Zenith’s eighteenth report on the UK Soft Drinks market is now fully updated. It remains the most complete and authorative report on all aspects of the UK soft drinks industry. During Zenith’s annual research into the UK soft drinks market, over 250 companies are contacted - including larger branded operators, retailer own label specialists, contract packers and a significant number of smaller up-and-coming companies.

UK Soft Drinks 2009 is the benchmark analysis of market performance. The new and fully updated 2009 UK Soft Drinks report sets out full market and segment totals, plus comprehensive company rankings.

New for 2009:
• A new layout features enhanced in-depth analysis covering the market and individual category analysis
• Redesigned charts are now grouped together for easy reference.
Zenith’s 2009 UK Soft Drinks report covers:
• UK soft drinks history and outlook: 1987 to 2013
• Full market commentary, including volume, value, companies, groups, forecasts to 2013
• UK soft drinks consumption encompassing all sectors, alongside market value and retail value per litre
• Leading companies with full two-page profiles of the top 50 players
• Leading companies in bottled water, carbonates, dilutables, fruit juice/nectars and still drinks
• Leading retailer own label companies
• UK soft drinks acquisitions and major industry events.
Zenith’s 2009 UK Soft Drinks report is based on research conducted in conjunction with the British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA). The main findings of Zenith's 2009 report include:
• Value for money was the main driving force influencing consumer buying decisions in 2008, followed closely by health, wellbeing, convenience and indulgence.
• Innovation witnessed 135 combined new products, brand extensions and redesigns recorded in 2008, up 8% on 2007.
• Whilst natural refreshment continued to be at the core of the industry’s momentum throughout 2008, there was a surprising resurgence in carbonates as consumers demanded tasty treats, with volumes rising 1.7% in 2008.
• Promotional activity by brand owners and retailer own label caused chilled not from concentrate juice consumption to blossom.
• Three of the leading soft drinks companies improved their market share, helping to increase the share of the top five players to 65.2%.
Zenith International reports offer you the most reliable market figures and in-depth analysis of trends. This comes from a bottom up approach to the research process, and detailed discussions undertaken with industry players.

The UK Soft Drinks Report 2009 is broken down into 4 main sections:
• Incisive commentary explores trends in the market and its sectors.
• Comprehensive charts look closely at the UK industry covering: leading companies by sector, leading own label suppliers, mergers and acquisitions, ownership structure, investments and product launches.
• Further tables on soft drink market dynamics explore consumption patterns, sector performance, and forecasts to 2013.
• Profiles of the top 59 UK soft drinks companies. With profiles covering company structure, finances, production sites, product range, sales volume and commentary.

"SOFT DRINKS 2008, BRIEF SUMMARY
Research overview
UK soft drinks 2008, brief summary
Market overview
Economy
Regulations
GDA Labelling
Advertising
Climate Change
Government Schemes to Combat Obesity
5-a-day Campaign
Change4 Life
Trends and Developments
Weather
Soft Drinks growth
Soft Drinks shares by sector 1993/2013
Soft Drinks per person
Soft Drinks shares 2008
Top 5 Soft Drinks Companies
Top 5 Growth Companies
UK Soft Drinks concentration
Own label suppliers
Channels - Own label retail and Impulse
Growth Prospects
Soft Drinks acquisitions
UK ownership and overseas interests
UK soft drinks closures
UK soft drinks transfers
UK soft drinks events
Forecast
UK Bottled water sector commentary and forecast
UK Carbonates sector commentary and forecast
UK Dilutables sector commentary commentary and forecast
UK Fruit juice/nectars sector commentary and forecast
UK Still drinks sector commentary and forecast
APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1 - CHARTS
Soft drinks market overview
1: UK mean temperature, 2003-2008
2: UK sunshine hours 2006-2008
3: UK rainfall, 2006-2008
4: UK soft drinks market, 1993-2013
5: UK soft drinks growth, 1993-2013
6: UK soft drinks shares, 1993-2013
7: UK soft drinks per person, 1993-2013
8: UK soft drinks market share, 2008
9: Top 5 UK soft drinks companies, 2007-2008
10: Top 5 UK growth companies, 2008
11: Soft Drinks concentration, 2008
12: UK Top 10 own label suppliers, 2008
13:Soft drinks sectors retail impulse and on premise, 2008
14: UK soft drinks growth prospects, 2008-2013
15:UK soft drinks acquisitions, 2007-09
16: Ownership and overseas interests in UK top 25, 2008
17: UK soft drinks investments, 2005-08
18: UK soft drinks closures, 2006-09
19: UK soft drinks transfers, 2005-08
20: UK soft drinks events, 2009
21: UK soft drinks events, 2008
22: UK selected new product launches, Q1 2008
23: UK selected new product launches, Q2 2008
24: UK selected new product launches, Q3 2008
25: UK selected new product launches, Q4 2008
UK Bottled water sector overview charts
26: UK bottled water market, 1993-2013
27: UK bottled water growth, 1993-2013
28: UK bottled water dynamics, 2003-2008
29: Top 5 UK bottled water companies, 2008
UK Carbonates sector overview charts
30: UK carbonates market, 1992-2013
31: UK carbonates growth, 1992-2013
32: UK carbonates dynamics, 2003-2008
33: Top 5 UK carbonates companies, 2008
UK Dilutables sector overview charts
34: UK dilutables market, 1992-2013
35: UK dilutables growth, 1992-2013
36: UK dilutables dynamics, 2003-2008
37: Top 5 UK dilutables companies, 2008
UK Fruit juice/nectars sector overview charts
38: UK fruit juice/nectars market, 1992-2013
39: UK fruit juice/nectars growth, 1992-2013
40: UK fruit juice/nectars dynamics, 2003-2008
41: Top 5 UK fruit juice nectars companies, 2008
UK Still drinks sector overview charts
42: UK still drinks market, 1992-2013
43: UK still drinks growth, 1992-2013
44: UK still drinks dynamics, 2003-2008
45: Top 5 UK still drinks companies, 2008

