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Bottled Water Production in Canada - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Federico Irigoyen Federico Irigoyen New York, United States Last Updated: September 2024 NAICS 31211bCA

Revenue

$843.4m

2024

$843.4m

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XX.Xm

Employees

2,032

Businesses

60

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Bottled Water Production in Canada industry analysis

The industry has expanded with consumer demand for bottled water despite broader economic disruptions resulting from the pandemic. The industry has benefited from increased disposable income and the falling popularity of sugary, high-calorie beverages. Bottled water production has increased at a CAGR of 1.6% to $843.4 million over the past five years, including a 3.4% climb in 2024, when profit will reach 8.8%.

Trends and Insights

  • Canadians have reduced soda consumption in the last few years and switched to healthier options. Bottled water producers have gained from this move.
  • Bottled still water has surged in market popularity. The market has responded to rising consumer consciousness about health and hydration, launching various product offerings, from humble hydration to luxury and flavored brands.
  • Ontario is home to most Canadian bottled water producers. This region has the largest potential worker and consumer pool and houses the largest share of the Canadian population.
  • High operational costs and low product value discourage new entrants into the industry. The industry is also prone to economic volatility, which favors companies with more substantial financial muscle and significant economies of scale.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 1.6 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $843.4m in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Rising health consciousness is boosting revenue

  • Rising obesity rates in Canada are prompting a shift in consumer habits, with a significant decrease in the consumption of sugary soft drinks and an increase in water intake.
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Bottled Water Production in Canada
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Sustainable efforts continue to push change for the industry

  • Businesses are turning green, aiming for environmentally friendly production processes. Big companies, like Coca-Cola, have even committed to reducing waste using eco-initiatives.

Biggest companies in the Bottled Water Production in Canada

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Profit ($m)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024
BlueTriton Brands
116.1
20.3
17.5
Coca-Cola
112.3
33.8
30.1
PepsiCo Canada
79.0
12.3
15.6

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Products & Services Segmentation

Bottled Water Production in Canada
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Single-serve bottles of still water, Single-serve bottles of sparkling water and Bulk bottled water. Single-serve bottles of still water is the largest segment of the Bottled Water Production in Canada.

Trends and Insights

Bottled still water has surged in market popularity

  • The category of non-carbonated water includes not just classic spring water but also highly processed forms, including purified water, plus naturally occurring types, such as mineral, artesian and healthy water.
  • More insights available in the full report

Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Operators in this industry purify and bottle water into plastic bottles for retail. Bottles are capped and labelled before being sold to wholesalers or directly to retailers. Companies in this industry typically have a variety of water offerings, including spring water, mineral water, sparkling water and flavoured water in a range of sizes. This industry includes ice manufacturing, but does not include any beverage production operations other than water varieties.

What's included in this industry?

Purifying and bottling water varietiesLabelling bottled water productsMarketing bottled water brandsManufacturing ice

Companies

BlueTriton BrandsCoca-ColaPepsiCo Canada

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Related Terms

STILL WATERSPRING WATERPURIFIED WATERMINERAL WATERWELL WATERSPARKLING WATER

Industry Code

NAICS 2007

NAICS 312110 - Bottled Water Production in Canada

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Canadians have reduced soda consumption in the last few years and switched to healthier options. Bottled water producers have gained from this move.

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Bottled still water has surged in market popularity. The market has responded to rising consumer consciousness about health and hydration, launching various product offerings...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Ontario is home to most Canadian bottled water producers. This region has the largest potential worker and consumer pool and houses the largest share of the Canadian populati...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each province
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each province in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each province accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each province accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each province in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

High operational costs and low product value discourage new entrants into the industry. The industry is also prone to economic volatility, which favors companies with more su...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

PepsiCo reveals price hikes. Despite these increases, PepsiCo has experienced growing sales and enhanced profit, which is an encouraging sign as consumer demand remains stead...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of BlueTriton Brands's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Coca-Cola's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of PepsiCo Canada's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for one additional company

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for BlueTriton Brands, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Coca-Cola, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for PepsiCo Canada, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for one additional company

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

The industry is prone to high volatility depending on consumer confidence. Sinking consumer confidence and supply chain snarls created industry-wide volatility that hampered ...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Bottled water production profit is high because companies are leveraging existing production lines. Multinational food and beverage corporations supplement company soft drink...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
  • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Assets (2017-2022)
  • Liabilities (2017-2022)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada in 2024?

The market size of the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada is $843.4m in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Bottled Water Production in Canada industry in 2024?

There are 60 businesses in the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada, which has grown at a CAGR of 0.3 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada has been growing at a CAGR of 1.6 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Bottled Water Production market in Canada?

The biggest companies operating in the Bottled Water Production market in Canada are BlueTriton Brands, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo Canada

What does the Bottled Water Production in Canada include?

Purifying and bottling water varieties and Labelling bottled water products are part of the Bottled Water Production industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Bottled Water Production in Canada?

The company holding the most market share in Canada is BlueTriton Brands.

How competitive is the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada?

The level of competition is high and increasing in the Bottled Water Production industry in Canada.

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  • Canadian Business Patterns

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