The Soft Drinks Segment in France registered a Market volume of 15,730.32 million litres in 2025
The indicator recorded a historical decline (CAGR) of 1.13% between 2022 to 2025, and is expected to grow by...
GlobalData projects the indicator to grow at a CAGR of...
The market volume of the soft drinks market in France recorded a single digit YoY growth in 2021
The soft drinks market in France registered a continuous decline during 2018-2021.
Government regulations to limit sugar intake by launching new sugar tax laws have impacted the growth of the French soft drinks market. Health-conscious consumers are choosing healthy drinks, which will affect the market in the forecast period. Furthermore, the impact of the soda tax is expected to decelerate the market growth in the forecast period.
The soft drinks market consists of the retail sale of carbonates, squash/syrups, nectars, energy drinks, juice, packaged water, sports drinks, iced/RTD tea drinks, flavored water, still drinks, enhanced water, fruit powders, bulk/HOD water, and iced/RTD coffee drinks.
Five forces analysis
The soft drinks market will be analyzed taking manufacturers of soft drinks as players. The key buyers will be taken as distributors and retailers of soft drinks, and producers of packaging, soft drinks ingredients and other raw materials as the key suppliers.
Hypermarkets & Supermarkets are the main distribution channel in the French soft drink market. On-trade outlets are also significant. Retailers are unlikely to be swayed by brand loyalty, but they will have to stock brands preferred by consumers. Buyer power in this market is driven up by low switching costs.
The threat of new entrants is moderate due to fair capital investments and the presence of well-established brands. It can be possible for a new entrant to achieve small-scale success stressing a unique production method or nutritional benefits.
Competitive landscape
The French soft drinks market has experienced weak value and volume growth in recent years. Coca-Cola is the leading player in the sector in value terms, while Suntory Holdings and Danone accounted for second and third largest value shares, respectively, in 2019. Moreover, Coca-Cola was the most valuable brand in 2019.
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