Industry Statistics and Trends
Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 5.6 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated £2.2bn in 2025.
Trends and Insights
Rising health awareness pushes consumers toward healthier soft drink substitutes
- Rising health consciousness is giving the industry a significant boost. Fruit drinks and functional beverages are viewed as healthier alternatives to traditional soft drinks, appealing to consumers who want a treat without compromising on health. Data from Ocado Retail in the UK shows a 54% increase in health drink sales over the year through June 2025, driven by younger consumers seeking beverages that offer more than just hydration. Popular choices include drinks with added benefits such as energy support, gut health and cognitive function. This trend has fuelled the rise of smaller businesses aiming to capture market share by meeting demand for functional health benefits. One standout is Trip, a CBD-infused drink brand, which achieved 224.75% annual sales growth over the three years to February 2024.
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Source: IBISWorld
Industry outlook (2025-2030)
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Trends and Insights
Sustainability takes centre stage as producers prepare for tougher environmental regulations
- Sustainable packaging, processes and sourcing will become standard as consumer preferences drive enhanced sustainability practices. This will prompt increased investment across the industry to meet expectations and self-imposed targets. For instance, Coca-Cola aims for net zero across its value chain by 2040, influencing the sustainability practices of major brands like Monster and Oasis. Such environmental upgrades will raise short-term costs, driven by investment in factory upgrades, renewable energy and circular packaging systems, but they’ll open up growth opportunities. Sustainable producers would be better placed to tap into consumers’ willingness to pay more for sustainable products, using their eco credentials to justify premium pricing and offset rising costs. According to PwC’s 2024 Voice of the Consumer survey, shoppers are willing to spend an average of 9.7% more on sustainably produced goods.
Biggest companies in the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production in the UK
| Company | Market Share (%)
2026 | Revenue (£m)
2026 |
|---|---|---|
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Great Britain Ltd | 632.2 | |
Britvic Ltd | 600.1 | |
Lucozade Ribena Suntory Ltd | 573.2 |
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Products & Services Segmentation
Source: IBISWorld
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Fruit drinks, Dilutables and Energy drinks. Fruit drinks is the largest segment of the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production in the UK.
Trends and Insights
Dilutables offer a cost-effective alternative
- Dilutables like squashes, cordials, powders and concentrates allow consumers to mix drinks to taste. They’re favoured for their affordability, convenience and reliability as staple products.
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Table of Contents
About this industry
Industry definition
Companies in this industry manufacture a range of drinks, including sports and energy beverages, fruit drinks, dilutables, iced tea and flavoured mineral water.
What's included in this industry?
Products and services covered in the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom include Fruit drinks, Dilutables, Iced tea and flavoured still water, Energy drinks and Sports drinks.Companies
Companies covered in the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom include Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Great Britain Ltd, Britvic Ltd and Lucozade Ribena Suntory Ltd.Purchase this report to view all 6 major companies in this industry.
Related Terms
Related terms covered in the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom include fruit drink, dilutable, functional beverage, horizontally integrated and pet packaging.Industry Code
SIC 11.07 - Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production in the UK
Performance
Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.
Analyst insights
Brands pivot to low-sugar drinks. Increasing health awareness has driven major brands like Lucozade and Monster broaden their zero-sugar offerings and introduce new flavours,...
In this chapter (4)
- Current Performance
- Outlook
- Volatility
- Life Cycle
Key metrics
- Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
- Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
- Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
- Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business
Charts
- Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
- Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
- Industry Life Cycle
Detailed analysis
- Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
- Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
- Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
- How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.
Products and Markets
Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.
Analyst insight
Convenience store sales benefit from consumers' busy lifestyles. The strategic positioning of convenience stores in high-footfall areas is boosting sales, further aided by pe...
In this chapter
- Products & Services
- Major Markets
- International Trade
Key metrics
- Largest market segment and value in 2025
- Product innovation level
- Total imports, level and trend
- Total exports, level and trend
- Trade Balance
Charts
- Products & services segmentation in 2025
- Major market segmentation in 2025
- International trade, including imports by country and exports by country
Detailed analysis
- Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
- Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
- Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
- Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
- Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends
Geographic Breakdown
Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.
