains niche
RTD tea sales to remain stagnant amid growing competition
Kombucha will continue to post positive growth but take-up will remain limited
Sugar tax to impact prices and consumer choices
Coca-Cola leads with Fuze Tea
Lidl’s Freeway private label benefits from its affordability
Supermarkets remains core distribution channel
E-commerce is fastest-growing channel
Energy Drinks in Lithuania
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Energy drinks grow in popularity amid busy lifestyles
Rapid growth for energy drinks
Growing demand for reduced sugar formulations, although regular offerings continue to grow in popularity
Slowing, but sustained growth
Flavour innovation will be key growth driver
Upcoming sugar tax could impact consumption patterns
Intense competition between leading global brands
Svyturys Utenos Alus UAB leads expansion
Supermarkets remains key channel for energy drinks
E-commerce gains traction
Sports Drinks in Lithuania
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Cold summer weather limits sales
Sports drinks sales remain flat in 2025
Reduced sugar offerings lead growth
Sports drinks poised for steady growth, driven by functional demand
Increased participation from local and regional players
Sugar tax set to raise prices and shift demand towards reduced-sugar offerings
Mega Baltic UAB maintains strong leadership with Oshee
Smaller brands gain momentum
Supermarkets remains leading distribution channel for sports drinks
E-commerce sees fastest growth
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
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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