01 Industry overview
The beverage industry at a glance
The beverage industry combines a large global soft-drinks market with substantial U.S. economic activity: global soft drinks were valued at $482 billion in 2025, while U.S. beverage companies generated $324 billion in direct economic impact.
- $482B[101]
- Global soft drinks, 2025
- 5.0%[101]
- Soft drinks CAGR, 2025–2032
- $324B[75]
- U.S. direct economic impact, 2025
- 45.54%[101]
- Carbonates share, 2025
- Market size
- The global soft-drinks market was valued at $482 billion in 2025. In the United States, food and nonalcoholic beverages purchased for off-premises consumption totaled $1.29 trillion in 2025, although this broader BEA category includes food as well as beverages.[101][102]
- Forecast & CAGR
- Ken Research forecasts the global soft-drinks market to reach $678 billion by 2032, implying a 5.0% compound annual growth rate from 2025 to 2032. Euromonitor data presented by the World Brewing Alliance projects global soft-drinks retail volume growth of 3.0% in 2025 and 3.1% in 2030.[101][22]
- Market share & regions
- North America was the largest regional commercial hub in 2025, with approximately 34.42% of global soft-drink value under Ken Research’s market taxonomy. Carbonated soft drinks represented 45.54% of global soft-drink value in 2025.[101]
- Segmentation
- The market is segmented into carbonated soft drinks, bottled water, juices, energy and sports drinks, ready-to-drink tea and coffee, and other functional beverages. Carbonates remained the largest identified product segment at 45.54% of global soft-drink value in 2025, while PET packaging accounted for 59.23%.[101]
- Key players & concentration
- Large multinational producers and bottlers remain central to the industry, but concentration varies by category and geography. In the United States, American Beverage reported more than 4,400 manufacturing, sales and distribution facilities and 275,000 direct employees in 2025, indicating a broad operating footprint rather than a small number of production sites.[75]
- Pricing
- U.S. beverage and tobacco product manufacturers reported $61.26 billion in sales in the fourth quarter of 2024, up from $58.94 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023. The Census Bureau’s shipment series recorded $11.18 billion in beverage shipments in January 2026, compared with $11.18 billion in January 2025, indicating broadly flat year-over-year nominal shipments for that month.[103][104]
- Trends, drivers & challenges
- Growth is being supported by demand for functional, energy, ready-to-drink and lower-alcohol products, while soft-drink retail volume is forecast to grow around 3.1% in 2030. Key challenges include slower volume growth, packaging costs and recycling pressure; PET represented 59.23% of global soft-drink packaging in 2025, while global plastic-waste recycling remains low.[22][101]
- Consumer behavior & competition
- U.S. consumer spending on off-premises food and beverages reached $1.524 trillion in 2025, including $1.290 trillion for food and nonalcoholic beverages and $232.9 billion for alcoholic beverages. Competition is shifting toward functional products, energy drinks, ready-to-drink formats and brand extensions, while traditional beer and craft-beer producers face pressure from changing preferences and alternative beverage categories.[102][44]
- M&A
- Global beverage deal value rose to $43 billion in 2025 from $20 billion in 2024, with Keurig Dr Pepper’s approximately $23 billion acquisition of JDE Peet’s accounting for a major share of 2025 activity. In U.S. beverage M&A, Capstone Partners reported 92 announced or closed sector transactions year to date in 2026, down 23.3% year over year.[105][106]
- Regulation
- The FDA’s 2026 Human Foods Program guidance agenda included draft guidance on labeling caffeine content in foods and beverages and updates concerning “healthy” claims. The FDA also states that it has no regulation specifically titled for energy drinks, leaving applicable requirements to broader food-safety and labeling rules.[107]
- Latest news
- Recent industry developments include Illinois’ November 2026 prohibition on intoxicating hemp beverages in liquor stores, illustrating the regulatory uncertainty around THC drinks. Separately, Capstone Partners reported that beverage M&A activity had softened in 2026, with deal volume down 23.3% year over year through its latest reporting period.[2][106]
02 Ranking
Top 10 Companies in the Beverage Industry
The leading companies in the beverage industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.
Updated November 10, 2026 · Next review December 10, 2026
Carlsberg Group leads Gitnux's 2026 beverage ranking with an Overall score of 9.3, with 127 million hectoliters of fermented and non-fermented beverages produced in 2025. The Coca-Cola Company is the highest-ranked beverage brand owner at 9.1, driven by $47.9 billion in 2025 net operating revenues from beverage brands.
Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓
Editor's top 3 picks
Where to start, by need.
#1 Overall · Leader in brewing
Carlsberg Group
DK
Ranked #1 · 9.3 · Brewing
Why we picked it: Fermentation-scale beverage production across fermented and non-fermented drinks under its segment footprint.
Leader in non-alcoholic beverages
The Coca-Cola Company
US
Ranked #2 · 9.1 · Non-alcoholic beverages
Why we picked it: Global non-alcoholic beverage brands supported $47.9 billion net operating revenues in 2025.
Leader in energy and functional beverages
Monster Beverage
US
Ranked #3 · 9.0 · Energy and functional beverages
Why we picked it: Energy and functional beverages with 29.2% operating margin and 10.7% revenue growth signals.
Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.
Full ranking
| # | Company | Overall ↓ | Impact | Performance | Momentum | Innovation | Company snapshot |
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| 1 | Carlsberg Group Brewing · DK | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.7 | |
Company snapshot · Carlsberg Group · Data as of November 10, 2026 Produced 127 million hectoliters of fermented and non-fermented beverages in 2025.[108]
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| 2 | The Coca-Cola Company Non-alcoholic beverages · US | 9.1 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 9.3 | |
Company snapshot · The Coca-Cola Company · Data as of November 10, 2026 Reported $47.9 billion in 2025 net operating revenues from beverage brands.[65]
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| 3 | Monster Beverage Energy and functional beverages · US | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.7 | |
Company snapshot · Monster Beverage · Data as of November 10, 2026
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| 4 | Keurig Dr Pepper Soft drinks and coffee · US | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.3 | |
Company snapshot · Keurig Dr Pepper · Data as of November 10, 2026 Reported $16.6 billion in 2025 net sales across refreshment beverages, coffee and international operations.[109]
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| 5 | Kirin Holdings Alcoholic and non-alcoholic · JP | 8.9 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 9.9 | |
Company snapshot · Kirin Holdings · Data as of November 10, 2026 Reported 2025 beverage revenue of ¥1,653.5 billion across alcoholic and non-alcoholic businesses.[110]
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| 6 | Red Bull Energy drinks and functional beverages · AT | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 8.7 | |
Company snapshot · Red Bull · Data as of November 10, 2026
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| 7 | Danone Bottled water and plant-based beverages · FR | 8.5 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 7.6 | |
Company snapshot · Danone · Data as of November 10, 2026 Danone's portfolio includes bottled water and plant-based beverages sold across 120 countries.[111]
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| 8 | Pernod Ricard Global spirits and alcoholic beverages · FR | 8.4 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 9.3 | |
Company snapshot · Pernod Ricard · Data as of November 10, 2026
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| 9 | Diageo Global spirits, beer and ready-to-drink beverages · GB | 8.4 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 8.7 | |
Company snapshot · Diageo · Data as of November 10, 2026 Diageo reported $20.2 billion in fiscal 2025 net sales and ranked first in international spirits.[71]
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| 10 | Nongfu Spring Bottled water and non-alcoholic beverages, China · CN | 8.4 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 7.0 | |
Company snapshot · Nongfu Spring · Data as of November 10, 2026
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How we score
- Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
- Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
- Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
- Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.
Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.
Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.
Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 10, 2026.
Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.
Cite this ranking
APA
Stefan Wendt. (2026, February 27). Top 10 companies in the beverage industry. In Beverage Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/beverage-industry-statistics/#top-companies
Beer company market share by volume
Anheuser-Busch InBev leads with 30%.
03 Trends & forecasts
Top 10 Beverage Industry Trends & Forecasts 2027
What is changing in the beverage industry, with the evidence behind each trend and a forecast for 2027.
Forecasts were generated by an AI model from the cited evidence. They are estimates, not guarantees.
01Soft-drink value growth outpaces volume
Medium confidenceThe global soft-drinks market was valued at $482 billion in 2025, with a forecast 5.0% CAGR from 2025 to 2032. Euromonitor data cited by the World Brewing Alliance projects global soft-drinks retail-volume growth of 3.0% in 2025 and 3.1% in 2030, indicating that value growth will continue to exceed volume growth.[101][112]
Forecast 2027: In 2027, global soft-drink value should expand at roughly 5%, while volume growth remains near 3%. Pricing, mix improvement and premium functional products will contribute more to growth than broad-based consumption gains.
02Functional beverages become a primary purchase driver
High confidenceFMI reported that U.S. retail beverage spending reached nearly $295 billion in 2025 and identified function—including hydration, energy, protein, digestive health and mood support—as a primary purchase driver. U.S. functional-beverage sales reached $31.3 billion over the latest year measured, up nearly 11% year over year.[69][2]
Forecast 2027: Functional beverages should remain one of the fastest-growing beverage segments in 2027, with brands extending into protein, prebiotic, probiotic, electrolyte and mood-positioned products. Growth will increasingly depend on credible benefits and compliant claims rather than novelty alone.
03Energy drinks shift toward multifunctional formulas
Medium confidenceIndustry data cited by Beverage Industry indicated that energy drinks grew more than 3% year over year in 2025, while the broader energy-drinks-and-shots market grew 6.4% in 2024. Manufacturers are increasingly combining energy with hydration, cleaner labels and other functional benefits.[3]
Forecast 2027: In 2027, energy products should continue growing at a mid-single-digit rate, but innovation will move beyond high-caffeine stimulation toward lower-sugar, electrolyte, focus and wellness propositions. Regulatory attention to caffeine disclosure will favor brands with transparent dosing.
04Ready-to-drink formats keep taking share
High confidenceGlobal ready-to-drink consumption reached 1 billion 9-litre cases for the first time in 2025, according to IWSR. In the ten major markets covered by IWSR, RTD volume rose 2% and value rose 4% in 2024.[42]
Forecast 2027: RTD beverages should post another year of above-category growth in 2027 as convenience, portion control and flavor experimentation support canned cocktails, hard seltzers, iced coffee and tea. Competitive pressure will increase as major beverage companies add more occasion-specific formats.
05Low- and no-alcohol products expand occasions
High confidenceIWSR reported that no-alcohol beer was the second-largest beer subcategory by volume in 2025. Capstone Partners also identified adult non-alcoholic beverages as one of the formats gaining while broader alcoholic-beverage activity remained pressured.[42][106]
Forecast 2027: In 2027, low- and no-alcohol beverages should continue gaining distribution in retail and foodservice, especially in beer, aperitif and cocktail-style formats. The strongest products will compete on flavor and social occasion, not only on alcohol avoidance.
06Traditional alcohol categories remain under pressure
High confidenceNIQ’s 2025 beverage-alcohol review said growth was not being driven by broad price increases, while Capstone reported continued weakness across legacy alcohol categories. Its 2026 update described broad weakness in the alcoholic subsector offsetting growth in RTD cocktails, adult non-alcoholic beverages and better-for-you formats.[21][106]
Forecast 2027: Beer, wine and mainstream spirits should remain relatively mature or declining in volume in 2027, with premium, RTD and non-alcoholic extensions capturing a growing share of innovation and shelf space. Producers will emphasize portfolio restructuring and occasion-based marketing.
07Premiumization supports value despite cautious spending
Medium confidenceCapstone reported that beverage M&A valuations reached a median 11.6x EBITDA in 2025 through year-to-date 2026, above the 10.2x median for the broader consumer industry. Skadden also identified increasing premiumization as a factor likely to push legacy food and beverage companies toward acquiring premium insurgent brands.[106][113]
Forecast 2027: In 2027, premiumization should remain strongest in spirits, specialty coffee, functional beverages and distinctive non-alcoholic products. However, premium brands will need smaller pack sizes, multipacks and clear functional or experiential value to withstand consumer budget pressure.
08PET packaging faces stronger circularity pressure
High confidencePET accounted for 59.23% of global soft-drink packaging in 2025 in the overview data. U.S. EPA data show that PET bottles and jars had a 29.1% recycling rate in 2018, while the European Commission’s packaging rules require at least 90% separate collection of single-use plastic and metal beverage containers by 2029.[114][115]
Forecast 2027: In 2027, beverage producers will accelerate recycled-content procurement, lightweighting, design-for-recycling and deposit-return participation. PET will remain central because of its scale, but packaging decisions will increasingly be shaped by collection costs, recycled-resin availability and extended-producer-responsibility rules.
