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Future Flavor Trends In Soft Drinks: New Opportunities For Natural, Healthy, And Exotic Flavors

Published by: Business Insights

Published: Dec. 1, 2008 - 242 Pages


Table of Contents



Future Flavor Trends in Soft Drinks

Executive Summary

Market developments and drivers

Top soft drink flavors

Top regional soft drink flavors

The role of soft drink and flavor manufacturers

Key trends in soft drinks flavors

Conclusions

Chapter 1 Introduction

What is this report about and what is its scope?

Research methodology

Flavors in drinks defined

Report structure

Chapter 2 Market developments and drivers

Summary

Introduction

The industry view

Natural and additive free

Natural is becoming the norm

Natural vs. artificial

Natural products, additives and children

Health concerns and drinks

Obesity and diabetes

Dental decay

Changing consumption patterns linked to health concerns

Diet carbonated drinks

Bottled water

Making drinks healthier through reformulation

Drinks and children’s health

Functional drinks

Growth in market value of functional drinks

Consumer awareness and interest in ‘added-value’ nutrients

Flavor effects of functional ingredients

Flavor strategy and newer functional ingredients

Promoting fruit and vegetable consumption

Campaigns and public opinion

Use of fruit and vegetables in soft drinks

Fruit and innovation in drinks

Newer superfruits

100% juice trend

A focus on physical fitness and mental performance

The demand for sports and energy drinks

Importance of the sports and energy drinks market

Sports and energy drink formulation and positioning

Increased interest in exotic drinks

Travel and tastes

Tropical fruits

Herbs, spices and botanicals

Tea and coffee trends

The coffee house effect

Growth in RTD tea and coffee

Chapter 3 Top soft drink flavors

Summary

Introduction

Soft drinks overall

Top flavors

Fastest growing flavors

Pomegranate

Mango and pineapple

Pear

Fastest decreasing flavors

Lemon

Grapefruit

Emerging Asian flavors

Yuzu

Yumberry

Bottled water

Top flavors

Fastest growing flavors

Mineral waters

Functional fruits - blueberry, pomegranate and açaí

Mint, herbs and spices

Fastest decreasing flavors

The industry view

Carbonated soft drinks

Top flavors

Fastest growing flavors

Orange

Pomegranate and mango

Apple

Fastest decreasing flavors

The industry view

Dairy drinks

Top flavors

Fastest growing flavors

Strawberry

Developments in chocolate

Exotic fruits - pineapple

Fastest decreasing flavors

The industry view

Energy and sports drinks

Top flavors

Fastest growing flavors

Guarana

Lemon lime

Chocolate

Fastest decreasing flavors

The industry view

Fruit and vegetable drinks

Top flavors

Fastest growing flavors

Pomegranate

Exotic flavors - mango and pineapple

Fastest decreasing flavors

The industry view

RTD tea and coffee

Top flavors

Green tea

Coffee

Fastest growing flavors

Premium black tea

White tea

Fruit and tea blends

Fastest decreasing flavors

The industry view

Chapter 4 Top regional soft drink flavors

Summary

Introduction

Asia-Pacific

Top and fastest growing flavors

Innovation in Asia-Pacific

Europe

Top and fastest growing flavors

Innovation in Europe

Latin America

Top and fastest growing flavors

Innovation in Latin America

Middle East and Africa

Top and fastest growing flavors

North America

Top and fastest growing flavors

Innovation in North America

Chapter 5 The role of soft drink and flavor manufacturers

Summary

Introduction

Innovative brands and companies

The Coca-Cola Company

Flavored colas

Coca-Cola Zero and Diet Coke Sweetened with Splenda

Glacéau

Innocent

Nestlé

RTD coffee and tea

Bottled water/carbonated soft drinks

PowerBar

PepsiCo

Carbonated soft drink flavor innovations

Juices

Gatorade

Innovative flavor development and technologies

Natural flavors

The natural imperative

Production and sourcing

Flavor supplier offerings

Sweeteners

Natural fruit sweeteners

Stevia

Erythritol

Sucralose

Flavor modulation

Nanotechnology

Chapter 6 Key trends in soft drinks flavors

Summary

Introduction

Health trends

Natural, pure and organic

Overlapping concepts

Natural moves into the mainstream

Botanical ingredients and ‘natural’ type flavors

High antioxidant flavor trends

Exotic and high antioxidant flavors

Flavors providing functional benefits

Green tea

Newer functional flavor opportunities

Flavors in drinks containing functional ingredients

Soy drinks - functionality and flavor

Flavor of functional yogurt/milk drinks

Flavors trends in drinks claiming to be high in vitamins and minerals

Flavor trends in low or no sugar or calorie drinks

Fruit flavors

Colas

Children’s drinks with low or no sugar or calories

Superfruits

Flavors in drinks promoted on providing energy or vitality

High energy

Vitality

Vegetable and herb trends

Indulgent trends

Fusions and blends

Popular blends of ‘standard’ flavors

Newer ingredients and flavors and interesting fusions

Fusions

Exotic flavors

Fruits are leading the exotic trend

Traditional vs. modern ‘exotic’ fruit concepts

Exotic flavors other than fruit

Varietal and regional flavors and recipes

Varietal raw materials and flavors

Flavors from a named region

Regional recipes and formulations - links to heritage and tradition

Chapter 7 Conclusions

Summary

Introduction

Innovation opportunities by category

Functional and unique flavors

Healthy and exotic fruit and vegetable drinks

Energy and sports drinks with ‘vitality’ flavors

Hybrid drinks that cross category boundaries

Opportunities within key trends

Natural

Healthy

Exotic

Opportunities where the natural, healthy and exotic trends overlap

Index

References

List of Figures

Figure 2.1: Drivers influencing flavor trends in drinks

Figure 2.2: The influence of key drivers on demand for new flavors in drinks over the next 5 years

