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Energy Drinks in Germany

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  • 35 Pages
  • January 2026
  • Region: Germany
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 3134405
Off- and on-trade volume sales of energy drinks in Germany rose strongly in 2025, albeit significantly slower than in 2023 and 2024. Energy drinks remained one of the most dynamic categories in soft drinks in the market, with both the off- and on-trade channels seeing strong expansion at the end of the review period. Importantly, players are offering an increasing range of energy drinks, with brand owners continuing to diversify their products to meet a broadening consumer base.

This Energy Drinks in Germany report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data (2021-2025), 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: Reduced Sugar Energy Drinks, Regular 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 Energy 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
  • Energy drinks remains adynamic soft drinks category
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Energy drinks continue to enjoy rising popularity
  • Reduced sugar energy drinks fit with a key general trend in food and beverages
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Consumers seek value for money
  • Consumer search for healthier soft drinks could hit energy drinks
  • Potential age limit looming alongside health concerns
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Red Bull leads but the competition continues to intensify
  • Effect represents a significant local brand
CHANNELS
  • Availability, price and convenience bring traffic to discounters
  • Supermarkets try to lure consumers with new and niche brands
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Energy Drinks: % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Energy Drinks: % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 7 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Energy Drinks: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 8 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Energy Drinks: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 9 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 10 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 11 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 12 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTSSOFT DRINKS IN GERMANY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Health and wellness, price and nostalgia are key factors in consumers’ purchasing decisions
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Cost-savings without compromising on quality
  • Health and wellness increasingly shapes offer and demand
  • Changing foodservice consumption supports a demand for soft drinks
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Sober trend to favour soft drinks consumption
  • Diversfication to cover consumers’ needs
  • Retail to maintain dominance despite recovery of foodservice
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Aldi is adding premium value to diversify its offer
  • Paulaner Brauerei shows dynamism through a retro and nostalgia appeal
CHANNELS
  • Discounters respond to the affordability dynamic while developing higher-quality assortments
  • Strategic locations and wide and varied offers support strong position of supermarkets
MARKET DATA
  • Table 13 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 14 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 15 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 16 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 17 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: Volume 2025
  • Table 18 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: % Volume 2025
  • Table 19 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025
  • Table 20 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2025
  • Table 21 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 22 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 23 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 24 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 25 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 26 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 27 NBO Company Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 28 LBN Brand Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 29 NBO Company Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 30 LBN Brand Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 31 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 32 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 33 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 34 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 35 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 36 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 37 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 38 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format and Category: % Volume 2025
  • Table 39 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 40 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 41 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 42 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 43 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 44 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 45 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 46 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 47 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 48 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
APPENDIX
  • Fountain sales in Germany
COUNTRY REPORTS
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources