#168 - Sipping Success: Total Beverage Trends and Opportunities

While hydration is still key, consumers want more from their beverages. Sally Lyons Wyatt, Circana’s global executive vice president and chief advisor, consumer goods and foodservice insights, shares extensive beverage research on out-of-home and in-home trends across tap water, morning beverages, cocktails, and satiety beverages. 

Highlights

• Consumers seek more personalization than ever, from flavoring tap water to interesting portable beverage containers. Marketers can see what consumers are turning to by watching book sales. Hint: Books on body cleansing and detoxing are trending. 
• In-home and out-of-home beverage trends are shifting. Consumers purchase portable beverage containers for out-of-home convenience. But they’re also purchasing specialty coffee makers, juicers, and smoothie makers to offset higher prices at foodservice. 
• Beverages deliver varying levels of nutrition, indulgence, satiety, and entertainment — with and without alcohol. The ripple effect of beverages goes well beyond what we’re drinking to how we’re consuming and where. Opportunities exist for marketers who consider new occasion moments, especially surrounding sports.