Soft drinks in 2024: The big picture
In 2024, soft drinks in Lithuania saw a relatively positive performance, recording an off-trade volume increase of 2%. While there were challenges in categories such as RTD tea and concentrates, which suffered from unhealthy perceptions, major categories have either remained stable or experienced growth.
2024 key trends
Bottled water saw a revival in 2024, driven mainly by demand for affordable still water in the economy and private label segment. Consumers were opting for budget-friendly options, aligning with a broader trend of seeking sugar-free hydration.
Competitive landscape
The soft drinks market in Lithuania is fairly fragmented, with Coca-Cola HBC Lietuva UAB holding the leading off-trade value share in terms of brand (with bottled water Neptunas) and company in 2024. However, off-trade volume share was led by Birštono Mineraliniai Vandenys & Ko UAB, which offers leading water brands Vytautas and Akvile.
Retailing developments
Supermarkets continued to be the key retailers for soft drinks in Lithuania in 2024, with 42% of off-trade volume share, followed by small local grocers with 11%. These retailers remained popular for their convenience and accessibility, with soft drinks often purchased as part of the regular household shop within supermarkets.
Foodservice vs retail split
The foodservice sector experienced a significant downturn in 2024, with declining on-trade value and volume sales. After a period of post-COVID-pandemic recovery during the review period, the cancellation of the VAT exemption for restaurants and bars had a severe impact.
What next for soft drinks?
The soft drinks market in Lithuania is expected to experience a moderate performance during the forecast period, with off-trade volume sales set to rise at a CAGR of 2%. The market is largely saturated, and growth will primarily come from changes and innovation within subcategories.
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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 in 2024: The big picture
2024 key trends
Competitive landscape
Retailing developments
Foodservice vs retail split
What next for soft drinks?
DISCLAIMER
Bottled Water in Lithuania
KEY DATA FINDINGS
The long summer season bolsters positive off-trade volume growth in 2024
Growth is driven by economy and private label options that offer strong value
Tough competitive landscape as premium options record a retail volume decline
Rising consumer confidence is expected to drive positive retail volume growth
Still water is set to lead sales while urban consumers are likely to reach for mineral water
Functional bottled water is set to benefit from its strong alignment with health and wellness trends
Carbonates in Lithuania
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Low-level off-trade volume sales as health trends challenge growth for carbonates
Reduced sugar products and new flavours boost off-trade volume sales for carbonates
Regular lemon/lime flavours see sales rise, while regular orange carbonates decline
Retail volume sales are set to stagnate while players focus on reduced sugar options
Competition from alternative soft drinks grows as consumers will reach for drinks with added-benefits
Mineral water brands will aim to find space in the premium carbonate market
Concentrates in Lithuania
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Convenient soft drink options challenge sales of concentrates in 2024
Local brand Acorus launches its premium, natural, health focused syrup range
Powder concentrates struggle due to rising competition from sports nutrition powders
Sales of powder concentrates are expected to decline across the forecast period
Private label is expected to increase its presence, offering high-quality concentrate products
Premium syrups with high-quality ingredients are expected to gain ground
Concentrates Conversions
Juice in Lithuania
KEY DATA FINDINGS
The global shortage of oranges negatively impacts retail volume sales as prices rise
Private label showcases standout growth as consumers seek affordability
Juice brands move away from cartons toward PET packaging, enhancing convenience
While global prices will recover, juice will continue to face significant challenges to sales
Private label will see further growth as consumers appreciate the price-quality ratio
Stability for premium options is expected across the forecast period as foodservice sales increase
RTD Coffee in Lithuania
KEY DATA FINDINGS
A positive performance for RTD coffee is aided by the long summer season
Strong performance in forecourt retailers where on-the-go purchases boost growth
RTD coffee faces intense competition from the energy drinks category
Moderate volume growth is anticipated for RTD coffee as seasonality will remain an ongoing challenge
Traditional, hot coffee is expected to remain the consumer favourite, limiting the performance of RTD coffee
Brands may look to innovate within RTD coffee, offering functional and plant-based goods to drive growth
RTD Tea in Lithuania
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Off-trade volume sales fall as unhealthy perceptions and strong competition challenge RTD tea sales
Probiotic benefits and low sugar content leads kombucha to record strong growth
Oshee enters the RTD tea category with healthy, functional options
Off-trade volume is expected to decline as RTD tea suffers from rising competition
Kombucha is expected to record growth, but sales potential remains limited
Bubble tea has entered the category however, its impact is expected to be small
Energy Drinks in Lithuania
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Growth continues to be positive as energy drink brands run frequent deals and promotions
Price promotions and private label lead the average price of energy drinks to remain flat
Cult gains ground to become the third-strongest energy drink brand in 2024
While off-trade volume growth is set to remain positive, a slowdown will be noted across the forecast period
Competition grows as other functional options challenge energy drink sales
Limited edition flavours and new variations are expected, as brands focus on ongoing innovation
Sports Drinks in Lithuania
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Strong growth continues as the consumer group for sports drinks expands
Mega Baltic UAB retains its lead while focusing on innovating its Oshee brand
Despite promotions and discounts, sales of Prime see a decline in interest and sales
Growth will continue as consumers increasingly reach for added-value soft drinks
Blurred lines as sports drinks, energy drinks and functional bottled water merge
The variety of sports drinks available in Lithuania is expected to grow over the forecast period
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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