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Soda Production in China - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

IBISWorld IBISWorld Beijing, China Last Updated: May 2024 1531

Revenue

$18.8bn

2024

$19.9bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

59,083

Businesses

100

Wages

$X.Xbn

Soda Production in China industry analysis

Revenue for the Soda Production industry in China is expected to increase at an annualized 4.9% over the five years through 2023, to total $18.8 billion. This trend includes an anticipate rise by 7.4% in the current year.The COVID-19 epidemic has driven the demand growth for carbonated soft drinks. With limited travel, households have become the focus of work and entertainment for consumers, who have started to spend more money hoarding drinks, snacks and other recreational consumption. Carbonated soft drinks have become a way for consumers to alleviate anxiety during the epidemic.Carbonated soft drinks comprise the third-largest sub segment by output volume in the overall soft drink product segment (overtaken only by drinking water and fruit juice). However, the share of carbonated drinks in the segment has been declining, from 10.9% in 2004 to 5.9% in 2019. Its share has recovered during the COVID-19 period, to an estimated of 6.5% in 2023.Consumers are becoming increasingly health conscious, which has restrained the growth of carbonated soft drinks over the past five years. The industry faces strong competition from external substitutes. Milk drinks, energy beverages and tea beverages (which are not part of the industry) are taking market share away from carbonated soft drinks, with their consumption growing much faster than the rate of carbonated soft drinks. This increased external competition, along with higher advertising prices, has reduced profit margins for soda producers over the past five years. In 2023, industry profitability is estimated to account for just 4.5% of revenue.Industry revenue is forecast to rise at an annualized 4.5% over the next five years, to total $23.4 billion in 2028. More carbonated soft drinks with fewer calories, caffeine and sugar are anticipated to be developed in the future. However, increased competition from substitute beverages that are perceived as healthier, like milk-based drinks, fruit juices and bottled water, will continue to pose a threat to industry operators.

Trends and Insights

  • Improving health awareness suppressed industry growth. Chinese consumers have reduced the consumption of traditional carbonated drinks and turning to more healthy beverage products due to their increasingly health conscious.
  • Colas are the primary carbonate beverage products. Colas has been the primary carbonated soft drink product for many years due to its long history, advertising, brand awareness and image.
  • Regions with higher economic level demand more carbonated beverages. High consumption level and consumption capacity are able to support rapid expansion of industry demand.
  • The industry has a medium concentrate level. The top four industry participants have a joint market share of 62.8% in 2023.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 4.9 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $18.8bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Increasing income levels of Chinese residents have supported industry demand

  • Income levels of Chinese residents have improved rapidly due to the rapid growth of China's economy. In the past decade to 2022, disposable income per capita in China increased at an average rate of 8.4%.
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Soda Production in China
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Continuous increasing income levels of Chinese residents will support industry growth

  • Income levels of Chinese residents have been increasing rapidly in the past decade, which makes it possible for the sustained growth of beverage production and consumption.

Biggest companies in the Soda Production in China

Company
Market Share (%)
2023
Revenue ($short_0)
2023

There are no companies that hold a large enough market share in the Soda Production in China industry for IBISWorld to include in this product.

Products & Services Segmentation

Soda Production in China
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Colas, Low calorie carbonated beverages and Fruit juice carbonated beverages. Colas is the largest segment of the Soda Production in China.

Trends and Insights

Colas are the primary carbonated soft drink product

  • Colas refer to the carbonated beverages with caramel color, cola essence or similar spicy and fruity mixed flavors of cola fruit and fruit.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The Soda Production industry in China produces, bottles and sells carbonated drinks, except those that contain carbon dioxide by fermentation.

What's included in this industry?

ColasLow calorie carbonated beveragesFruit juice carbonated beveragesFruit flavor carbonated beveragesCarbonated energy beverages and other carbonated beverages

Companies

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Related Terms

CARBONATED DRINKSOFT DRINKCOLA

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Improving health awareness suppressed industry growth. Chinese consumers have reduced the consumption of traditional carbonated drinks and turning to more healthy beverage pr...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Colas are the primary carbonate beverage products. Colas has been the primary carbonated soft drink product for many years due to its long history, advertising, brand awarene...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Regions with higher economic level demand more carbonated beverages. High consumption level and consumption capacity are able to support rapid expansion of industry demand.

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

The industry has a medium concentrate level. The top four industry participants have a joint market share of 62.8% in 2023.

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are the top two participants. The two companies have entered the Chinese market around the 1980s and used to dominate the soda beverage market in China.

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024

Detailed analysis

    External Environment

    Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

    Analyst insights

    The industry has a light regulation level. Production and operation of industry companies must company with laws and regulations in China. Besides this, the regulation level ...

    In this chapter

    • External Drivers
    • Regulation & Policy
    • Assistance

    Key metrics

    • Regulation & policy level and trend
    • Assistance level and trend

    Charts

    • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
    • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

    Detailed analysis

    • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
    • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
    • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

    Financial Benchmarks

    View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

    Analyst insights

    Industry profitability increased. Industry profitability has increased in the past five years due to the increasing sales driven by the COVID-19 and the popularity of low-cal...

    In this chapter

    • Cost Structure
    • Financial Ratios
    • Key Ratios

    Key metrics

    • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
    • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
    • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
    • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

    Charts

    • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Investment vs. share of economy

    Data tables

    • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Average Wage (2014-2029)
    • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
    • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

    Detailed analysis

    • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

    Key Statistics

    Industry Data

    Data Tables

    Including values and annual change:

    • Revenue (2014-2029)
    • IVA (2014-2029)
    • Establishments (2014-2029)
    • Enterprises (2014-2029)
    • Employment (2014-2029)
    • Exports (2014-2029)
    • Imports (2014-2029)
    • Wages (2014-2029)

    Top Questions Answered

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    What is the market size of the Soda Production industry in China in 2024?

    The market size of the Soda Production industry in China is $18.8bn in 2024.

    How many businesses are there in the Soda Production in China industry in 2024?

    There are 100 businesses in the Soda Production industry in China, which has declined at a CAGR of 6.4 % between 2019 and 2024.

    Has the Soda Production industry in China grown or declined over the past 5 years?

    The market size of the Soda Production industry in China has been growing at a CAGR of 4.9 % between 2019 and 2024.

    What is the forecast growth of the Soda Production industry in China over the next 5 years?

    Over the next five years, the Soda Production industry in China is expected to grow.

    What does the Soda Production in China include?

    Colas and Low calorie carbonated beverages are part of the Soda Production industry.

    How competitive is the Soda Production industry in China?

    The level of competition is high and increasing in the Soda Production industry in China.

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    • General Administration of Customs
    • People’s Bank of China

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