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In the future, weight loss medications and the Saudi Arabia World Cup will shape sports drinks, and energy drinks will seek the 'new matcha' of natural caffeine. Alex Beckett, Director…
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The Future of Sports and Energy Drinks 2025
"In the future, weight loss medications and the Saudi Arabia World Cup will shape sports drinks, and energy drinks will seek the 'new matcha' of natural caffeine."
Discover the most important future trends in sports and energy drinks with Mintel’s Future Of report. The report identifies the key consumer and industry trends that will impact the sports and energy drinks industry over the next five years.
Upcoming global trends in sports and energy drinks are analysed and succinctly presented alongside relevant insights from Mintel’s consumer data. So you can understand how consumer demands will change and identify future innovation and growth opportunities.
Future Trends in the Sports and Energy Drinks Industry Covered in the Report
The search for the next matcha
Sports drinks will adapt to the GLP-1 landscape
Stimulant lessons from snus and vaping
Purchase the full report for a complete overview of the trends shaping the future of the sports and energy drinks industry. Alongside Mintel’s pick of the most innovative and inspirational sports and energy drinks launches in the global market. Understanding the future of sports and energy drinks has never been so easy.
Brands should anticipate consumers’ understanding of clean energy to diversify
Artificial sweeteners are a weak spot for clean energy drinks
Why artificial sweeteners will be more unwelcome in energy drinks
Juice, sugar and water will signal clean in energy drinks
Orka tells Mintel how it is redefining ‘clean’ energy
Energy drinks must prioritise learning from the matcha boom  and retain their older and more female audience
Energy drinks will seek to replicate the matcha phenomenon to broaden their audience
Rising energy drink usage among older consumers will suit more natural and premium innovation
Graph 1: any usage of energy drinks, by age group, 2023 vs 2025
Energy drinks can harness out-of-home usage to win new users
Graph 2: usage of energy drinks during a night out, by gender/age, 2024 vs 2025
Female users and energy drinks: three things to watch in 2026
The GLP-1 landscape will push sports drinks further into recovery and hydration zones
As GLP-1 usage proliferates, sports drinks need to adapt
A wider repertoire of weight loss solutions unlocks opportunities for sports drinks
Three consumer truths about weight loss that sports drinks are well-placed to address
Three innovation routes for sports drinks in a GLP-1 world
IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
Mintel’s perspective
Less affected by AI-related cuts, blue collar workers will remain core energy drink users
Brands should anticipate differing needs from blue collar and white collar workers
The 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia will be a showcase for local sports drink concepts
Restrictions on snus and caffeinated vapes will make energy drinks more of a go-to stimulant
The profitability and tech-savviness of future stimulants will present more competition for energy drinks
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