09Deposit-return systems reshape beverage packaging
High confidenceThe European Commission states that EU member states must collect at least 90% of single-use plastic and metal beverage containers separately by 2029. The rules support deposit-and-return systems and require packaging to meet stronger recyclability, labeling and reuse criteria.[115]
Forecast 2027: During 2027, more European markets should expand or modernize deposit-return infrastructure, increasing the operational importance of standardized containers, barcode traceability and high-quality recycled feedstock. Multinational producers will increasingly design packaging systems for compliance across several jurisdictions rather than for one market.
10Caffeine labeling scrutiny increases
High confidenceThe FDA’s 2026 Human Foods Program guidance agenda included draft guidance on labeling caffeine content in foods and beverages. FDA priority deliverables also call for best practices covering added caffeine labeling in packaged foods, beverages, retail and restaurant settings.[107]
Forecast 2027: In 2027, beverage companies should expect more explicit caffeine disclosure, voluntary or mandatory, particularly for energy drinks, shots and functional products. Formulators will likely use clearer serving-size communication and moderate caffeine levels to reduce regulatory and reputational risk.
04 Statistics
Technology & Innovation
AI, automation, and cloud are tracked through adoption and investment intent; 39% of North American food and beverage organizations used AI in 2024.
AI in the beverage industry
- 39% of North American food and beverage organizations were implementing or using artificial intelligence in 2024.[1]
- PepsiCo spent hundreds of millions of dollars on artificial intelligence by 2023, according to its chief strategy and transformation officer.[2]
- 29% of North American food and beverage companies were investing in artificial intelligence in 2024.[1]
- 8.1% was the actual revenue growth reported by North American food and beverage companies implementing or using AI in 2021–2022.[1]
- 33% of North American food and beverage companies had no plans to leverage artificial intelligence in 2024.[1]
- 20% of North American food and beverage companies cited data analytics and decision-making as their main reason for exploring AI in 2024.[1]
Automation in the beverage industry
- 48% of North American food and beverage companies considered changing manufacturing locations as a workforce response in 2024.[1]
- 34% of North American food and beverage companies planned to use technology to automate more tasks within the following 12 months in 2024.[1]
- 60% of North American food and beverage companies used technology to prevent knowledge loss in 2024.[1]
- 6% of North American food and beverage companies had no plans to use technology to automate more tasks in 2024.[1]
- 60% of North American food and beverage companies were using technology to automate more tasks in 2024.[1]
- 14% of consumer packaged goods respondents ranked printed standard operating procedures or manuals as the most effective operator onboarding or upskilling method in 2025.[3]
Digital Transformation in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 40% of 423 food and beverage professionals worldwide identified disconnected systems and data as their organization’s biggest operational barrier in 2026.[4]
- 28% of food, beverage, and ingredient professionals reported positive effects from digital transformation technologies on food-safety preventive controls in 2024.[5]
- 82% of food and beverage leaders said technology adoption was a strategic priority, while 6% reported fully integrated digital systems, in a 2025 survey.[4]
- 34% of food, beverage, and ingredient professionals said manufacturing process or assembly had been positively affected by digital transformation technologies in 2024.[5]
Technology Adoption in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 22% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in machine-learning software in 2025.[5]
- 23% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in mobile-app technologies in 2025.[5]
- 50% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in artificial intelligence as part of their 2025 digital-transformation strategies.[5]
- 31% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in robotics or robotic process automation in 2025.[5]
Cloud Computing in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 18% of food manufacturers were already using cloud-based manufacturing-execution systems, while 51% planned implementation, according to a 2025 industry survey.[6]
- 30% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in cloud computing or enterprise resource-planning software and systems in 2025.[5]
- 39.5% of EU enterprises in accommodation and food-service activities used paid cloud-computing services in 2025.[7]
- 52% of food processors and manufacturers were considering cloud technology, while 45% reported no cloud use, in a 2023 industry survey.[1]
Big Data in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 35% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in big data and real-time analytics in 2025.[5]
- 13% of food manufacturers were already using advanced-analytics or big-data platforms, while 44% planned implementation, in a 2025 industry survey.[6]
- 24% of food-manufacturing respondents were very familiar with advanced analytics, while 34% were moderately familiar, in CRB’s 2025 survey.[8]
- 47% of food, beverage, and ingredient professionals identified gathering, analyzing, and leveraging data for data-driven decisions as a digital-transformation investment driver in 2024.[5]
05 Statistics
Data & Analytics
Data governance and regulatory change drive software updates: 90% of supply-management organizations agreed that data governance was necessary in 2024.
Business intelligence in the beverage industry
- 65% of food and beverage suppliers cited regulatory changes as their leading reason to update internal software in 2024.[10]
- 29% of North American food and beverage organizations were investing in artificial intelligence without yet using it in Aptean’s 2024 survey.[1]
- 39% of North American food and beverage organizations were already implementing or using artificial intelligence in Aptean’s 2024 survey.[1]
- 33% of North American food and beverage organizations had no plans to leverage artificial intelligence in Aptean’s 2024 survey.[1]
- 42% of food and beverage suppliers cited better management of supply-chain disruptions as a modernization driver in 2024.[10]
- 58% of food and beverage suppliers cited faster responsiveness to changing consumer preferences as a modernization driver in 2024.[10]
Data analytics in the beverage industry
- 40% of food and beverage suppliers reported time-consuming tasks as a problem associated with outdated processes in 2024.[10]
- 10.4% profit growth was forecast for 2025 by food and beverage companies already using artificial intelligence, versus 8.4% among other surveyed companies.[11]
- 97% of food and beverage businesses were at least investigating artificial intelligence in Aptean’s 2024 survey.[11]
- Data analytics ranked as the leading artificial-intelligence application among food and beverage organizations in Aptean’s 2024 survey.[11]
- 9.6% profit growth was reported for 2024 by food and beverage companies already using artificial intelligence, versus 7.3% among companies with no plans or still investigating it.[11]
- 25% of food and beverage brands identified market-trend and consumer-insight analysis as their leading artificial-intelligence use case for product innovation in 2025.[12]
Data Quality in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 22% of consumer-products companies reported that businesses lacked trust in data quality and validity in 2024.[13]
- 7.0 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data completeness as important in 2018.[14]
- 6.6 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data consistency as important in 2018.[14]
- 77% of retail and consumer-products companies identified improving data quality as a priority in 2023.[15]
- 6.4 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data accuracy as important in 2018.[14]
- 6.4 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data timeliness as important in 2018.[14]
Data Governance in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 90% of supply-management organizations agreed or strongly agreed that data governance was necessary in 2024.[16]
- 22% of consumer-products companies planned to increase investment in data infrastructure and governance over the following 12 months in 2024.[13]
- 43% of consumer-products companies reported struggling to establish the right level of data governance in 2024.[13]
- 61% of supply-management organizations had a dedicated data-governance function in 2024.[16]
- 81% of supply-management organizations found their data-governance program useful in 2024.[16]
- 47% of supply-management data-governance functions were housed in a center of excellence in 2024.[16]
KPIs in the beverage industry
- 65 was Coca-Cola HBC’s customer Net Promoter Score in 2024, up from 59 in 2023.[17]
- 15.4% of Coca-Cola HBC customer orders came through its Customer Portal in 2025, compared with 11.5% in 2024.[18]
- $1.3 billion in revenue was generated by AB InBev’s direct-to-consumer ecosystem in 2025.[19]
- 27% was Coca-Cola HBC’s beverage-attachment rate on food-delivery platforms in 2024, up from 26% in 2023.[17]
- 93% of Coca-Cola HBC customer cases were resolved within 48 hours in 2024.[17]
- 76 million e-commerce orders were generated by AB InBev’s direct-to-consumer business across 21 markets in 2025.[19]
06 Statistics
Strategy & Growth
Consumer and retailer signals point to functional and ready-to-drink emphasis; U.S. online sparkling-water sales increased 18.4% in 2025.
