Soft drinks in 2024: The big picture
In 2024, the Polish soft drinks landscape continued to experience price increases, driven by various factors. A particularly hot summer led to heightened seasonal demand, while rising costs of packaging materials and key ingredients, such as fruits, further fuelled the price hikes.
2024 key trends
In 2024, the ban on sales to minors significantly affected energy drinks, including popular brands like Red Bull, Monster, and Black Energy. Companies have reformulated products to comply with new regulations while targeting a wider consumer demographic.
Competitive landscape
In 2024, industry leaders such as Danone Group (Zywiec Zdrój) and Coca-Cola continued to dominate Poland's soft drinks landscape, leveraging their vast distribution networks and robust brand portfolios. Their ongoing commitment to innovation and product reformulation in response to evolving consumer demands has allowed these global giants to maintain their leadership.
Retailing developments
Small format stores, which account for a significant portion of soft drink sales faced challenges in 2024, aligned with the new sales regulations for energy drinks. This led to a shift in the retail landscape, with an increased focus on compliance and the introduction of alternative products.
Foodservice vs retail split
While the retail landscape continued to lead soft drinks in 2024, the introduction of the energy drink sales ban has created pressure on retail sales. Foodservice sales have been less directly affected but may see indirect impacts as consumer preferences shift away from traditional energy drinks.
What next for soft drinks?
The soft drinks landscape is expected to continue facing challenges from regulatory pressures, particularly with the full implementation of the deposit return system planned for 2025. However, soft drinks will also see continued innovation, with manufacturers reformulating products and introducing new categories to meet evolving consumer demands.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Soft Drinks industry in Poland 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 Poland, 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 Poland 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 Poland?
- To what extent are health considerations impacting consumption of Soft Drinks in Poland?
- 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 Poland?
- Which are the leading brands in Soft Drinks in Poland?
- What potential exists for multinational or domestic soft drinks companies to expand in Poland?
- How are products distributed in Soft Drinks in Poland?
- 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 Poland
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 Poland
Trends
DISCLAIMER
Bottled Water in Poland
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Functional water drives growth, offering consumers additional health benefits
Smaller pack sizes offer convenience and cost-savings to consumers
E-commerce grows as consumers appreciate ease and convenience
Bottled water benefits from ongoing alignment with health and wellness
Packaging changes to focus on sustainability across the forecast period
Innovations focus on natural and functional ingredients
Carbonates in Poland
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Reduced sugar options gain ground, aligned with rising health trends
Rising demand for premium options that offer sophisticated tastes
Competitors engage celebrities and launch promotional campaigns to gain ground
Innovations focus on functional benefits, flavour and low sugar to gain ground
Sustainable attributes gain ground aligning to rising consumer demands
Fast growth will be seen for tonic waters/mixers/other bitters
Concentrates in Poland
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Concentrates benefit from being a refreshing, health-boosting option
Liquid concentrates offer organic, fortified options to drive sales
YA!&SODA enters the landscape, competing against SodaStream
Players launch products with reduced sugar and no artificial ingredients
Discounters increase share as consumers look for affordable goods
Innovations offer sustainable attributes to align with consumer demands
Concentrates Conversions
Juice in Poland
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Trading down and migration to private label impacts retail value growth
Consumers demand fresher products, perceived to be less processed
Juice drinks (up to 24% juice) suffers from an unhealthy image
Health and sustainable attributes drive product innovation in juice
Innovation is high within plant-based waters, aligning with health trends
Discounters will continue to see share rise on the juice landscape
RTD Coffee in Poland
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Busy lifestyles and the demand for convenience boost sales of RTD coffee
Rising coffee culture drives ongoing sales of RTD coffee in Poland
The presence of major, global players supports sales of RTD coffee
Premiumisation drives retail value growth across the forecast period
Discounters and private label options gain ground across the next five years
E-commerce sales rise as brands optimise their online presence
RTD Tea in Poland
KEY DATA FINDINGS
The need for convenience drives demand for RTD tea in 2024
Sales benefit from a wide range of goods and strong availability
Innovation aligns with the rising demand for functional foods and beverages
Niche and functional products offer strong growth opportunities for RTD tea
Discounters gain ground on the RTD tea landscape
Sustainability and transparent ingredient sourcing become increasingly important
Energy Drinks in Poland
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Retail volume declines as restrictions hinder growth for energy drinks
Shifts in distribution as vending machine sales are prohibited
Players adapt to regulations by launching options lower in caffeine
Players focus on reformulating recipes and product positionings to gain ground
Distribution shifts as sales rise across convenience stores and supermarkets
Brands align with rising demand for functional properties to boost growth
Sports Drinks in Poland
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Health-conscious behaviour and a shift away from energy drinks aids sales
Oshee leads, partnering with professional sportspeople to drive sales
E-commerce gains, offering subscription services and targeted promotions
A rising focus on formulations across the forecast period as wellness boosts sales
Sustainability will be key in ongoing product development
Sports drinks packaging mirrors energy drinks to gain ground
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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