Friday, July 19, 2013

US, Egypt & Japan Soft Drinks Market Analysis & 2017 Forecasts



Soft Drinks in USA, Egypt & Japan report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data (2008-2012), allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market – be they legislative, distribution, packaging or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2017 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Soft Drinks Market in the US

With the dual concerns of health and money, Americans are scrutinising their beverage purchases carefully. Mere hydration is not enough, as tap water can serve that purpose with zero calories at no cost. Instead, consumers are looking for value-added benefits, such as energy, vitamins, customisable flavours and probiotic cultures. As a result, energy drinks and liquid concentrates, such as Mio, performed strongly in 2012 by appealing to consumers’ desire for energy and customisation. Conversely, carbonates and 100% juice as a whole struggled due to their high sugar and calorie content. With the exception of a few categories, such as energy drinks, liquid concentrates and RTD coffee, overall growth in sales of soft drinks is expected to remain rather flat over the forecast period. The maturity of the US soft drinks market makes it difficult to achieve growth, as Americans already consume high levels of packaged soft drinks. At the same time, concerns about obesity are prompting consumers to question their soft drinks consumption, as most beverages contain high levels of sugar. However, categories such as energy drinks and liquid concentrates, which offer added/functional value, including energy, vitamins and the ability to customise flavours, are likely to see continued demand amid ongoing efforts by consumers to maintain healthy lifestyles.


Soft Drinks Market in Egypt

Egypt has been on the ropes since investors and tourists, two vital cash streams, fled after the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in 2011. Industry players and economic experts claim that the economy is gradually recovering. However, Egypt’s basic economic problems, such as a huge budget gap, a perilous drop in currency reserves and a high unemployment rate, persist. This means that recovery will be slow and very much dependent on maintaining the political stability of the country. 2012 witnessed a recovery from 2011’s sharp decline in total volume and value sales. However, the forecast is highly uncertain and very much dependent on a number of factors. The most important of these is the continued political stability of the country, which will ensure the economic growth of the country and hopefully see tourism and foreign investment return to Egypt.


Soft Drinks in Japan

2012 was the third consecutive positive year for the soft drinks industry in Japan. Following a turbulent yet positive year in 2011 due to the effects of the March earthquake, the industry was able to launch numerous key products that resulted in positive growth in off-trade sales. Bottled water was a major driver of growth in 2011 as consumers opted for bottled water following the health concerns over radiation. This consumer perception remained as despite tap water being cleared to drink safely, consumers opted to continue drinking bottled water even migrating from purchasing bottled water products at traditional distribution channels such as supermarkets and convenience stores to purchasing larger quantities through an increasing number of direct selling distributors. 2012 showed that the effects of the earthquake had long-lasting effects on consumers’ purchasing behaviour.


Product coverage: Asian Speciality Drinks, Bottled Water, Carbonates, Concentrates, Fruit/Vegetable Juice, RTD Coffee, RTD Tea, Sports and Energy Drinks.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

- Get a detailed picture of the Soft Drinks market;
- Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
- Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
- Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.