Consumers are more aware of the health benefits of staying hydrated and, importantly for consumer packaged goods' players, this is impacting product choices. Drinking more water is one of the key lifestyle changes consumers have made to improve their health. The refreshment trend has grown as a result of a number of factors, notably its appeal to emerging consumer groups

Scope

Comprehensive analysis of consumer values, attitudes and behaviors with regard to hydration & refreshment and related consumption
Extensive primary and secondary research of consumers and senior industry figures to uncover the latest thinking and reveal emerging opportunities
Detailed recommendations offering practical strategies based on the trends and insights uncovered in the report

Report Highlights

The hydration trend is most notable in non-alcoholic beverage segments, particularly bottled water and functional drinks where both categories have seen phenomenal growth due to consumers' increasing health concerns. Meanwhile, refreshment is important across a number of categories and is most mature in beer, cider and bottled water segments

Per capita bottled water occasions are highest in countries where drinking bottled water is more culturally established such as in Italy. However, countries with traditionally lower sales in bottled water such as the UK and Sweden are seeing extraordinary growth. UK overall bottled water occasions grew at a CAGR of 10% between 2002 and 2007

There are a number of misconceptions about hydration and what consumers think they need to drink to be hydrated. Many consumers lack education of which foods and drinks ' count' towards their daily hydration needs. Also, contradictory evidence regarding the impact of caffeine drinks on (de)hydration has added to this confusion among consumers

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Overview
- Catalyst
- Summary
Table of Contents
Table of figures
Table of tables
Analysis
- Introduction
  - Drivers of the hydration and refreshment trends
- Consumer segmentation
  - Women consider hydration more important than men
  - Older consumers are at most risk from dehydration
  - Hydration is key to a child' s development
  - Refreshment is most important for emerging consumer groups in alcoholic drinks
- TREND: Hydration is becoming increasingly important to consumers
  - Bottled water occasions are increasing, taking an increasing ' share of throat'
    - Bottled water now accounts for half of all soft drink consumption in Europe
  - Environmental concerns may encourage greater tap water consumption in the future
  - Take-outs and implications: The need for instant and continuous hydration has grown in consumer importance
- TREND: Refreshment is an increasingly key element of beverage consumption
  - Take-outs and implications: refreshment has gained importance due to emerging consumer groups and occasions
- INSIGHT: There have been notable success stories of brands targeting hydration and refreshment needs
  - Sprite obeys consumer thirst for hydration and refreshment
  - Mizone appeals to consumers searching for instantaneous hydration
  - Blue moon focuses on refreshment and drinkability
  - Take-outs and implications: hydration and refreshment are key attributes in providing success in the beverage industry
- INSIGHT: Hydration and refreshment trends are important to a number of markets
  - Hydration and refreshment trends are important to a number of beverage markets
  - Hydration and refreshment can also be important to food and personal care markets
  - Take-outs and implications: hydration and refreshment trends are most important to beverage markets yet should not be overlooked in food and personal care
- INSIGHT: A number of factors affect people' s perception of how refreshing a particular beverage may be
  - Take-outs and implications: key elements of refreshment should be met when creating drinkability
- INSIGHT: There are misconceptions about what consumers think they ' need' to drink
  - Awareness of hydration needs are high but so is confusion and non-compliance
  - Take-outs and implications: educating consumers and providing hydration solutions will prove successful going forward
- INSIGHT: Hydration directly affects mental and physical performance
  - Take-outs and implications: the mental and physical effects of hydration are important to a number of consumers
Action points
- ACTION: Educate and clearly inform consumers about hydration
  - Target groups with the greatest need for hydration
- ACTION: Enhance the refreshment factor of beverages
- ACTION: Use hydration and refreshment as a means to differentiate and premiumize your product
  - Emphasize the positive impact of instant and continuous hydration
  - Avoid compromising or creating trade-offs by neglecting other need-states
APPENDIX
- Definitions
- Methodology
- Further reading
- Ask the analyst
- Datamonitor consulting
- Disclaimer
List of Tables
- Table 1: Overall and per capita bottled water occasions,Europe & US, by country, 2002-2012
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: There are a number of drivers to the hydration and refreshment trend
- Figure 2: Consumers who responded ' important' or ' very important' to the question: "How important are the following dietary approaches - Drinking plenty of water?"
- Figure 3: Americans associate a healthy lifestyle more with bottled water than any other bottled beverage
- Figure 4: Sprite marketing materials focus heavily on hydration and refreshment
- Figure 5: Mizone Rapid focuses on instant hydration
- Figure 6: Blue moon offers a refreshing easy beer drinking experience
- Figure 7: Analysis of the current importance of the hydration trend to non-alcoholic beverage markets and future forecast for importance in five years from now
- Figure 8: Analysis of the current importance of the refreshment trend to non-alcoholic beverage markets and future forecast for importance in five years from now
- Figure 9: Analysis of the current importance of the refreshment trend to alcoholic beverage markets and future forecast for importance in five years from now
- Figure 10: There exists market opportunity in addressing consumers' skin concerns with regard to hydration
- Figure 11: A number of factors affect the refreshment level of a beverage
- Figure 12: Hydrate 20 attempts to educate and inform consumers about the need for hydration and the benefits of the product using claims backed up by scientific research
- Figure 13: Hydrating products should be targeted at groups with the highest need such as children
- Figure 14: There exists cross market opportunities such as healthy hydration focused foods
- Figure 15: Products which offer hydration benefits will allow for a price premium
- Figure 16: Hydration is important to beauty aids, for both topical and ' beauty from within' products
- Figure 17: Ensure that other key need-states are met along with hydration and refreshment