Soda reigns supreme in Korea
Published: 02 Dec. 2015, 21:15

At the top of the list are actually carbonated drinks like colas.
According to the study, the average Korean drinks 183 milliliters (0.8 cups) of processed beverages daily, not including water or milk. Over 44 percent of that, or 81 milliliters, comes from carbonated drinks. Fruit and vegetable juices make up 15.2 percent (27.8 milliliters) while coffee takes up just 9.6 percent (17.6 milliliters).
However, the study showed that over the past three years, carbonated drinks and coffee have seen a sharp increase in sales, while fruit and vegetable juice sales have been declining. On average, the carbonated drink market has grown 7.5 percent annually, while that for processed coffee drinks has climbed 4.5 percent. Fruit and vegetable drinks have fallen an average 9 percent every year.

Meanwhile, the local beverage market has been enjoying annual growth of 4.8 percent since 2008 by production volume, while by production, value saw an average growth of 3.1 percent.
Last year, nearly 4 million tons of processed drinks were manufactured, valued at 3.72 trillion won ($3.2 billion).
BY LEE HO-JEONG [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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