Soft drinks in 2024: The big picture
Morocco’s GDP has shown a modest improvement, rising to 2.4% in 2023 and further to 3.
2024 key trends
The prolonged hot climate has played a decisive role in encouraging higher consumption of bottled water and other soft drinks, including RTD tea and iced coffee, which have increasingly replaced traditional hot beverages. As a result, bottled water has maintained its dynamic growth trajectory, while carbonates have experienced a revival after several years of decline during the review period.
Competitive landscape
The soft drinks market in Morocco remains highly consolidated, with key players dominating specific categories. Coca-Cola Morocco continues to lead carbonates, while Les Eaux Minérales d’Oulmès holds a dominant position in bottled water, and Red Bull maintains its leadership in energy drinks.
Retailing developments
Supermarkets have emerged as the fastest-growing retail channel in Morocco, as leading chains like Marjane and Carrefour have shifted their expansion strategies to focus on smaller supermarket formats located in neighbourhoods. This move has been more cost-effective compared to investments in larger hypermarkets and has enabled supermarkets to establish a stronger presence in local communities.
Foodservice vs retail split
The foodservice channel has delivered a remarkable performance in 2024, with on-trade volume sales of soft drinks outpacing those in the off-trade channel. This strong performance has been primarily driven by a surge in tourist activity, with Morocco witnessing impressive growth in tourist arrivals throughout 2023 and 2024.
What next for soft drinks?
Over the forecast period, Morocco’s persistent drought and growing water shortages are expected to pose challenges for local bottling companies, potentially increasing imports of bottled water and intensifying competition within the category. Nonetheless, bottled water consumption is likely to rise steadily, driven by concerns over tap water quality, particularly in areas reliant on desalinated water.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Soft Drinks industry in Morocco 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 Morocco, 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 Morocco 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 Morocco?
- To what extent are health considerations impacting consumption of Soft Drinks in Morocco?
- 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 Morocco?
- Which are the leading brands in Soft Drinks in Morocco?
- What potential exists for multinational or domestic soft drinks companies to expand in Morocco?
- How are products distributed in Soft Drinks in Morocco?
- 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 Morocco
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 Morocco
DISCLAIMER
Bottled Water in Morocco
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Accelerated growth in packaged water consumption
Dominance of still purified water
Price competition in purified water
Expansion of bottled water consumption
Potential entry of multinational players
Growing threat from water purification systems
Carbonates in Morocco
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Sustained growth driven by hot weather and economic accessibility
Competitive pricing and new entrants boost cola carbonates
Strategic investments and product innovation by key players
Economic recovery and changing consumption patterns
Health consciousness as a limiting factor for growth
Innovation in healthier variants and natural ingredients
Concentrates in Morocco
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Resurgence of liquid concentrates amid health and economic pressures
Introduction of premium liquid concentrates
Declining popularity of powder concentrates
Sustained growth for liquid concentrates
Expansion of on-trade channels for liquid concentrates
Further decline of powder concentrates
Concentrates Conversions
Juice in Morocco
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Rising prices of fresh fruits drive packaged juice consumption
Organic juice gains ground among health-conscious consumers
Expansion into vegetable-based juices targeting premium consumers
Health trends to drive sustained juice growth
Impact of rising fruit prices on packaged juice consumption
Domestic players embrace innovation to compete
RTD Coffee in Morocco
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Rapid growth from a niche base
Climatic influence on consumer preferences
Starbucks’ dominance and flavour innovations
Dynamic growth with market expansion
Local players poised to enter the market
Enhanced product range and visibility
RTD Tea in Morocco
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Dynamic growth driven by climatic and behavioural shifts
Price adjustments and distribution expansion
Consolidation of market leadership
Sustained growth through increased penetration
Investment from major beverage players
Expansion of flavour offerings
Energy Drinks in Morocco
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Fragmentation and the rise of economy brands
Dominance of on-trade channels
Innovation in health and flavour variety
Continued growth driven by urbanisation and brand visibility
Intensifying price competition and market fragmentation
Economic challenges and shifting consumer priorities
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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