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2025 State of the Industry

State of the Dairy Industry: Canned and aseptic juices have excellent years

Some other areas of RTD beverages are struggling however.

November 24, 2025

Despite a decline in the ready-to-drink (RTD) category, bottled fruit juice blends grew 8% YoY to $490 million, with unit sales up 4% to 124 million. Bottled pineapple juice rose 15% to $106 million, and smoothies surged 43% to $64.6 million.

RTD beverage category offers big opportunities

Increasing demand for dairy-based products, rising health consciousness among consumers, and the availability of diverse flavors and varieties are big draws.

Brian Berk

June 23, 2024

Milk, tea, coffee, aseptic juices, and bottled juices, major components of the ready-to-drink (RTD) dairy beverage market, are seeing great growth. In fact, the global RTD beverages market is projected to grow from $766.69 billion in 2024 to more than $1 trillion by 2032.

On-trend RTD beverages keep ‘em thirsting for more

A global pandemic and consumers’ desire for better-for-you offerings bode well for growth in the RTD coffee, tea and juice segments.

Kathie Canning

February 8, 2021

The ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee and tea segment is decidedly no longer a niche market within the United States. The segment racked up retail sales of almost $7 billion during the 52 weeks ending Aug. 9, 2020, according to data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI.

2020 State of the Industry: Nondairy beverages put on a happy face

On-trend product development is helping key segments avoid a sad-clown frown.

November 2, 2020

Nondairy beverages mainly painted on smiles this year. Ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee was the master of ceremonies at retail, shining in both the shelf-stable cappuccino/iced coffee and refrigerated coffee segments.

2019 State of the Industry: RTD coffee and tea are playing at the hot table

The juice category, meanwhile, might want to consider a chameleon strategy

Kathie Canning Jessica Jacobsen Taylor Karg

November 26, 2019

When it comes to some key nondairy beverage categories, the spin of the wheel has been kinder to some categories than others. The odds have been in ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee and tea's favor, while juice seemingly is facing a gaffed wheel.

Federal Mfg.’s New High Speed Machine

Federal Mfg.’s New High Speed Machine Fills and Caps 450 1.75-Liter PET Juice Carafes per Minute

March 27, 2014

To enable the juice industry to meet consumers’ ever-growing demand for ready-to-drink juices, Federal developed a new 70-valve, high-speed filler that delivers high productivity and 99.7 percent efficiency.

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State of the Dairy Industry: Canned and aseptic juices have excellent years

RTD beverage category offers big opportunities

On-trend RTD beverages keep ‘em thirsting for more

2020 State of the Industry: Nondairy beverages put on a happy face

2019 State of the Industry: RTD coffee and tea are playing at the hot table

Federal Mfg.’s New High Speed Machine

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