Growth in the beverage industry
- 48% of beverage-industry leaders planned greater emphasis on convenience in 2024.[20]
- 18.4% was the year-over-year increase in U.S. online sparkling-water sales in 2025.[21]
- $13.9 billion was the beverage-alcohol RTD and RTS category size at mid-2025.[21]
- 20.2% was the increase in RTD and prepared-cocktail ecommerce sales at mid-2025.[21]
- 59% of beverage-industry leaders planned greater emphasis on innovative and unique products in 2024.[20]
- 12.5% was ready-to-drink beverage alcohol’s share of total beverage-alcohol dollar sales at mid-2025.[21]
Differentiation in the beverage industry
- 32% of beverage consumers preferred or were interested in bubbly flavors in 2025.[22]
- 50% of Gen Z and millennial beverage shoppers cited taste or flavor among their top three purchase factors in 2026.[23]
- 92% of the general population identified flavor as the primary driver of beverage-alcohol drinking decisions in 2024.[24]
- 48% of beverage consumers preferred or were interested in fruity flavors in 2025.[22]
- 12% of Gen Z and millennial beverage shoppers cited packaging or design among their top three purchase factors in 2026.[23]
- 24% of consumers aged 21–34 preferred or were interested in botanical flavors in 2025.[22]
Mergers and acquisitions in the beverage industry
- $1.95 billion was the announced value of Butterfly Equity’s acquisition of The Duckhorn Portfolio in 2024.[25]
- $149.9 billion was total food-and-beverage M&A deal value in 2024.[25]
- $40.8 billion was the combined value of U.S. food-and-beverage M&A deals closed in the second half of 2024.[26]
- 165 U.S. food-and-beverage M&A deals closed in the second half of 2024.[26]
- 33% of U.S. food-and-beverage M&A deal volume involved beverage companies in the second half of 2024.[26]
- $83.1 billion was total food-and-beverage M&A deal value in 2023.[25]
Strategic partnerships in the beverage industry
- 42% of consumers said they were ordering alcohol delivery more often in 2025 than in 2024.[3]
- 28.1% was the increase in U.S. beverage-alcohol accounts sold through convenience stores in 2024.[27]
- 3.5% was spirits-based premixed-cocktail revenue growth in the United States in 2024.[27]
- 12.4% was convenience-store revenue growth for spirits-based premixed cocktails in the United States in 2024.[27]
- 14.1% was convenience-store volume growth for spirits-based premixed cocktails in the United States in 2024.[27]
- 3.4% was spirits-based premixed-cocktail volume growth in the United States in 2024.[27]
07 Statistics
People & Workforce
Workforce stability and engagement are monitored alongside turnover; Coca-Cola HBC’s voluntary employee turnover was 7.4% in 2025.
Hiring in the beverage industry
- 33,018 full-time-equivalent employees worked for Coca-Cola HBC in 2024.[18]
- 90% of Coca-Cola HBC’s employees were permanent full-time-equivalent employees in 2023.[18]
- 89% of Coca-Cola HBC’s employees were permanent full-time-equivalent employees in 2025.[18]
- 33,497 full-time-equivalent employees worked for Coca-Cola HBC in 2025.[18]
- 32,747 full-time-equivalent employees worked for Coca-Cola HBC in 2023.[18]
Employee retention in the beverage industry
- 7.4% was Coca-Cola HBC’s voluntary employee turnover rate in 2025.[18]
- 5.02% was the employee turnover rate in the United Kingdom food and drink manufacturing sector in 2024.[28]
- 7.5% was Coca-Cola HBC’s voluntary employee turnover rate in 2024.[18]
- 8.0% was Coca-Cola HBC’s voluntary employee turnover rate in 2023.[18]
- 10.5% was Coca-Cola HBC’s total employee turnover rate in 2024.[18]
Remote Work in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- In U.S. accommodation and food services, 1.7% of employees were able to work fully remotely in 2024.[29]
- U.S. accommodation and food-services firms averaged 0.1 work-from-home days per week from November 2024 through January 2025.[30]
- Among food-sector career starters globally, 36% were fully site-based during their first two years of work, according to a 2024 survey.[31]
- Across U.S. food and beverage businesses, 26% let employees choose to work in-person or remotely in 2025, while 73% require in-person work.[32]
Hybrid Work in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- In U.S. restaurant and bar businesses, 12% offered employees a choice between in-person and remote work in 2025.[32]
- Among food-sector career starters globally, 27% worked in a hybrid arrangement during their first two years, according to a 2024 survey.[31]
- In 2025, 80% of hospitality and food-services employers said they were still struggling to get the balance right with hybrid working.[33]
- Across U.S. food and beverage businesses, 26% offered employees the option to work in-person or remotely in 2025.[32]
Upskilling in the beverage industry
- 83,670 employee training participants were recorded by CR Beverage in 2024.[34]
- 5% of North American food and beverage companies had no plans to upskill existing employees in 2024.[1]
- 24% of North American food and beverage companies planned to upskill existing employees within the following 12 months in 2024.[1]
- Nearly 70% of food and beverage industry survey respondents said employees were eager to learn new skills in 2024.[35]
- 72,024 hours were spent by Boston Beer coworkers on training and development in 2024.[36]
Employee Engagement in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- Among U.S. and Canadian frontline employees surveyed in 2024, 52% worked in foodservice, in a sample of 46,250 employees used to assess workplace engagement.[37]
- Food-and-beverage organizations scored 7.91 out of 10 for employee engagement in the latest 2026 benchmark dataset.[38]
- Food-service employees recorded 72.6% engagement in 2026, up 9.1 percentage points from the prior measurement.[39]
- Globally, 21% of employees were engaged in 2025, providing an economy-wide benchmark relevant where food-and-beverage-specific engagement data are limited.[40]
08 Statistics
Customer & Sales
Functional beverage frequency and discovery channels show up in buyer behavior; 65% of U.S. adults drank functional beverages at least once every two weeks in 2025.
