Mead Beverages Market

Mead Beverages Market Size Survey Report – In a Glance

As per the survey report on global Mead Beverages market, the market is projected to foresee a CAGR of 11.4% between 2024-2033, and further generate a market size of USD 1480.7 million by the end of 2033. In the year 2024, the market size was valued at USD 592.3 million.

• The global Mead Beverages market is projected to grow on account of the demand for Low/No Alcohol Beverages.
• In Japan, the Mead Beverages market growth can be attributed to the increased demand for traditional fermented drinks.
• KDMI analyst’s growth analysis foresees fluctuation in the price of honey to challenge the market growth.
• North America, having the highest market share in the Mead Beverages market is projected to dominate the global market.

Mead Beverages Market Analysis

Analyst’s Observation on Mead Beverages Market Survey

Mead is a fermented beverage traditionally made from honey, water, and yeast or bacterial culture. However, ingredients such as fruits, grains, roots, herbs, and spices are often included during preparation. It is also called “honey wine,” its alcohol content is very low but is usually around 5–20%. Globally the Mead Beverages market is growing with the demand for Low/No Alcohol Beverages. Its alcohol content alcohol depends on the raw materials used in production. Alcohol is harmful to the body, therefore, by switching to non-alcoholic drinks consumers are pursuing a healthier choice. Globally Mead beverages are popular with consumers because no hangovers, headaches, drunkenness, dizziness, poor sleep, or other side effects of drinking alcohol. The low-alcohol class increased by nearly 20 percent last year in the U.S. alone, with the low/no-alcohol market experiencing nearly twice as much growth. In the United States non-alcoholic beverages exports USD 2.87 billion in the year 2024. This Mead Beverage Market growth is predictable to stand in the future and will benefit the global market. Redstone Meadery, Brimming Horn Meadery, Moonshine Meadery are some of the significant parties in the global market for Mead Beverages.

Analyst’s Observation on Japan Mead Beverages Market Survey

In Japan, the market growth for Mead Beverages can be attributed to the increased demand for traditional fermented drinks. It is said to be the Mead beverage the most ancient kind of low-alcoholic beverage and even mentioned in Greek mythology. The fermented honey signifies the oldest form of low-alcohol beverage well-known to mankind. Production of mead beverages is documented in the oldest cultures of Japan. Japan’s non-alcoholic beverage market is estimated at USD 40 billion with around USD 1 billion coming from imports. Traditional healthy drinks and non-alcoholic beverages are the leading consumer trends in Japan. AWines, Academie du Vin, and Estate Wines Japan are some of the significant parties in the market for Mead Beverages in Japan.

Mead Beverages Market Growth Drivers and Challenges

Mead Beverages Market Drivers – Analyst’s Observation

According to the analysts, some key growth drivers for the Mead Beverages market are as follows:

Growing demand for healthy beverages: Globally the healthy beverage section is experiencing transformative changes, the market is driven by an awareness of the importance of health and wellness among consumers. Consumers are increasingly gravitating towards health beverages made with natural plant-based ingredients. The Mead beverages come with health benefits due to the presence of polyphenols, antioxidants, and other bioactive compounds found in honey, it may be beneficial for mental health due to phenolic compounds found in honey. Moreover, honey is a rich source of prebiotic substances, which may promote healthy benefits to the body. Mead is often noticed as a health-tonic due to its probiotic content. Probiotics are living microorganisms that, when consumed in sufficient amounts, can have a positive impact on your immunity and health.

Demand for natural and organic ingredients in beverages: The market for mead drinks is mainly driven by consumer demand for natural and organic ingredients beverages. Consumers are choosing mead beverages because of their sugar-free properties as drinks made with real honey. People with diabetes demand honey-based beverages because of lower glycemic index than refined sugar. Honey is a natural organic product with no artificial chemicals or pesticides. Customers are choosing drinks made with real honey over those with artificial chemicals as they become more health conscious. Organic beverages section for over 40% of hospitality business revenues, and ‘healthy’ beverage products are among the fastest growing categories of beverages. As consumer demand for healthy, natural and organic ingredients beverages, the Mead Beverage market growth is expected to increase in the future.

Restraint factors

As per our analysis, some of the challenges expected to limit the global market growth of Mead Beverage market are as follows:

Fluctuation in the price of honey: The Mead Beverage market faces challenges such as the increasing price of honey, which is the primary raw material for mead beverage production. This price hike is driven by increased demand and supply shortage of honey, resulting in higher production costs for Mead beverages, and it is hampering the Mead beverage market.

