Summary

In Q4-16 some categories of commercial beverages demonstrated flat and even slight positive performance. Many soft drinks categories (aside from packaged water, energy drinks, sports drinks and iced/RTD coffee drinks) have registered a decline in Q4-16. Consumption in JNSD is also estimated to have continued its negative trend started in previous quarters. The total dairy drinks consumption is estimated to have performed almost flat, driven by the flat performance of the white milk segment which dominates this sector. Consumption of total alcoholic drinks is estimated to have shown a negative trend of 3%, mainly driven by analogous decline in beer consumption which dominates the sector.

GlobalData’s Russia Quarterly Beverage Tracker Q4-16 covering soft drinks, dairy drinks, hot drinks and alcoholic drinks is an essential tool for keeping up-to-date with the latest industry performance and developments on a quarterly basis, covering -
- Top line consumption volumes for Q4-2016 vs Q4-2015, moving annual totals (MAT), full year 2016 provisional data and 2017 forecasts for all beverage categories
- Carbonates consumption data for Q4-2016 vs Q4-2015, moving annual totals (MAT), full year 2016 provisional data and 2017 forecasts split by regular vs low calorie, and key flavor
- An economic mood indicator with an at a glance assessment of industry confidence levels, private label performance vs brands and price trends
- Insightful and valuable analysis of the drivers behind the latest quarterly trends and assumptions for full year 2017
- Analysis of significant activity in the soft drinks market, including new product introductions (ranked by brand owner and detailing flavor, pack type/size, retail price and selected product shots)
- Update on important soft drinks corporate activity
- Quarterly selected retail price movements for key brands by category covering the most recent five quarters
- Our Q4 special focus update on the latest trends in functional and flavored waters

Scope

- Local packaged water producers are estimated to have performed positively in Q4-16.
- More substantial growth of bulk/HOD water sales volumes in 2016 was limited by the increase in usage of water pipe coolers in offices and organizations.
- Multinationals combined registered a negative performance in juice sector.
- The segment of non-alcoholic beer is estimated to have demonstrated almost double-digit growth.

Reasons to buy

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- View a selection of the key quarterly new soft drinks product launches and identify competitor activity
- Access a quarterly Special Focus on a current industry ‘hot topic’ offering qualitative insight from local consultants to determine opportunities for product innovation