Customer experience in the beverage industry
- 65% of U.S. adults drank functional beverages at least once every two weeks in 2025.[41]
- 75% of U.S. millennials drank functional beverages at least once every two weeks in 2025.[41]
- 45% of Brazilian consumers used artificial intelligence to recommend beverages during 2025, compared with 27% of U.S. consumers.[41]
- 80% of U.S. Gen Z consumers drank functional beverages at least once every two weeks in 2025.[41]
- 37% of beverage consumers discovered products at the store or venue where the drink was purchased, according to 2025 research.[41]
Customer retention in the beverage industry
- Seven of the ten largest RTD markets recorded retail sales-value growth ahead of volume growth in the period covered by IWSR’s 2025 analysis.[42]
- 25.4% was the 2026 median annual repeat-purchase rate for coffee and tea ecommerce customers.[43]
- U.S. chain coffee-store locations increased 19% over six years to more than 34,500 stores in 2025.[44]
- RTDs represented 4% of total beverage-alcohol servings across the ten largest markets in 2025, up from 1% in 2015.[42]
- 70.2% of food-and-beverage gross merchandise value during Black Friday–Cyber Monday 2025 came from repeat buyers in Klaviyo’s benchmark dataset.[43]
Customer acquisition in the beverage industry
- 66% of global consumers purchased a specific drink or food item after seeing it on social media or online.[45]
- 40.9% of Hong Kong Chinese adults aged 18–34 reported direct exposure to alcohol social-media marketing in 2021.[46]
- 38% of global consumers said documenting eating and drinking occasions on social media was very important to them in 2024.[45]
- 42% of bartending staff said beverage brands with a strong social-media presence were best placed to thrive in 2024.[45]
- 39% of global consumers based their drink choice partly on how good the drink would look on social media in 2024.[45]
Customer loyalty in the beverage industry
- 90% of U.S. consumers bought coffee away from home weekly in 2025, according to a survey of 650 adults.[47]
- 37.5% of surveyed coffee consumers said they did not drink enough coffee for a loyalty program to be worthwhile in 2025.[48]
- 28% of U.S. coffee consumers said a free drink at sign-up would persuade them to join a loyalty program in 2025.[47]
- 52% of U.S. consumers participated in loyalty programs at restaurants, coffee shops, snack places or delis in 2024.[49]
- 96% of U.S. loyalty-program customers said restaurant rewards programs were a good way to obtain more value in 2024.[49]
Lead generation in the beverage industry
- 23% of U.S. adults clicked a brand advertisement in a social-media feed or homepage in 2025.[50]
- 24% of alcohol consumers who saw an out-of-home alcohol advertisement followed a beverage company or retail store on social media in 2023.[51]
- Nearly half of U.S. consumers purchased a product through a social-media platform during the month covered by Horowitz Research’s 2025 study.[50]
- 13% of U.S. adults purchased products from an influencer’s social-media page in 2025.[50]
- Beverage, food and consumer-packaged-goods advertisers recorded among the highest attributed-visitor lead-conversion rates in the third quarter of 2021.[52]
09 Statistics
Marketing & Brand
Social media influence is quantified in share-of-voice and purchase behavior; Facebook accounted for 94.4 billion food-advertising impressions between April 2020 and August 2021.
Marketing in the beverage industry
- Facebook accounted for approximately 94.4 billion food-advertising impressions between April 2020 and August 2021.[53]
- The ten most-advertised food and beverage brands spent approximately $833 million on Facebook advertising during the 2020–2021 study period.[53]
- Food and beverage advertising generated approximately 335 billion social-media ad impressions among adults between April 2020 and August 2021.[53]
- Food and beverage companies spent more than $2.8 billion annually on social-media advertising during the 2020–2021 study period.[53]
- Instagram accounted for approximately 190.6 billion food-advertising impressions between April 2020 and August 2021.[53]
Digital marketing in the beverage industry
- 48% was the Facebook share of voice for food and beverage brands in the third quarter of 2025.[54]
- 27% of U.S. consumers used artificial intelligence for beverage recommendations during 2025.[41]
- 4.5% was the TikTok share of voice for food and beverage brands in the third quarter of 2025.[54]
- 11.3% was the Instagram share of voice for food and beverage brands in the third quarter of 2025.[54]
- 45% of Brazilian consumers used artificial intelligence for beverage recommendations during 2025.[41]
Branding in the beverage industry
- 39% of consumers considered a drink’s appearance on social media when choosing beverages in 2024.[45]
- 68% of alcohol advertisements from 20 leading brands displayed the advertised product in a 2025 analysis.[55]
- 89% of alcohol advertisements from 20 leading brands featured corporate branding in a 2025 analysis of Instagram and TikTok content.[55]
- 42% of bartenders said strong social-media presence was the attribute best positioning beverage brands to thrive in 2024.[45]
- 80% of U.S. Gen Z consumers consumed functional beverages at least every two weeks in 2025, supporting wellness-oriented beverage positioning.[41]
Influencer Marketing in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 69.3% of TikTok videos featuring branded food or beverage products had no brand-relationship disclosure, based on an analysis of 648 videos published in 2025.[56]
- 63% of U.S. food and beverage shoppers said they purchased a prepackaged product based on an online influencer’s recommendation in the previous year, according to a June 2025 survey.[57]
- 82% of U.S. Gen Z food and beverage shoppers said they purchased a prepackaged product based on an online influencer’s recommendation in the previous year, according to a June 2025 survey.[57]
- 49% of U.S. millennial food and beverage shoppers said they purchased from an influencer-founded or influencer-led brand in the previous year, according to a 2025 survey.[57]
- 33% of U.S. food and beverage shoppers said they purchased a product from an influencer-founded or influencer-led brand such as Prime or Feastables in the previous year, in 2025.[57]
10 Statistics
Operations & Execution
Production footprint and recall classification provide operational anchors; 171 of AB InBev’s 220 production plants produced only beer and other alcoholic malt beverages in 2024.
