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Sports and Energy Drinks - UK

Published by: Mintel International Group Ltd.

Published: Jul. 1, 2007 - 99 Pages


Table of Contents


ISSUES IN THE MARKET

Key themes

Definitions

MARKET IN BRIEF

Strong market growth

A generally favourable market environment

Broadening appeal

Three companies dominate

Young users switched onto sports drinks

Where next?

INTERNAL MARKET ENVIRONMENT

Key points

Taking action to be healthy

Figure 1: Agreement with general lifestyle statements on diet and health, 2002-06

And I want to look good

But we’re not serious athletes

Figure 2: UK health and fitness clubs market size trends, 2002-12

Figure 3: Most popular participation and spectator sports, 2006

Energy to get through the working day

Figure 4: Time spent on occupation per day in an average week by full-time workers, 2002 and 2006

Energy drinks for fun

The weekend binge

BROADER MARKET ENVIRONMENT

Key points

Changing age profile favours sports and energy drinks

Figure 5: Trends in the male and female UK population, by age structure, 2002-12

Older consumers also have potential

Figure 6: Numbers of potential sports drink consumers, by age group, 2007

Rising disposable incomes encourage premium purchases

Figure 7: PDI and consumer expenditure, at constant 2002 prices, 2002-12

Global warming is good news!

Figure 8: Average summer temperature and sunshine hours in the UK, 2000-06

European regulation of health claims

Negative health concerns

COMPETITIVE CONTEXT

Key points

Sports nutrition pushing for wider distribution

Competition from bottled water to intensify?

Figure 9: UK sales of bottled water, by volume, value and average price, 2002-07

On-trade and off-trade soft drinks

Figure 10: UK sales of soft drinks, 2000-06

STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES IN THE MARKET

Strengths

Weaknesses

MARKET VALUE AND FORECAST

Key points

Figure 11: UK retail value sales of sports and energy drinks, 2002-07

Figure 12: UK retail value sales of drinks, by sector, 2003-07

FORECAST

Future growth potential

Figure 13: Forecast of the UK sports drinks market, by value, 2007-12

Figure 14: Forecast of the energy and stimulant drinks market, by value, 2007-12

SEGMENT PERFORMANCE

Key points

Figure 15: Value sales of sports drinks, by type, 2003-07

Energy market moves away from stimulant products

Figure 16: UK retail sales of energy and stimulant drinks, by type, 2003-07

MARKET SHARE

Key points

Lucozade and Powerade dominate sports drinks

Figure 17: UK manufacturers’ shares of sports drinks, by value, 2005 and 2007

Coca-Cola pushes into the energy market

Figure 18: Leading energy and stimulant drinks brands in the UK, by value, 2005 and 2007

COMPANIES AND PRODUCTS

Key points

Sports and energy drinks attract big players

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

Figure 19: GSK brand portfolio in sports and energy drinks, 2007

Red Bull

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE)

Figure 20: CCE brand portfolio in sports and energy drinks, 2007

Britvic Soft Drinks/PepsiCo International

Figure 21: BSD/PepsiCo brand portfolio in sports and energy drinks, 2007

Danone

Figure 22: Danone brand portfolio in sports and energy drinks, 2007

Recent Developments

OTHER SPORTS DRINK COMPANIES

Calypso Soft Drinks

EAS

Isostar

OTHER STIMULANT ENERGY COMPANIES

Atomic Energy

Boost Drinks Ltd

Brands Unlimited

Extreme Group

Global Brands Limited

Halewood International

Osotspa

Twinlab

Vitabiotics

OTHER ENERGY DRINK COMPANIES

Firefly Drinks

Nestlé Waters

Nichols plc

Taut (UK) Ltd

V Water

NEW ENTRANTS

AG Barr

Go Fast Sports & Beverage Co

Head Start Drinks Ltd

Own-label

Figure 23: Own-label principal sports and energy drink brands, 2007

PRODUCT POSITIONING

Figure 24: Typical prices for sports and energy drinks, p/100ml, 2007

BRAND COMMUNICATION

Key points

Figure 25: Main monitored media advertising expenditure on principal sports and energy drinks, by medium, 2003-07

Lucozade a consistent spender

Figure 26: Main monitored media advertising expenditure on sports and energy brands, by main advertiser, 2004 and 2006

Below-the-line promotions

CHANNELS TO MARKET

Key points

Figure 27: UK retail distribution of sports drinks, by type of outlet, 2005 and 2007

Figure 28: UK distribution of energy and stimulant drinks brands, by trade sector, 2005 and 2007

THE CONSUMER - USAGE

Sports and energy drinks have room to grow

Figure 29: Consumption of sports and energy drinks, March 2007

Sports drink have widespread appeal

Figure 30: Regular or occasional consumption of sports drinks, by gender, age and socio-economic group, March 2007