APPENDIX 2 - TABLES
UK Soft drinks market overview
1: UK soft drinks consumption, 1987-2013
2: UK soft drinks growth, 1987-2013
3: UK soft drinks shares, 1987-2013
4: UK soft drinks per person, 1987-2013
5: UK soft drinks: full market segmentation, 2002-2008
Volume & value analysis
6: UK soft drinks market volume & value analysis, 2002-2008
7: UK bottled water volume & value analysis, 2002-2008
8: UK carbonates volume & value analysis, 2002-2008
9: UK dilutables volume & value analysis, 2002-2008
10: UK fruit juice/nectars volume & value analysis, 2002-2008
11: UK still drinks volume & value analysis, 2002-2008
Sector breakdown
12: UK bottled water market breakdown, 2002-2008
13: UK carbonates market breakdown, 2002-2008
14: UK dilutables market breakdown, 2002-2008
15: UK fruit juice/nectars market breakdown, 2002-2008
16: UK fruit juice market breakdown, 2002-2008
17: UK still drinks market breakdown, 2002-2008
Industry structure
18: Top 50 companies in UK soft drinks market, 2007-2008
19: Top 25 UK soft drinks company interests, 2008
20: Top 25 UK soft drinks company shares, 2008
21: Top 25 companies in UK bottled water, 2007-2008
22: Top 20 companies in UK carbonates, 2007-2008
23: Top 10 companies in UK dilutables, 2007-2008
24: Top 20 companies in UK fruit juice/nectars, 2007-2008
25: Top 20 companies in UK still drinks, 2007-2008
COMPANY PROFILES
AG Barr Plc
Angel Springs Holdings Ltd
Aqua Direct
Bottlegreen Drinks Company
Britvic Plc
Britvic Ireland
Calypso Soft Drinks Ltd
Coca-Cola Bottlers (Ulster) Ltd
Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd
Cott Beverages Ltd
Culligan International (UK) Ltd
Danone Waters (UK & Ireland) Ltd
Decantae Natural Mineral Water Ltd
Del Monte Foods (UK) Ltd
Ecopure Waters Ltd
Eden Springs UK Ltd
Feel Good Drinks Co
Firefly Tonics Ltd
Fonthill Pure English Spring Water
Gerber Juice Company Ltd
Glenpatrick Spring Water Company Ltd
GlaxoSmithKline Nutritional Healthcare - UK
Godlingston Manor Springs Ltd
Greencore Mineral Water Ltd
Grove Fresh Ltd
Highland Spring Ltd
Hildon Ltd
Innocent Ltd
J H Marshall (Thornbury) Ltd
JW Childs Associates LP
Johnson's Juice Company
Maine Soft Drinks Ltd
Merrydown
Montgomery Natural Spring Water Co Ltd
Neptune (UK) Ltd
Nestlé Waters Powwow Ltd
Nestlé Waters UK Ltd
Nichols Plc
Norbev
Orchard House Foods Ltd
Pomegreat
Prince's Gate Spring Water
Princes Soft Drinks
Purely Scottish
Radnor Hills Mineral Water Company Ltd
Red Bull Company Ltd
Rubicon Drinks Ltd
The Serious Food Company Ltd
Shepley Spring Ltd
The Silver Spring Mineral Water Company Ltd
Spadel UK
Stute Foods Ltd
Swithland Spring Water
The Natural Mineral Water Limited
Tropicana (Pepsico UK & Ireland)
Ty Nant Spring Water Ltd
Villa Soft Drinks Ltd
Waterbrands Ltd
Waters & Robson Ltd
APPENDIX 3 - MARKET DEFINITIONS
APPENDIX 4 - SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS "