Sales of soft drinks saw strong growth in off-trade volume terms in 2024 thanks in part to improvements in the local economy. Consumers are showing an increasing inclination towards healthier options – such as reduced sugar and functional products.
Soft drinks in 2024: The big picture
In 2024, Sri Lanka's soft drinks market underwent a shift as consumers began pursuing healthier options. Government health campaigns against sugary beverages has also driven a shift towards low-sugar and functional drinks.
Country background
Natural and locally made soft drinks are becoming more popular in Sri Lanka. Soft drinks with authentic regional flavours and all-natural ingredients, such as seasonal fresh fruits and herbs, are receiving growing interest with there being an emphasis on authenticity.
Socioeconomic trends
The soft drinks business in Sri Lanka has been significantly impacted by recent socioeconomic shifts. The economy has been slowly recovering which has boosted consumer purchasing power, which has in turn increased the demand for premium and healthier soft drinks options.
Logistics/infrastructure
Advancements in Sri Lanka's infrastructure and logistics have helped with the distribution of soft drinks. As e-commerce has grown, there has been a greater need for effective last-mile delivery services, which has pushed businesses to invest in more advanced logistics networks.
What next for soft drinks?
It is expected that the market for soft drinks in Sri Lanka will continue to shift towards more environmentally friendly and healthier options over the forecast period. There will likely be a higher demand for no/low-sugar and functional soft drinks as people's health concerns grow.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Soft Drinks industry in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- To what extent are health considerations impacting consumption of Soft Drinks in Sri Lanka?
- 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 Sri Lanka?
- Which are the leading brands in Soft Drinks in Sri Lanka?
- What potential exists for multinational or domestic soft drinks companies to expand in Sri Lanka?
- How are products distributed in Soft Drinks in Sri Lanka?
- 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 Sri Lanka
Soft drinks in 2024: The big picture
Country background
Socioeconomic trends
Logistics/infrastructure
What next for soft drinks?
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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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