Process optimization in the beverage industry
- 4% to 6% is the expected 2024–2028 compound annual growth rate of non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverage value in Coca-Cola HBC’s markets.[17]
- 32 AB InBev plants produced beer, other alcoholic beverages and soft drinks in 2024, supporting flexible production allocation.[17]
- 171 of AB InBev’s 220 production plants produced only beer and other alcoholic malt beverages in 2024.[17]
- 2.7% is the projected average annual growth rate for global packaged-beverage consumption from 2024 through 2027.[58]
- 751.207 million hectoliters was AB InBev’s 2024 annual engineering capacity for beer and beyond-beer products.[17]
Operational efficiency in the beverage industry
- 8.2% was AB InBev’s 2024 increase in normalized EBITDA, reaching $20.958 billion.[59]
- 3.9% was the 2024 increase in Coca-Cola Consolidated’s selling, delivery and administrative expenses.[19]
- 11.1% was Coca-Cola HBC’s comparable EBIT margin in established markets in 2024.[17]
- 16% was the 2025 year-over-year increase in PepsiCo’s core operating profit in the fourth quarter, aided by record productivity savings.[60]
- 35.1% was AB InBev’s normalized EBITDA margin in 2024, up 179 basis points from 2023.[59]
Quality management in the beverage industry
- 91% of 35,548 U.S. food-and-beverage recalls from 2002–2023 were attributed to product contaminants.[53]
- 891 U.S. food-and-beverage recalls from 2002–2023 were classified as current good manufacturing practice issues.[61]
- 3% of U.S. food-and-beverage recalls from 2002–2023 involved current good manufacturing practice issues.[61]
- 95 U.S. food-and-beverage recalls from 2002–2023 were classified as HACCP issues.[61]
- 28% of U.S. food-and-beverage recalls from 2002–2023 involved allergens.[61]
Supply chain in the beverage industry
- 47 AB InBev production plants were located in Asia Pacific in 2024, with 84.309 million hectoliters of beer and beyond-beer volume.[17]
- 51 AB InBev production plants were located in South America in 2024, with 116.207 million hectoliters of beer and beyond-beer volume.[17]
- 750 million consumers were reached by Coca-Cola HBC across its 29-country operating footprint in 2024.[17]
- 29 countries were served by Coca-Cola HBC’s beverage business in 2024.[17]
- 50 AB InBev production plants were located in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2024, with 91.482 million hectoliters of beer and beyond-beer volume.[17]
Outsourcing / Offshoring in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- Among food and beverage CPG companies globally, 36% used co-manufacturers for finished-product manufacturing in 2023.[12]
- Among food and beverage CPG companies globally, 47% worked with up to 10 co-manufacturers in 2023.[12]
- Across food and beverage CPG companies globally, 75% used at least some co-manufacturing resources in 2023.[12]
- Across food and beverage CPG companies globally, 55% outsourced more manufacturing in 2023 than three years earlier, according to a survey of 287 industry leaders.[12]
- Across food and beverage CPG companies globally, 52% planned to expand their international footprint in 2023, including North America, EMEA and APAC expansion.[62]
11 Statistics
Finance & Pricing
Pricing and margin indicators appear in year-over-year moves; Monster Beverage’s 2024 net-sales growth was 8.4% on a foreign-currency-adjusted basis.
Pricing strategy in the beverage industry
- 4.7% was the 2024 year-over-year dollar-sales growth of sparkling soft drinks in the U.S. non-alcoholic beverage market.[63]
- 4.3% was AB InBev’s 2024 revenue-per-hectoliter growth, reflecting revenue-management and premiumization initiatives.[59]
- 8.4% was Monster Beverage’s 2024 net-sales growth on a foreign-currency-adjusted basis.[64]
- $107.3 million was the positive impact of Monster Beverage’s global pricing actions on 2024 net sales.[64]
- 2.5% was the 2024 year-over-year increase in U.S. non-alcoholic beverage retail sales according to Celsius Holdings’ market data presentation.[63]
Cost reduction in the beverage industry
- $1.079 billion was AB InBev’s 2024 organic reduction in cost of sales before currency translation effects.[59]
- $68.6 million was Coca-Cola Consolidated’s 2024 increase in selling, delivery and administrative expenses, equal to 3.9%.[19]
- $247.1 million was the unfavorable foreign-currency impact on Monster Beverage’s 2024 net sales.[64]
- $35 million was Coca-Cola’s 2024 charge related to discontinuing certain manufacturing operations in Asia Pacific.[65]
- 0.5% was AB InBev’s reported 2024 cost-of-sales increase, below its 2.7% revenue growth.[59]
Profitability in the beverage industry
- 35.1% was AB InBev’s normalized EBITDA margin in 2024.[59]
- $10.649 billion was The Coca-Cola Company’s 2024 consolidated net income.[65]
- 12% was AB InBev’s 2024 underlying profit attributable to equity holders as a share of revenue.[59]
- 61.1% was The Coca-Cola Company’s gross profit margin in 2024, up from 59.5% in 2023.[65]
- 54.0% was Monster Beverage’s gross profit as a percentage of net sales in 2024.[64]
Financial planning in the beverage industry
- $47.061 billion was The Coca-Cola Company’s 2024 net operating revenue.[65]
- $3.735 billion was AB InBev’s 2024 net capital expenditure.[59]
- $937 million was AB InBev’s share buyback expenditure in 2024.[59]
- $59.768 billion was AB InBev’s 2024 revenue, up 2.7% from 2023.[59]
- $2.672 billion was AB InBev’s dividend payment in 2024.[59]
12 Statistics
Product & Service
Packaging waste and repeat buying are quantified, alongside digital NPD maturity; 29% of the 86 billion U.S. plastic water bottles sold in 2021 were recycled.