Figure 31: Regular or occasional consumption of energy drinks, by gender, age and socio-economic group, March 2007

Attitudes towards health and fitness and consumption patterns

Figure 32: Attitudes towards health and fitness, March 2007

Figure 33: Attitudes towards health and fitness, by sports and energy drinks consumed, March 2007

Figure 34: Consumers who try to eat healthily and exercise regularly, by socio-economic group, March 2007 55

Low-commitment consumers

Lacking energy

Sports and energy drinks used at many locations

Figure 35: Where sports and energy drinks are consumed, March 2007

APPENDIX

Consumer research

ACORN

Advertising data

Abbreviations

External market environment

Figure 36: Frequency of taking part in health and fitness activities in the last month, 2004-06

Figure 37: 15-19-year-olds who ever drink energy/sports drinks, 2006

Figure 38: Trends in male and female population, by age, 2002-12

The consumer - Usage

Figure 39: Consumption of energy drinks in the last 12 months, 2002-06

Figure 40: Fizzy soft drinks and energy drinks - types drunk, 2002-06

Figure 41: Consumption of energy drinks in the last 12 months, by gender, age, socio-economic group, marital status, lifestage, presence of children, Mintel’s Special Groups, working status, tenure, region,

ACORN category, technology usage, household size and car ownership, 2006

Figure 42: Where sports and energy drinks are consumed, March 2007

Figure 43: Consumption of sports and energy drinks, by gender, age, region, socio-economic group, daily and Sunday newspaper readership, household income, presence of children, daily Internet usage, supermarket usage, mobile provider, TV reception and smoker/non-smoker, March 2007

Figure 44: Attitudes towards health and fitness, by gender, age, region, socio-economic group, daily and

Sunday newspaper readership, household income, presence of children, daily Internet usage, supermarket usage, mobile provider, TV reception and smoker/non-smoker, March 2007

Figure 45: Where sports and energy drinks are consumed, by gender, age, region, socio-economic group, daily and Sunday newspaper readership, household income, presence of children, daily Internet usage, supermarket usage, mobile provider and TV reception, March 2007

The consumer - Attitudes and motivations

Figure 46: Attitudes towards sports and energy drinks, by gender, age, region, socio-economic group, daily and Sunday newspaper readership, household income, presence of children, daily Internet usage, supermarket usage, mobile provider and TV reception, March 2007

Figure 47: Attitudes towards sports and energy drinks, by gender, age, region, socio-economic group, daily and Sunday newspaper readership, household income, presence of children, daily Internet usage, supermarket usage, mobile provider and TV reception, March 2007

Figure 48: Attitudes towards sports and energy drinks, by gender, age, region, socio-economic group, daily and Sunday newspaper readership, household income, presence of children, daily Internet usage, supermarket usage, mobile provider and TV reception, March 2007

Figure 49: Attitudes towards health and fitness, by attitudes towards sports and energy drinks, March 2007

Consumer - Further Analysis

Figure 50: Typologies of attitudes towards sports and energy drinks, by gender, age, region, socioeconomic group, daily newspaper readership, household income, presence of children, daily Internet usage, supermarket usage, mobile provider and TV reception, March 2007

Figure 51: Typologies of attitudes towards sports and energy drinks, by attitudes towards health, march 2007 (col %)

Figure 52: Typologies of attitudes towards sports and energy drinks, by types of sports and energy drinks consumed, March 2007 (col %)

Figure 53: Typologies of attitudes towards sports and energy drinks, by occasions where sports and energy drinks are consumed and repertoire of occasions, March 2007 (col %)

Figure 54: Typologies of attitudes towards sports and energy drinks, by attitudes towards sports and energy drinks, March 2007 (col %)

Sports and energy grinks - Q16 repertoire of occasions consumed

Figure 55: Repertoire of occasions where sports or energy drinks are consumed, by gender, age, region, socio-economic group, daily newspaper readership, houisehold income, presence of children, daily Internet usage, supermarket usage, mobile provider and TV reception, March 2007

Figure 56: Repertoire of where sports or energy drinks are consumed, by attitudes towards health and

fitness, March 2007 (col %)

Figure 57: Repertoire of where sports or energy drinks are consumed, by types of sports and energy drinks consumed, March 2007 (col %)

Figure 58: Where sports or energy drinks are consumed, by where sports or energy drinks are consumed,

March 2007 (col %)

Figure 59: Where sports or energy drinks are consumed, by attitudes towards sports and energy drinks,

March 2007 (col %)

APPENDIX: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Abstract

The market for sports and energy drinks is buoyant with overall sales growth exceeding that of soft drinks generally. Most of the growth to date has been achieved by increasing usage rates amongst core consumer groups. The future challenge for the industry is to move sports and energy drinks to sections of the population that have not traditionally been regular consumers of these drinks.

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