Maturing Markets and Globalization

According to just-drinks.com, a respected source of industry information, demand for non-carbonated drinks is growing around the world. Sales are projected to top $49 billion by 2014, fueled largely by rising demand on the Asian continent and Eastern Europe. These increases will be off-set by a downturn in sales in Germany, England, Japan and the US, which experts insist are reaching saturation. Assuming these predictions come true the industry can expect to see further consolidation and increased “cannibalization”. Sales of carbonated beverages, for their part, are expected to slip further as concerns about health gain globally. To counteract this trend major suppliers of such beverages are re-engineering their products, reducing their caloric content and adding selected vitamins and minerals to retain the favor of consumers.



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