Product development in the beverage industry
- 59% of U.S. beverage-industry leaders planned to emphasize innovative and unique products in their route-to-market strategies.[20]
- 83% of food and beverage brands planned to increase new-product-development spending in 2025, according to a global industry survey.[12]
- 25% of food and beverage respondents identified market-trend and consumer-insight analysis as their leading artificial-intelligence use case in product innovation.[12]
- 48% of U.S. beverage-industry leaders planned to emphasize convenience, including online shopping and ready-to-drink formats.[20]
- 17% of food and beverage brands were all-in on using artificial intelligence for new-product development in 2025.[12]
Product lifecycle in the beverage industry
- 55% of 107 billion aluminum beverage containers sold in the United States in 2021 were wasted.[66]
- 72% of 35 billion glass beverage containers sold in the United States in 2021 were wasted.[66]
- 2% of food and beverage brands reported fully digitized and automated new-product-development workflows in 2025.[12]
- 30 average reuse cycles were reported for beverage cups in a 2025 European reuse-packaging survey.[67]
- 29% of the 86 billion U.S. plastic water bottles sold in 2021 were recycled, while 71% were wasted.[66]
After-sales in the beverage industry
- 76 million e-commerce orders were delivered by AB InBev’s direct-to-consumer ecosystem across 21 markets in 2025.[19]
- 36 million marketplace transactions generated $2.5 billion in gross merchandise value for AB InBev in 2024.[17]
- Coca-Cola HBC’s customer Net Promoter Score increased from 59 to 65 in 2024.[17]
- 93% of Coca-Cola HBC customer cases were resolved within 48 hours in 2024, up from 83% in 2023.[17]
- 22 markets were covered by Coca-Cola HBC’s upgraded customer business-to-business portal in 2025.[18]
Value proposition in the beverage industry
- 50% of global consumers reported willingness to pay more for sustainable food and drink, with premiums varying by category, in 2024.[68]
- 39% of U.S. grocery shoppers said a trusted brand defines good value in beverages in FMI’s 2026 survey.[69]
- 52% of U.S. consumers said they were willing to pay more for beverages supporting health and wellness goals in EY’s 2026 survey.[41]
- 46% of U.S. consumers said they were willing to pay more for beverages they considered premium in Keurig Dr Pepper’s 2025 survey.[70]
- 66% of U.S. consumers chose lower-sugar or lower-calorie drinks in EY’s 2026 beverage survey.[41]
13 Statistics
Sustainability & Ethics
Circularity and water measures are tracked as system metrics; Coca-Cola reported 65% of packaging collected for recycling in 2024 globally.
Sustainability in the beverage industry
- 10% was Coca-Cola’s improvement in water efficiency across system operations between 2015 and 2024 globally.[65]
- 65% of Coca-Cola’s packaging was collected for recycling in 2024 globally.[65]
- 18% of Coca-Cola’s PET usage was recycled PET in 2024 globally.[65]
- 28% of Coca-Cola system electricity came from renewable sources in 2024 globally.[65]
- 28% of Coca-Cola’s primary packaging materials came from recycled sources in 2024 globally.[65]
ESG in the beverage industry
- 8 times Coca-Cola HBC had achieved the highest S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment score in beverages by 2024.[18]
- 47% of Diageo Executive Committee members and their direct reports were women as of June 30, 2024.[71]
- 10 ESG ratings recognized Coca-Cola HBC as a beverage-industry leader in 2024.[18]
- 14 consecutive years placed Coca-Cola HBC among the top three beverage companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability assessment by 2024.[18]
Ethics in the beverage industry
- 3 food-and-beverage companies newly adopted policies prohibiting recruitment fees in their supply chains in the 2023 benchmark.[72]
- 3 points was Coca-Cola FEMSA’s score in the 2023 KnowTheChain food-and-beverage benchmark.[72]
- 22% of food-and-beverage companies disclosed improvements in human-rights risk assessments between 2020 and 2023.[72]
- 5 food-and-beverage companies first disclosed repayment of recruitment-related fees to supply-chain workers in the 2023 benchmark.[72]
- 4 points was JBS’s score in the 2023 KnowTheChain food-and-beverage benchmark.[72]
CSR in the beverage industry
- 1,516 community-engagement activities were conducted by Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling across its facilities in 2024.[73]
- 2,610,000 people were reached through Suntory Group’s safe-water provision and water-enlightenment programs by 2025.[74]
- 20% was the American Beverage Association’s target reduction in per-person beverage calories in the United States by 2025.[75]
- 1 community-engagement event per month per facility is Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling’s goal for 2030.[73]
- 2.1 million people were reached through Suntory Group’s water-enlightenment program by 2025.[74]
Circular economy in the beverage industry
- 18% of Coca-Cola PET used in 2024 was recycled PET globally.[65]
- 14% of Coca-Cola beverage volume was served in reusable packaging in 2024 globally.[65]
- 65% of Coca-Cola packaging was collected for recycling in 2024 globally.[65]
- 40% is PepsiCo’s target minimum recycled content for primary plastic packaging in key markets by 2035.[76]
Carbon footprint in the beverage industry
- 2.2 cubic metres per kilolitre was Suntory Beverage & Food’s water intensity in 2024.[74]
- 10% was Coca-Cola’s water-efficiency improvement across system operations from 2015 to 2024.[65]
- 28% of Coca-Cola system electricity came from renewable sources in 2024.[65]
- 10,024 thousand cubic metres was Suntory Beverage & Food’s total water consumption in 2024.[74]
- 21,723 thousand cubic metres was Suntory Beverage & Food’s total water withdrawal in 2024.[74]
14 Statistics
Risk, Compliance & Legal
Cyber and risk confidence are measured together; 36% of global food and beverage respondents said their organizations paid at least $1 million in ransomware demands in 2024.
