Key Highlights
- The hot drinks market includes retail sales of hot coffee, hot tea, and other hot drinks. The hot coffee segment includes coffee beans, decaffeinated instant coffee, standard instant coffee, ground coffee, and ground coffee pods. Hot tea segment covers black specialty tea, fruit and herbal tea, green tea, instant tea, tea pods, etc. Other hot drinks segment includes chocolate-based hot drinks, malt-based hot drinks, mate, roasted grain hot drinks, etc. The market is valued according to retail selling price (RSP) and includes any applicable taxes.
- The South African hot drinks market recorded revenues of $992.2 million in 2024, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.3% between 2019-24.
- Market consumption volumes declined with a negative CAGR of 1.4% between 2019-24, reaching a total of 47.7 million kilograms in 2024.
- The sluggish growth of the South African hot drinks market during the review period (2019-24) due to a combination of economic and operational challenges. Rising inflation and increased import costs increased prices for key products like coffee and tea, reducing consumer demand, particularly in the at-home segment.
Scope
- Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the hot drinks market in South Africa
- Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the hot drinks market in South Africa
- Leading company profiles reveal details of key hot drinks market players’ global operations and financial performance
- Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the South Africa hot drinks market with five year forecasts by both value and volume
Reasons to Buy
- What was the size of the South Africa hot drinks market by value in 2024?
- What will be the size of the South Africa hot drinks market in 2029?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South Africa hot drinks market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- Who are the top competitors in South Africa's hot drinks market?
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Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Nestle SA
- AVI Ltd
- JAB Holding Company SARL
- CVC Capital Partners Plc

