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Tea in Estonia

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  • 23 Pages
  • December 2025
  • Region: Estonia
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 1214845
Tea remains a niche category in Estonia, constrained by a strong cultural preference for coffee and a gradually declining consumer base of older consumers. Fruit/ herbal teas remain especially popular, supported by seasonal demand and self-medication traditions, while premium teas appeal to a small, discerning audience. Convenience-driven products like black tea bags are gaining traction, alongside private label offerings such as Lidl’s Lord Nelson.

This report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2020-2025, 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 or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2030 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Black Tea, Fruit/Herbal Tea, Green Tea, Instant Tea, Other Tea.

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

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Tea 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.

Table of Contents

KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Focus on niche, health-oriented consumption
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Lack of tea drinking culture and unfavourable demographic trends limit sales
  • Black tea bags shows strongest performance
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Modest projected growth, as core demographic base continues to decline
  • Premiumisation could represent key growth opportunity
  • Private label tea will continue to have limited impact
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Tanker retains its dominance through strength of Lipton brand
  • LTT’s Senok sees fastest growth, while private label continues to make gains
CHANNELS
  • Supermarkets and hypermarkets dominate the retail landscape
  • Discounters drives growth
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Retail Sales of Tea by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Retail Sales of Tea by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Retail Sales of Tea by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Retail Sales of Tea by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Tea: % Retail Value 2021-2025
  • Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Tea: % Retail Value 2022-2025
  • Table 7 Forecast Retail Sales of Tea by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 8 Forecast Retail Sales of Tea by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 9 Forecast Retail Sales of Tea by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 10 Forecast Retail Sales of Tea by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERHOT DRINKS IN ESTONIA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Inflation drives value growth amid declining demand
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Inflationary pressures drive value growth amid declining demand
  • Sharp increases in global coffee prices hinder consumption
  • Fruit/herbal tea remains significant
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Hot drinks set to rebound amid economic recovery
  • Growing demand for indulgent coffee experiences
  • Tea and other hot drinks will remain niche categories
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Paulig leads hot drinks sales
  • Starbucks expands from low base
CHANNELS
  • Supermarkets and hypermarkets lead sales
  • Lidl drives growth of discounters
  • Foodservice vs retail split
MARKET DATA
  • Table 11 Sales of Hot Drinks by Retail vs Foodservice: % Volume Breakdown 2020-2025
  • Table 12 Sales of Hot Drinks by Retail vs Foodservice: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 13 Retail Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 14 Retail Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 15 Retail Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 16 Retail Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 17 Foodservice Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 18 Foodservice Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 19 Total Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 20 Total Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 21 NBO Company Shares of Hot Drinks: % Retail Value 2021-2025
  • Table 22 LBN Brand Shares of Hot Drinks: % Retail Value 2022-2025
  • Table 23 Penetration of Private Label in Hot Drinks by Category: % Retail Value 2020-2025
  • Table 24 Retail Distribution of Hot Drinks by Format: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 25 Retail Distribution of Hot Drinks by Format and Category: % Volume 2025
  • Table 26 Forecast Sales of Hot Drinks by Retail vs Foodservice: % Volume Breakdown 2025-2030
  • Table 27 Forecast Sales of Hot Drinks by Retail vs Foodservice: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 28 Forecast Retail Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 29 Forecast Retail Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 30 Forecast Retail Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 31 Forecast Retail Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 32 Forecast Foodservice Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 33 Forecast Foodservice Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 34 Forecast Total Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: Total Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 35 Forecast Total Sales of Hot Drinks by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources