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Concentrates in the United Kingdom

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  • 36 Pages
  • November 2025
  • Region: United Kingdom
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 307250
Off-trade volume sales of both liquid and powder concentrates have declined in 2025 with a lack of significant innovation and an increasingly unhealthy image weighing on the category’s growth and development. Despite these challenges there have been some bright spots, such as the rising interest in coffee concentrates and products with a sport and wellness positioning.

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, packaging or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2030 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Liquid Concentrates, Powder Concentrates.

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

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Concentrates 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 PERFORMANCE
  • Sales of concentrates decline as consumers shift to alternative soft drinks
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Coffee concentrates one of the few bright spots for the category
  • Powder concentrates sees polarised demand
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Health-driven reformulation and functional innovation shaping future demand
  • Digital transformation and product innovation
  • Regulatory shifts and sustainability focus
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Carlsberg now the leading force in concentrates following its acquisition of Britvic
  • Nescafé launches cold brew coffee product while private label
CHANNELS
  • Distribution landscape remains largely unchanged
  • E-commerce playing a growing role in the market
  • Concentrates Conversions
  • Summary 1 Concentrates Conversion Factors for Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Format
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 6 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Concentrates: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 7 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Concentrates: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 8 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Liquid Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 9 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Liquid Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 10 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Powder Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 11 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Powder Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 12 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 13 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 14 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 15 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERSOFT DRINKS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Sales of soft drinks rise in 2025 with the focus on health and affordability
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Ongoing price pressures push players to innovate to maintain demand
  • Health, wellness and sustainability prominent drivers of new product development
  • Guilt-free indulgence a key trend in 2025
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • New product development and innovation likely to remain key growth drivers
  • Players set to lean on digital technology in a rapidly evolving market
  • New and forthcoming regulation set to impact company strategies within soft drinks
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Coca-Cola retains a strong lead in soft drinks thanks to its broad brand portfolio
  • Monster Energy thriving while smaller players gain prominence in niche areas of the market
CHANNELS
  • Affordability remains a key issue as supermarkets and hypermarkets dominate sales
  • Foodservice playing a key role in driving retail growth and innovation
MARKET DATA
  • Table 16 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 17 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 18 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 19 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 20 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: Volume 2025
  • Table 21 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: % Volume 2025
  • Table 22 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025
  • Table 23 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2025
  • Table 24 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 25 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 26 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 27 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 28 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 29 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 30 NBO Company Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 31 LBN Brand Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 32 NBO Company Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 33 LBN Brand Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 34 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 35 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 36 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 37 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 38 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 39 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 40 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 41 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format and Category: % Volume 2025
  • Table 42 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 43 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 44 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 45 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 46 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 47 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 48 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 49 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 50 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 51 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
APPENDIX
  • Fountain sales in the United Kingdom
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 2 Research Sources