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Other Hot Drinks in Croatia

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  • 24 Pages
  • December 2025
  • Region: Croatia
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 1240511
While other hot drinks in Croatia faces challenges from a declining child population and growing health awareness around sugar, higher average prices and renewed consumer interest in comfort-oriented drinks supported solid value gains in 2025. Innovation in terms of reduced sugar or fortified versions also helped to sustain demand in the year. Chocolate-based powder drinks continued to dominate the category, being family staples.

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: Flavoured Powder Drinks, Other Plant-based Hot 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 Other Hot 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.

Table of Contents

KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Rising prices and demand for comfort-oriented drinks support value gains
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks remain the dominant category
  • Innovation in reduced sugar or fortified versions helps sustain demand
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Volume growth limited by demographic decline and growing awareness of sugar
  • Advancements in production technology, product reformulation, and digital distribution
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Nesquik retains high household penetration thanks to its trusted image, consistent quality, and wide distribution
  • Dr Oetker benefits from strong brand trust and steady demand
CHANNELS
  • Consumers value supermarkets’ wide assortments, promotions, and convenience
  • Forecourt retailers benefit from Sunday trading restrictions and improved product assortments
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Retail Sales of Other Hot Drinks by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Retail Sales of Other Hot Drinks by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Retail Sales of Other Hot Drinks by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Retail Sales of Other Hot Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Other Hot Drinks: % Retail Value 2021-2025
  • Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Other Hot Drinks: % Retail Value 2022-2025
  • Table 7 Forecast Retail Sales of Other Hot Drinks by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 8 Forecast Retail Sales of Other Hot Drinks by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 9 Forecast Retail Sales of Other Hot Drinks by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 10 Forecast Retail Sales of Other Hot Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERHOT DRINKS IN CROATIA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Hot drinks’ cultural importance, adaptive product strategies, and resilient domestic producers ensure continued value expansion
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Rising prices and consumer frustration
  • Selective premiumisation persists, supported by tourism and functional innovation
  • Affordable sustainability emerges as an important trend
  • Coffee retains its central position in hot drinks
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Price-driven value growth, with volumes remaining largely stable
  • Company activity will centre on cost management, technological advancement, and adaptive innovation
  • Gradual diversification of retail channels, reflecting Croatia’s evolving shopping habits and tourism-driven demand
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Frank maintains its lead, supported by its strong heritage, diversified product portfolio, and continuous innovation
  • Local companies dominate, benefiting from trust, tradition, and adaptability
CHANNELS
  • Supermarkets lead with their wide product assortments, regular promotions, and accessibility
  • Sunday trading restrictions and tourism drive dynamic growth of forecourt retailers
  • E-commerce offers quick delivery and access to products not always available in physical stores
  • 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