Soft Drinks in the United Arab Emirates

November 2023
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Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Soft Drinks industry in United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates?
  • To what extent are health considerations impacting consumption of Soft Drinks in United Arab Emirates?
  • 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 United Arab Emirates?
  • Which are the leading brands in Soft Drinks in United Arab Emirates?
  • What potential exists for multinational or domestic soft drinks companies to expand in United Arab Emirates?
  • How are products distributed in Soft Drinks in United Arab Emirates?
  • 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?
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Soft Drinks in the United Arab Emirates

Soft drinks in 2023: The big picture
2023 key trends
Competitive landscape
Retailing developments
Foodservice vs retail split
What next for soft drinks?
Table 1 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2018-2023
Table 2 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 3 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2018-2023
Table 4 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 5 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: Volume 2023
Table 6 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: % Volume 2023
Table 7 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2023
Table 8 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2023
Table 9 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2018-2023
Table 10 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 11 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 12 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 13 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2018-2023
Table 14 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 15 NBO Company Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2019-2023
Table 16 LBN Brand Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2020-2023
Table 17 NBO Company Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2019-2023
Table 18 LBN Brand Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2020-2023
Table 19 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2019-2023
Table 20 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2020-2023
Table 21 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2019-2023
Table 22 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2020-2023
Table 23 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume 2018-2023
Table 24 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2018-2023
Table 25 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format: % Volume 2018-2023
Table 26 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format and Category: % Volume 2023
Table 27 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2023-2028
Table 28 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 29 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2023-2028
Table 30 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2023-2028
Table 31 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2023-2028
Table 32 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 33 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 34 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
Table 35 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2023-2028
Table 36 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Fountain sales in the United Arab Emirates

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Summary 1 Research Sources

Bottled Water in the United Arab Emirates

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Private label expands within off-trade bottled water
Greater variety of bottled water is evident in off-trade channels
Local hotels are moving towards creative sustainability
Stable bottled water consumption over the forecast period
Functional bottled water is set to further expand
Water sources from the air will become more widely available
Table 37 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: Volume 2018-2023
Table 38 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 39 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 40 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 41 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Bottled Water: % Volume 2019-2023
Table 42 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Bottled Water: % Volume 2020-2023
Table 43 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Bottled Water: % Value 2019-2023
Table 44 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Bottled Water: % Value 2020-2023
Table 45 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: Volume 2023-2028
Table 46 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 47 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 48 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028

Carbonates in the United Arab Emirates

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Health concerns continue to drive demand for reduced sugar carbonates
Global launches of small cans of carbonates are gaining popularity in local market
On-trade volume sales stabilise in 2023 after extraordinary growth in 2022
Carbonates will face competition from sparkling flavoured bottled water, among other alternatives
Cola carbonates will remain a key product with fastest growth
Flavoured cola set to become increasingly popular
Table 49 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Carbonates: Volume 2018-2023
Table 50 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Carbonates: Value 2018-2023
Table 51 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Carbonates: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 52 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Carbonates: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 53 Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Category: Volume 2018-2023
Table 54 Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 55 Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 56 Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 57 Total Sales of Carbonates by Fountain On-trade: Volume 2018-2023
Table 58 Total Sales of Carbonates by Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 59 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Carbonates: % Volume 2019-2023
Table 60 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Carbonates: % Volume 2020-2023
Table 61 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Carbonates: % Value 2019-2023
Table 62 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Carbonates: % Value 2020-2023
Table 63 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Category: Volume 2023-2028
Table 64 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 65 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 66 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
Table 67 Forecast Total Sales of Carbonates by Fountain On-trade: Volume 2023-2028
Table 68 Forecast Total Sales of Carbonates by Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2023-2028

Concentrates in the United Arab Emirates

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Concentrates is the only declining category within soft drinks
Concentrates mostly sold on promotion during Ramadan
Powder concentrates is starting to see emergence of private label
Powder concentrates likely to lose considerable volume share over forecast period
Reduced sugar trend is fading in concentrates
Functionality and health claims will continue to feature on packaging
Concentrates Conversions
Summary 2 Concentrates Conversion Factors for Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Format
Table 69 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Category: Volume 2018-2023
Table 70 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 71 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 72 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 73 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2020-2023
Table 74 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Concentrates: % Value 2019-2023
Table 75 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Concentrates: % Value 2020-2023
Table 76 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Liquid Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2019-2023
Table 77 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Liquid Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2020-2023
Table 78 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Powder Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2019-2023
Table 79 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Powder Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2020-2023
Table 80 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Category: Volume 2023-2028
Table 81 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 82 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 83 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028

Juice in the United Arab Emirates

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Private label is starting to penetrate juice in the United Arab Emirates
More affordable brands and products are gaining popularity
No added sugar juice is the new norm in the local market
100% juice set to continue replacing demand for juice drinks and nectars
Different e-commerce options set to continue expanding
Juice brands to gradually adopt sustainable packaging
Table 84 Off-trade Sales of Juice by Category: Volume 2018-2023
Table 85 Off-trade Sales of Juice by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 86 Off-trade Sales of Juice by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 87 Off-trade Sales of Juice by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 88 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Juice: % Volume 2019-2023
Table 89 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Juice: % Volume 2020-2023
Table 90 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Juice: % Value 2019-2023
Table 91 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Juice: % Value 2020-2023
Table 92 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Juice by Category: Volume 2023-2028
Table 93 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Juice by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 94 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Juice by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 95 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Juice by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028

RTD Coffee in the United Arab Emirates

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Despite high price, RTD coffee continues to demonstrate dynamic growth
The trend for healthier RTD coffee is emerging with limited off-trade success
Starbucks retains dominance of RTD coffee in the local market
RTD coffee to become increasingly fragmented with several strong players entering
RTD coffee brands are set to operate within one price segment
With health benefits and product variety, RTD coffee will start competing more strongly with other soft drinks
Table 96 Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: Volume 2018-2023
Table 97 Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: Value 2018-2023
Table 98 Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 99 Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 100 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade RTD Coffee: % Volume 2019-2023
Table 101 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade RTD Coffee: % Volume 2020-2023
Table 102 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade RTD Coffee: % Value 2019-2023
Table 103 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade RTD Coffee: % Value 2020-2023
Table 104 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: Volume 2023-2028
Table 105 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: Value 2023-2028
Table 106 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 107 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: % Value Growth 2023-2028

RTD Tea in the United Arab Emirates

KEY DATA FINDINGS

RTD tea is one of the fastest growing categories within soft drinks
Reduced sugar still RTD tea is in high demand
Lipton retains convincing leadership of RTD tea
RTD tea to become increasingly fragmented with regional brands emerging
Sustainable packaging will soon become the new norm for RTD tea
More exciting flavours are expected to enter the local market
Table 108 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Volume 2018-2023
Table 109 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Value 2018-2023
Table 110 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 111 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 112 Leading Flavours for Off-trade RTD Tea: % Volume 2018-2023
Table 113 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Volume 2019-2023
Table 114 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Volume 2020-2023
Table 115 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Value 2019-2023
Table 116 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Value 2020-2023
Table 117 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Volume 2023-2028
Table 118 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Value 2023-2028
Table 119 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 120 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028

Energy Drinks in the United Arab Emirates

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Concerns that energy drinks are attracting a large younger audience
Reduced sugar energy drinks gain greater presence within category
Red Bull now dominates energy drinks using local marketing strategy
At-home consumption likely to continue due to hybrid working measures
Futher fragmentation of energy drinks expected over the forecast period
Energy drinks to offer more varied functionality as brands explore ingredients
Table 121 Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: Volume 2018-2023
Table 122 Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: Value 2018-2023
Table 123 Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 124 Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 125 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Energy Drinks: % Volume 2019-2023
Table 126 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Energy Drinks: % Volume 2020-2023
Table 127 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Energy Drinks: % Value 2019-2023
Table 128 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Energy Drinks: % Value 2020-2023
Table 129 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: Volume 2023-2028
Table 130 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: Value 2023-2028
Table 131 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 132 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: % Value Growth 2023-2028

Sports Drinks in the United Arab Emirates

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Sports drinks continues to outperform soft drinks as a whole
Premium price does not discourage consumption of sports drinks in local market
Increasing fragmentation as new brands enter
Demand for reduced sugar sports drinks expected to boom
Sports drinks will face strong competition from other categories
Potential for local brands to enter with trusted image and affordable prices
Table 133 Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: Volume 2018-2023
Table 134 Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: Value 2018-2023
Table 135 Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
Table 136 Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: % Value Growth 2018-2023
Table 137 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Sports Drinks: % Volume 2019-2023
Table 138 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Sports Drinks: % Volume 2020-2023
Table 139 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Sports Drinks: % Value 2019-2023
Table 140 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Sports Drinks: % Value 2020-2023
Table 141 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: Volume 2023-2028
Table 142 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: Value 2023-2028
Table 143 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
Table 144 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: % Value Growth 2023-2028
The following categories and subcategories are included:

Soft Drinks

      • Carbonated Natural Mineral Bottled Water
      • Carbonated Spring Bottled Water
      • Carbonated Purified Bottled Water
      • Still Flavoured Bottled Water
      • Sparkling Flavoured Bottled Water
    • Functional Bottled Water
      • Still Natural Mineral Bottled Water
      • Still Spring Bottled Water
      • Still Purified Bottled Water
    • Regular Carbonates
    • Reduced Sugar Carbonates
      • Regular Cola Carbonates
      • Reduced Sugar Cola Carbonates
      • Regular Non-Cola Carbonates
      • Reduced Sugar Non-Cola Carbonates
        • Regular Lemonade/Lime
        • Reduced Sugar Lemonade/Lime
        • Regular Tonic Water/Mixers/Other Bitters
        • Reduced Sugar Tonic Water/Mixers/Other Bitters
        • Regular Orange Carbonates
        • Reduced Sugar Orange Carbonates
        • Regular Other Non-Cola Carbonates
        • Reduced Sugar Other Non-Cola Carbonates
    • Liquid Concentrates
    • Powder Concentrates
      • Not from Concentrate 100% Juice
      • Reconstituted 100% Juice
    • Coconut and Other Plant Waters
    • Juice Drinks (up to 24% Juice)
    • Nectars
  • RTD Coffee
    • Carbonated RTD Tea and Kombucha
      • Regular Still RTD Tea
      • Reduced Sugar Still RTD Tea
    • Regular Energy Drinks
    • Reduced Sugar Energy Drinks
    • 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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