
From soda to tea to alcohol, how ready-to-drink (RTD) brands compete in China’s expanding market
Main segmentations of Ready-to-drink (often known as RTD) in China market include alcoholic RTD and non-alcoholic RTD. Alcoholic RTD, mainly alcopops, refers to certain flavored alcoholic beverages with relatively low alcohol content. Non-alcoholic RTD comprises many different types such as RTD coffee, RTD tea, soft drink, juice, energy drinks and dairy-based drinks. According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the turnover of RTD market in China was 107.3 billion RMB in 2016, with