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Sports Drinks in the United Arab Emirates

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  • 27 Pages
  • November 2025
  • Region: United Arab Emirates
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 3134415
Sports drinks in the UAE continues to record strong volume growth in 2025, supported by its products’ positioning between healthier hydration and indulgent flavour, which appeals to a wide consumer base. Both regular and reduced sugar formats are expanding, with reduced sugar sports drinks growing marginally faster as health and wellness trends intensify and new entrants such as Prime gain visibility.

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: Reduced Sugar Sports Drinks, Regular Sports 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 Sports 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
  • Health-focused positioning and strong youth appeal sustain rapid expansion in sports drinks
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Sport drinks continues rapid rise in 2025
  • Consumers enjoy both regular and reduced sugar sports drinks
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Functional positioning offers further growth opportunities
  • Younger consumers comprise major target audience
  • Health and wellness trends to have greater impact
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Sustained success of Gatorade among dominance of international brands
  • Gatorade posts fastest growth among brands in 2025
CHANNELS
  • Hypermarkets leads distribution in 2025, with supermarkets in second place
  • E-commerce enjoys fastest expansion
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Sports Drinks: % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Sports Drinks: % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 7 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Sports Drinks: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 8 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Sports Drinks: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 9 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 10 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 11 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 12 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERSOFT DRINKS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Momentum driven by health trends, regulation and evolving retail dynamics
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Volume sales rise as progress is shaped by health and indulgence trends
  • Marketing messages push health claims
  • Sustainability gains ground in packaging innovation
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Sugar tax and labelling system will impact development for soft drinks
  • Regulations to tighten around packaging and waste
  • Tech advancements set to support growth
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Red Bull leads overall soft drinks
  • Local player Alokozay sees fastest growth
CHANNELS
  • Hypermarkets leads while e-commerce rises fastest
  • Small local grocers remain key, as off-trade volumes rise faster than on-trade
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 the United Arab Emirates
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources