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RTD Tea in the US

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  • 36 Pages
  • December 2025
  • Region: United States
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 354803
Off-trade volume sales of RTD tea in the US are projected to continue to fall over 2025. RTD tea’s performance in the US remains a mixed bag, with a strong downturn in demand for regular still RTD tea, the dominant category, pulling down RTD as a whole. Regular still RTD tea struggled against sugar reduction trends. Wellness and affordability are two of the largest drivers in consumer beverage choice in the US.

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: Carbonated RTD Tea and Kombucha, Still RTD 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 RTD 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
  • Regular still RTD tea pulls down overall category performance
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Reduced sugar still RTD tea continues to gain momentum and has yet to reach its full potential
  • Kombucha offers growth opportunities amidst the wellness trend
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Onus on healthier options to develop RTD tea
  • AI to play a dynamic role
  • US-Argentina relations cool commodity concerns
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • New course for Lipton offers growth opportunities
  • Milo’s enjoys investment to climb the rankings
CHANNELS
  • Impulse and away-from-home consumption occasions favour convenience retailers in RTD tea
  • Online and omnichannel competition to convenience retailers intensifies
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 Leading Flavours for Off-trade RTD Tea: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 6 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 7 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 8 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 9 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 10 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 11 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 12 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 13 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERSOFT DRINKS IN THE US
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Premiumisation and caution visible in soft drinks in the US
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Functional beverages witness rapid transformation
  • Affordability remains a key concern
  • Slower but significant new product development
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Value sales to outpace volume sales in growth terms amid a focus on wellness trends
  • Players to invest in innovation and marketing to gain a competitive edge
  • Climatic imprint on soft drinks
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • The leading player innovates and premiumises its offer to stay ahead
  • Poppi surges after PepsiCo acquisition
CHANNELS
  • Retail e-commerce gains but limitations remain in place
  • Strong on-trade channel for soft drinks
MARKET DATA
  • Table 14 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 15 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 16 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 17 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • 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 (as sold) by Category: % Volume 2025
  • Table 20 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025
  • Table 21 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2025
  • Table 22 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 23 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 24 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 25 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 26 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 27 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 28 NBO Company Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 29 LBN Brand Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 30 NBO Company Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 31 LBN Brand Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 32 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 33 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 34 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 35 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 36 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 37 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 38 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 39 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format and Category: % Volume 2025
  • Table 40 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 41 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 42 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 43 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 44 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 45 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 46 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 47 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 48 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 49 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
APPENDIX
  • Fountain sales in the US
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources