Non-alcoholic beverages market share in the United Kingdom 2023

In 2023, carbonated soft drinks held the largest share of the United Kingdom’s non-alcoholic beverages market, with 38.6 percent. Dilutables held the second largest share of the market, closely followed by bottled water with 21.1 and 19.7 percent respectively. 

Beverage sales in the UK during Covid

Beverage sales in grocery stores have been up in March and April of 2020 due to the coronavirus. However, on-trade sales have suffered greatly and the final picture for 2020 is, as of the writing of this text, still taking form.

Soft drink brands

Licensed premises, foodservice, convenience stores and grocery stores in the UK all have the same leading soft drink brand: Coca Cola. The company only must bow down to the legion of soft drinks sold under private label brands in grocery stores.