Consumer’s unawareness: The meaning of mead comes with, its historical significance, different characteristics, and varieties of health benefits are still unknown to many consumers. They may be unenthusiastic to try mead due to this unawareness and instead choose other familiar alcoholic beverages. Low consumer knowledge and education about mead is hampering the Mead beverage market.

Mead Beverages Market Segmentation

Our experts at KD Market Insights have segmented the global Mead Beverages market research report as:

Mead Beverages Market Regional Synopsis

North America having the highest market share Mead Beverages market is majorly driven by adoption in consumption of gluten-free beverages. In general, mead is classified as a naturally gluten-free beverage. Honey is the primary ingredient in mead beverages and is typically known as one of the gluten-free foods. Since the ingredients used to make this product do not contain wheat. So Mead beverages are widespread as gluten-free beverages and are most popular among diabetic consumers. The American Mead Makers Association (AMMA) identifies the growing interest in mead in Canada and has strategies to expand its company across the country. This expansion will offer Canadian mead industries with added resources and support, further fostering the growth of the industry. The market share of mead is evidenced by total sales of USD 487.9 million in 2021 and it is expected to grow in the coming years.

Asia Pacific growing with fastest CAGR in the Mead Beverages market is majorly driven by demand for high dietary supplements beverages. In Asia Pacific regions health-conscious consumers demand Mead beverages as they have health-beneficial aspects of honey such as a probiotic with an age-old inclination for mead. In 2022, the mead key consumer countries are the United States, Canada, China, Germany, and the United Kingdom; with global year-over-year growth of 6.7%, the mead popularity is constantly increasing. Malaysia's Exports of fermented beverages such as a mead to Portugal were USD 359 Thousand in 2023, And Maldives Imports from South Africa of Fermented Beverages (Cider, Perry, and Mead) were USD 2.28 Thousand in 2023,

Mead beverage consumption in Western Europe, with 0.8% projected CAGR growth in Western European countries from 2022 to 2027. China ranks as the first worldwide honey producer, followed by the European Union, with Romania, Spain, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Greece, France, and Poland, as the most representative countries in this sector. It represents that the Mead Beverages manufacturing companies will grow in the future in this region. Mead beverages consumption in Mexico has surged 22% driven by shifting preferences towards lighter, lower-alcohol options.

As per our analysts at KD Market Insights, the following five players lead North America having the highest market share of Mead Beverages market growth:

Regional Company Names

• Moonlight Meadery
• Redstone Meadery
• Kuhnhenn Brewing Company
• Charm City Meadworks
• Schramm's mead
• Nektarmeadery

Mead Beverages Market Competitive Landscape

Some of the key players who top the global Mead Beverages market share:

• B. Nektar Meadery
• Bunratty Mead and Liqueur Co. Ltd.
• Charm City Meadworks LLC
• Cornish Mead Co.
• Kuhnhenn Brewing
• Lyme Bay Cider Co Ltd.
• Medovina
• Moond Dog Meadery
• Moonshine Meadery
• Redstone Meadery
• Others

1. Executive Summary
   1. Market Overview
   2. Key Findings
   3. Market Trends
   4. Market Outlook
2. Introduction
   1. Scope of the Report
   2. Research Methodology
   3. Definitions and Assumptions
   4. Acronyms and Abbreviations
3. Market Dynamics
   1. Drivers
   2. Restraints
   3. Opportunities
   4. Challenges
4. Global Mead Beverages Market
   1. Market Overview
   2. Market Size and Forecast
   3. Market Segmentation
      1. By Type
      2. By Packaging
      3. By Distribution Channel
      4. By Consumer Demographics
      5. By Occasion
      6. By Region
5. Market Segmentation by Type
   1. Traditional mead
   2. Spice mead
   3. Fruit mead
   4. Sparkling mead
   5. Others
6. Market Segmentation by Packaging
   1.  Bottles
   2. Cans
   3. Other
7. Market Segmentation by Distribution Channel
   1. Offline
   2. Online
   3. Others
8. Market Segmentation by Consumer Demographics
   1. Age group
   2. Gender
   3. Others
9. Market Segmentation by Occasion
   1. Celebratory Consumption
   2. Everyday Consumption
   3. Others
10. Regional Analysis
    1. North America
       1. United States
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
       2. Canada
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
       3. Mexico
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
    2. Europe
       1. United Kingdom
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
       2. