Summary Soft Drinks in South Africa industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2012-16, and forecast to 2021). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Synopsis Essential resource for top-line data

Slapping a “sugar tax” on cans of pop would help cut the number of strokes, cases of diabetes, heart disease and bowel cancer “by thousands”, experts have claimed. The Children’s Food Campaign wants to see the government introduce laws which would push the cost of fizzy drinks up, to discourage consumers from buying them. The

Schemes which offer an incentive for recycling drinks containers could help tackle Scotland’s litter problem, according to the environment secretary. Richard Lochhead is to look at the feasibility of taking up a deposit refund scheme which operates in Sweden. It works by adding a small deposit to the cost of a drink which is refunded

China’s carbonated soft drink market is growing at a low-teen rate which is significantly faster than other global markets (US/UK). However, on a per capita basis, the consumption of carbonated soft drinks in China is still low at an estimated 10.34 litres per person in 2011 compared to an estimated 167.5 litres per person in

Why Carbonated Beverages Are Called “Soft Drinks”. Daven Hiskey July 9, 2011 Today I Found Out why flavored carbonated beverages are called “soft drinks”. It turns out, soft drinks aren’t just flavored carbonated beverages.  “Soft Drink” refers to nearly all beverages that do not contain significant amounts of alcohol (hard drinks). The term “soft drink”