Compliance in the beverage industry
- 5 companies disclosed repayment of recruitment-related fees to supply-chain workers for the first time in the 2023 benchmark.[72]
- 22% of food-and-beverage companies disclosed improved human-rights risk assessments in the 2023 benchmark.[72]
- 40% of Diageo’s board members self-disclosed as belonging to minority ethnic groups as of July 24, 2024.[71]
- 40% minimum female representation is Diageo’s stated board-diversity requirement under its Board Diversity Policy in 2024.[71]
- 3 recruitment-fee prohibition policies were newly adopted by food-and-beverage companies in the 2023 KnowTheChain benchmark.[72]
Risk Management in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 44% of global food, beverage and agriculture organisations were concerned about supply-chain vulnerabilities in 2026.[77]
- 45% of global food, beverage and agriculture organisations cited food safety and health as a top risk in 2026.[77]
- 62% of global food, beverage and agriculture organisations felt in control of their key risks in 2026, down from 75% in 2024.[77]
- 84% of global food, beverage and agriculture organisations said managing environmental, social and governance risks would be a priority over the next two years in 2026.[77]
Cybersecurity in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 41% of global food and beverage respondents identified legal fees as a cyberattack-related cost in 2024.[78]
- 50% of global food and beverage respondents reported greater confidence in their organisations’ ability to withstand cyberattacks than 12 months earlier in 2024.[78]
- 36% of global food and beverage respondents said their organisations paid at least $1 million in ransomware demands in 2024.[78]
- Nearly 30% of global food and beverage respondents reported cyberattack-related financial losses of at least $1 million in 2024.[78]
- More than 70% of global food and beverage respondents reported cyberattack-related financial losses of at least $100,000 in 2024.[78]
Data Privacy in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 34.6% of food and beverage app users surveyed globally in 2025 were willing to share their email address, down from 39.8% in 2024.[79]
- 32.6% of food and beverage app users surveyed globally in 2025 were willing to share their name, down from 40.0% in 2024.[79]
- 33.1% of food and beverage app users surveyed globally in 2025 said they were unwilling to share any personal data, up from 32.0% in 2024.[79]
- 21.0% of food and beverage app users surveyed globally in 2025 were willing to share their mobile number, down from 24.2% in 2024.[79]
- 45% of European food-data consumers surveyed across five countries in 2024 were classified as optimists who were open to data sharing.[80]
Crisis Management in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- More than 60% of U.S. consumers surveyed in 2025 first heard about a recent food recall through traditional or social media.[81]
- 75% of U.S. consumers surveyed in 2025 had recently heard about a food recall, indicating broad crisis-information reach.[81]
- 47% of global food and beverage companies reviewed business continuity plans every six months in 2024.[82]
- 31% of global food and beverage companies reviewed business continuity plans quarterly in 2024.[82]
- 59% of U.S. consumers surveyed in 2025 were hesitant to purchase the same food product or brand again after a recall.[83]
Governance in the beverage industry
- 10 directors comprised Diageo’s board in 2024, including one non-executive chair, two executive directors and seven non-executive directors.[71]
- 70% of Diageo’s board was female as of July 24, 2024.[71]
- 40% of Diageo’s board comprised directors self-disclosing as members of minority ethnic groups as of July 24, 2024.[71]
- 1 Senior Independent Director served on Diageo’s board in 2024.[71]
- 6 independent non-executive directors served on Diageo’s board in 2024.[71]
15 Statistics
Globalization & Expansion
Cross-border demand and ecommerce penetration are quantified; ecommerce share of global chain-retail food-and-beverage category sales is projected at 8.2% in 2028.
Globalization in the beverage industry
Cultural adaptation in the beverage industry
- 63% of Gen Z adults said they would likely order local beer, wine or spirits at a restaurant in 2024.[87]
- 50% of millennials said they would likely order a non-alcohol beer, wine or cocktail if offered locally in 2024.[87]
- 51% of Hispanic Americans expressed interest in pineapple beverage flavor in 2024.[88]
- 57% of Asian Americans expressed interest in mango beverage flavor in 2024.[88]
- 53% of Hispanic Americans expressed interest in mango beverage flavor in 2024.[88]
Distribution channels in the beverage industry
- $206.8 billion was U.S. grocery ecommerce sales in 2023.[89]
- 43% of U.S. wine dollar sales came through grocery stores in the 52 weeks ending August 10, 2024.[21]
- 44% of U.S. beer dollar sales came through convenience stores in the 52 weeks ending August 10, 2024.[21]
- $686.2 billion was U.S. supermarket grocery retail sales in 2023.[89]
- 65% of U.S. spirits dollar sales came through liquor stores in the 52 weeks ending August 10, 2024.[21]
16 Statistics
Regional markets
Regional output and per-capita consumption are tracked; Australia consumed 148.3 grams of bottled water per person per day in 2024–25.
The beverage industry in Australia
- A$1.01 billion was the value of Australia’s 2024 wine grape crush, up 2% from the previous year.[90]
- 148.3 grams of bottled water per person per day were consumed in Australia in 2024–25, up 5.0% year on year.[91]
- 15.5 million tonnes of food and non-alcoholic beverages were sold through Australian retail channels in 2024–25.[91]
- 73.5 litres of beer per capita were made available for consumption in Australia in 2023–24.[92]
- €2.475 billion in beverage revenue was generated in Australia by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in 2024.[93]
The beverage industry in Brazil
- R$48.605 billion was Ambev’s net revenue from Brazilian operations in 2024, up 4.8% from 2023.[19]
- 26.35 billion litres was the estimated production of Brazil’s non-alcoholic beverage industry in 2024.[94]
- 128.32 million hectolitres was Ambev’s beverage sales volume in Brazil in 2024, up 1.5% year on year.[19]
- 3.2% was the increase in Brazil’s beverage industrial production in December 2024 compared with December 2023.[95]
- 59.5% of Brazil’s non-alcoholic beverage production was accounted for by soft drinks in 2024.[94]
The beverage industry in Latin America
- 44% of Coca-Cola’s Latin American unit-case volume came from Mexico in 2024.[65]
- 2.2 billion litres of beer were consumed in Argentina in 2024, representing more than 68% of its alcoholic beverage market.[96]
- 24% of Coca-Cola’s Latin American unit-case volume came from Brazil in 2024.[65]
- 3% was Coca-Cola’s overall unit-case volume growth across Latin America in 2024.[65]
- $130 billion was the estimated 2024 retail value of beverage categories in which Coca-Cola participates across Latin America.[65]
The beverage industry in South Korea
- KRW55.954 trillion was generated in 2023 sales by Korean food and beverage manufacturing businesses.[97]
- 214,286 people worked in Korean food and beverage manufacturing businesses in South Korea in 2024.[97]
- 44,438 Korean food and beverage manufacturing businesses operated in South Korea in 2024.[97]
- 2.99 million kilolitres was South Korea’s total alcoholic beverage output in 2025, the lowest level since 1998.[98]
The beverage industry in Thailand
- 20.9 million people, or 35.2% of Thailand’s population aged 15 and over, consumed alcoholic beverages during the past 12 months in 2024.[99]
- 14.0 billion liters of beverages were sold domestically in Thailand in 2025, up 2.0% year on year.[100]
- 2.51 billion liters of beverages were exported from Thailand in 2025, generating export value of US$3.12 billion.[100]
- More than 70% of Thailand’s total beverage-alcohol volumes were beer in 2024, according to IWSR data.[42]
- 13.5 billion liters of beverages were produced in Thailand in 2025, down 5.0% from 2024.[100]
Key questions about the Beverage Industry
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