Soda in France
In France the consumption is 48 liters per person per year. With 315 million liters, the market for carbonated fruit drinks is the second largest market for non-alcoholic beverages (14%) after the colas. Coca-Cola dominates the market for soft drinks in France, with 52.3% market share, ahead of Orangina Schweppes and PepsiCo.
Market soda France
According to research conducted by IRI, the French drinks market accounts for 15% of the European market and is the third largest market in terms of consumption, behind Germany and Italy.
The volume of French soft drinks market has increased by 1.1% in 2012 to 14.6 billion liters.
Between 2008 and 2013, growth reached 1.8% colas, but the fruit drinks was twice as high (+ 3.9 %) in the soft drinks market which weighs 2.3 billion euros.
For 2017, the French soft drinks market should have a volume of 15.4 billion liters, an increase of 6.1% since 2012.
With a growth of almost 20% for the 4th consecutive year, Pepsi has established itself as the most dynamic player in the cola market in France.
Orangina Schweppes believes that changing patterns of consumption will continue to grow and fruit drinks will eventually take precedence over colas.
Currently realize colas alone more than half of the soft drinks market, far ahead of the fruit drinks.
Coca-Cola France reigns over the soft drinks market in France, with 52.3% market share in volume, to Orangina Schweppes and PepsiCo (Pepsi-Cola, Tropicana, Lipton Ice Tea, Gatorade ...).
The French soda tax
The Constitutional Council has ratified 28 December 2011 the creation of the soda tax, which came into force on 1 January 2012. Beverages concerned are :
- Sodas, as well as light sweet,
- Fruit juices with added sugar,
- Nectars,
- and flavored milks.
Syrups, fruit juices without added sugar, smoothies, yogurt drinks, infant formulas, nutritional beverages for medical purposes and exported products are however managed to slip through the net.
The soda tax would have resulted , higher selling prices up to 25% for private labels, between 4-9% depending on the products for brands like Coca-Cola.
French brands of soda
- Champomy
Drink carbonated (sparkling) non-alcoholic apple-based. The appearance of the drink and the bottle mimic that of champagne. Champomy was launched in 1989 and introduced as the first festive drink for children. - Gini
Gini is a bitter lemon soda. Gini was created in 1971 by Perrier. Part of Orangina Schweppes group. - Grappy
Grappy, soda from the vine is a carbonated drink made with grape extract with juice of green grapes (verjuice), the juice of red grapes and grape sugar (concentrated grape wort), this drink brings you natural antioxidants (polyphenols) present in grapes. - L’Abeille
L’Abeille develops and conditions of soft drinks (BRSA), especially soft drinks bottled gas PET (soft drinks, colas, sodas, tonics, fruit drinks, energy drinks ...). - Orangina
Soft drink carbonated gas, Orangina is made from oranges and lemons. The exact formula is a closely guarded secret, but is composed of a high content of juice and orange pulp: the drink consists of 12% juice, and 2% pulp. The originality of his bottle, orange shape with a granulated surface, never changed since its inception. - Pimento
Pimento is a ginger flavored soda, tonic, pepper and sugar lighter. - Pschitt
Pschitt is a soft drink flavored with orange or lemon founded in 1954. Pschitt is produced by the Neptune Group. This is one of the oldest French soft drinks. - Pure
Pure ® combines the pleasure and taste through original base of certified organic fruit juice recipes, sugar cane also organic and fine bubbles. The Pure range is created and produced in France. - Ricqlès
Ricqlès, soda mint. Brand producing different products mint. - Royal soda
Royal Soda is a Caribbean Soda. Several flavors: banana, pomegranate, anise, pineapple ... - Zool
Zool is a carbonated soft drink based on Woodruff and fruit.