Figure 3.3: Recently launched pomegranate juices and drinks

Figure 3.4: Innovative pear juice drinks

Figure 3.5: Yuzu flavored soft drinks

Figure 3.6: Yumberry variety drinks

Figure 3.7: Mineral water and fruit and/or tea blends

Figure 3.8: Bottled water product launches with ‘superfruit’ type flavors

Figure 3.9: Mint and herbal flavored bottled water launches

Figure 3.10: Recent orange flavored carbonated soft drink launches

Figure 3.11: Pomegranate and mango flavored carbonated soft drink launches

Figure 3.12: Apple flavored carbonated soft drinks

Figure 3.13: Strawberry yogurt drinks

Figure 3.14: ‘Rich’ or ‘creamy’ chocolate milk drinks

Figure 3.15: Pineapple flavored yogurt and soy drinks

Figure 3.16: Sports and energy drink launches with guarana

Figure 3.17: Lemon lime flavored energy and sport drinks

Figure 3.18: New fruit drink launches with mango

Figure 3.19: Black tea drinks specifying tea type

Figure 3.20: Fruit and tea blends

Figure 4.21: Innovative Asia-Pacific soft drinks

Figure 4.22: Floral, fruit, spice, herb and/or vegetable blends

Figure 4.23: Oat drinks with cinnamon flavor

Figure 4.24: Hybrid soft drinks

Figure 5.25: Innovative Coca-Cola flavor blends

Figure 5.26: Nestlé bottled water/soft drink launches with innovative flavors

Figure 5.27: PowerBar Gel

Figure 5.28: Pepsi RAW

Figure 5.29: Carbonated soft drink seasonal flavor launches

Figure 5.30: Gatorade Thirst Quencher Rain

Figure 5.31: Zevia carbonated supplement drink

Figure 5.32: Coca-Cola Powerade

Figure 6.33: Importance of health trends in the drinks industry over the next 5 years

Figure 6.34: Natural, organic and pure soft drink launches

Figure 6.35: Daily’s Pomegranate Mix

Figure 6.36: Açaí flavored drinks claiming to be ‘high in antioxidants’

Figure 6.37: Drinks containing aloe

Figure 6.38: Flavors (strawberry, be

Abstract

Future Flavor Trends in Soft Drinks

New opportunities for natural, healthy, and exotic flavors

Flavors from natural ingredients and flavors that provide functional benefits are the two key areas of soft drinks flavor development. New and emerging flavors, as well as the discovery of new benefits from current flavors, are driving sensory innovation and new opportunities in the positioning and promotion of standard or traditional beverages.

Future Flavor Trends in Soft Drinks is a new management report published by Business Insights that provides a comprehensive review of current, new and emerging flavors in the soft drinks sector. This report presents and evaluates the role of flavor and drinks manufacturers in flavor innovation and key flavor trends, and analyzes fast growth flavors in key categories in terms of product launches.

Discover the areas of opportunity in soft drinks flavors and understand how these opportunities fit into larger soft drinks industry trends with this new report...

Key issues examined by this report
  • The importance of natural. Loyal users of ‘natural’ products are increasing in both Europe and the US, and this trend is predicted to continue. A substantial number of soft drinks now clearly promote their naturalness by stating something about ‘natural colors and flavors’ on the labelling.
  • Health concerns. Drinks have been in the spotlight over the last five years because of the growing strength of evidence of the links between the ingredients in some drinks (such as sugars and acids) and prevalent chronic diseases (such as obesity, diabetes and dental decay). Industry reaction to growing concern over these negative health issues has led to changes in formulations and therefore changes to drink flavors.
  • Increased interest in exotic food and drink. Many consumers are becoming more experimental and open to new flavors when choosing and consuming food and drink. The growing popularity of tropical fruits in non-tropical countries and/or regions is an important trend affecting drinks flavors.
This new report will enable you to
  • Quantify and target future growth areas in soft drinks flavors using this report’s global market and statistical data from 2000-2011 and analysis of sales of soft drinks by category in Europe and the US, gym membership and number of tourists visiting key regions.
  • Improve the targeting and effectiveness of your NPD strategies with this report’s analysis of top and fast growth flavors in the soft drinks sectors, using ‘Product Launch Analytics’ data of over 54,000 products launched globally between 2005 and 2008.
  • Implement the best-practice strategies of leading innovators in the soft drinks flavors market using this report’s analysis of flavor companies including Givaudan, WILD and Symrise.
  • Benchmark the opinions of senior industry executives on the soft drinks flavors market over the next five years through an exclusive survey of industry executives carried out by Business Insights.


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