To gather both qualitative and quantitative information, the primary research process involved interviewing players from both the supply and demand sides. Executives from global beverage conglomerates, local bottlers, packaging factories, and ingredient suppliers were among the supply-side sources, along with chief sustainability officers, vice presidents of product innovation, chief marketing officers, and heads of procurement. Category managers from supermarket and hypermarket chains, directors of procurement from foodservice operators (QSRs, cafes, institutional caterers), operators of convenience stores, and buyers of beverages through e-commerce platforms made up the demand-side sources. Market segmentation, new product pipeline timings, formulation trends, adoption of sustainable packaging, pricing elasticity, and sugar-reduction methods were all investigated through primary research, which also confirmed the dates.
Primary Respondent Breakdown:
• By Designation: C-level Primaries (40%), Director Level (25%), Others (35%)
• By Region: North America (38%), Europe (25%), Asia-Pacific (30%), Rest of World (7%)
Global market valuation was derived through revenue mapping and production volume analysis. The methodology included:
• Identification of 50+ key manufacturers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America
• Product mapping across carbonated soft drinks, bottled water (still and sparkling), RTD tea & coffee, fruit/vegetable juices, functional beverages (probiotic, adaptogenic, nootropic), dairy alternatives, and other emerging categories
• Analysis of reported and modeled annual revenues specific to beverage portfolios, including concentration tracking for high-growth segments (functional waters, zero-sugar CSDs)
• Coverage of manufacturers and bottling partners representing 75-80% of global market share in 2024
• Extrapolation using bottom-up (production volume × ASP by country/channel) and top-down (manufacturer revenue validation) approaches to derive segment-specific valuations, adjusted for regional sugar-tax impacts and premiumization trends