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Non-alcoholic Drinks exports

Non-alcoholic drinks (not including fruit juices which are part of the prepared foods category) saw the highest growth of any category (albeit from the smallest base), rising 20.6% to £318.6m, including:

• Soft drinks +20.4% to £291.5m (no.1 market Ireland +9.7%, no.2 France +161.5%, no.4 Spain +94.9% and no.5 Germany +54.3%).
• Waters +23.4% to £27.1m (no.1 market Ireland +59.2%).

Source: Leatherhead Food Research

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• 2008 Non-alcoholic Drinks exports
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Download the full UK Food and Drink Performance (2009) statistics research report - pdf | 228kb

Research carried out by Leatherhead Food Research for the Food and Drink Federation (April 2010)