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Tea in the United Kingdom

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  • 26 Pages
  • November 2025
  • Region: United Kingdom
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 566910
There has been a polarisation of demand within tea in 2025 with demand for black tea falling as consumers seek out more interesting and healthier alternatives. This has benefited sales of fruit/herbal tea which has been a primary target of new product development and innovation as players look to increase consumption occasions and to reach out to a younger audience.

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: Black Tea, Fruit/Herbal Tea, Green Tea, Instant Tea, Other 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 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 PERFORMANCE
  • Sales favour healthier and more indulgent tea offerings
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • The wellness wave is reshaping the UK tea market
  • Innovation rife in tea as players look to expand consumption occasions
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Guilt-free indulgence and holistic wellness trends will reshape the tea market
  • Digital trends and personalisation helping to attract Gen Z to tea
  • Affordable sustainability set to drive growth in the UK tea market
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Yorkshire Tea retains the lead with ongoing investment in innovation
  • Premiumisation and cold tea a focus on market innovation
CHANNELS
  • Supermarkets and hypermarkets dominate sales while e-commerce makes inroads
  • Digital trends driving on-trade tea sales
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Retail Sales of Tea by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Retail Sales of Tea by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Retail Sales of Tea by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Retail Sales of Tea by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Tea: % Retail Value 2021-2025
  • Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Tea: % Retail Value 2022-2025
  • Table 7 Forecast Retail Sales of Tea by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 8 Forecast Retail Sales of Tea by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 9 Forecast Retail Sales of Tea by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 10 Forecast Retail Sales of Tea by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERHOT DRINKS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Rising prices and economic pressures continue to limit growth in hot drinks
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Volume sales stagnate as consumers continue to battle with cost-of-living pressures
  • Players focus on offering quality products to sustain demand
  • Consumers look for indulgence without a higher price tag
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Expansion of the UK’s HFSS regulations set to push healthier options
  • The digital market opening up opportunities for hot drinks
  • Producers under mounting pressure to adopt more ethical practices
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Nestlé retains the lead through constant innovation and new product development
  • Keurig and JDE Peets merger expected to shake up the coffee market
CHANNELS
  • Hypermarkets and supermarkets continue to dominate sales in 2025
  • Foodservice demand shaping the retail market
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