Analyst insights
London is the most significant market for beverage producers. Proximity to the largest number of supermarkets and on-the-go consumers encourages UK fruit drink and functional...
In this chapter (1)
- Business Locations
Charts
- Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
- Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025
Tables
- Number and share of establishments in each region in 2025
- Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2025
- Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2025
- Number and share of employees in each region in 2025
Detailed analysis
- Geographic spread of the industry across Europe, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
- Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage
Competitive Forces
Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.
Analyst insights
Beverage producers can gain a competitive edge through superior branding. Larger producers can invest substantial amounts into product branding and use marketing strategies t...
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- Concentration
- Barriers to Entry
- Substitutes
- Buyer & Supplier Analysis
Key metrics
- Industry concentration level
- Industry competition level and trend
- Barriers to entry level and trend
- Substitutes level and trend
- Buyer power level and trend
- Supplier power level and trend
Charts
- Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
- Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart
Detailed analysis
- Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
- Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
- Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
- Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
- Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
- Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
- Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
- Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
- Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.
Companies
Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.
Analyst insights
Coca-Cola expands its functional beverage lineup. The company regularly updates flavour profiles across top brands like Monster and Powerade. One example is the June 2025 lau...
In this chapter
- Market Share Concentration
- Companies
- Company Spotlights
Charts
- Industry market share by company in 2021 through 2025
- Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025
- Overview of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Great Britain Ltd's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
- Overview of Britvic Ltd's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
- Overview of Lucozade Ribena Suntory Ltd's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
- Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 3 additional companies
Detailed analysis
- Description and key data for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Great Britain Ltd, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description and key data for Britvic Ltd, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description and key data for Lucozade Ribena Suntory Ltd, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description, key data and performance trends for 3 additional companies
External Environment
Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.
Analyst insights
The sugar tax continues to shape the industry. Brands have cut sugar content, expanded low- and no-calorie ranges and adapted to rising demand for healthier alternatives thro...
In this chapter
- External Drivers
- Regulation & Policy
- Assistance
Key metrics
- Regulation & policy level and trend
- Assistance level and trend
Charts
- Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030)
- Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030)
Detailed analysis
- Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
- Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
- Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.
Financial Benchmarks
View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time.
Analyst insights
The soaring National Living Wage drives up wage costs. The latest increase in the National Living Wage, combined with higher National Insurance contributions, has significant...
In this chapter
- Cost Structure
- Financial Ratios
- Key Ratios
Key metrics
- Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
- Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
- Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
- Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio
Charts
- Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
- Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
- Investment vs. share of economy
Data tables
- Liquidity Ratios (2019-2023)
- Coverage Ratios (2019-2023)
- Leverage Ratios (2019-2023)
- Operating Ratios (2019-2023)
- Assets (2019-2023)
- Liabilities (2019-2023)
- Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
- Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
- Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
- Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- Average Wage (2015-2030)
- Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
- Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
- Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
- Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)
Detailed analysis
- Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability
Key Statistics
Industry Data
Data Tables
Including values and annual change:
- Revenue (2015-2030)
- IVA (2015-2030)
- Establishments (2015-2030)
- Enterprises (2015-2030)
- Employment (2015-2030)
- Exports (2015-2030)
- Imports (2015-2030)
- Wages (2015-2030)
Top Questions Answered
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What is the market size of the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom in 2025?
The market size of the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom is £2.2bn in 2025.
How many businesses are there in the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom in 2025?
There are 79 businesses in the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom, which has grown at a CAGR of 4.0 % between 2020 and 2025.
How may import tariffs affect the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom?
The Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom is likely to be impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a moderate share of industry revenue.
How may export tariffs affect the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom?
The Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
Has the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom has been growing at a CAGR of 5.6 % between 2020 and 2025.
What is the forecast growth of the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom is expected to grow.
What are the biggest companies in the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom?
The biggest companies operating in the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Great Britain Ltd, Britvic Ltd and Lucozade Ribena Suntory Ltd
What does the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom include?
Fruit drinks and Dilutables are part of the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom.
Which companies have the highest market share in the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom?
The company holding the most market share in the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom is Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Great Britain Ltd.
How competitive is the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom?
The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Fruit Drink & Functional Beverage Production industry in the United Kingdom.
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