High inflation and capricious weather cause a decline in sales at mineral springs

According to preliminary industry data from the Association of German Mineral Springs (VDM), member companies sold 9.6 billion litres of mineral water and medicinal water last year, 4.5% less than in the previous year. Total sales of mineral water, medicinal water and mineral fountain soft drinks in the mineral water industry fell by 3.4% to a total of 12.8 billion litres in 2023.

In 2023, the proportion of packaging used by German mineral water producers was roughly on a par with the previous year. Both returnable PET and non-returnable PET increased slightly.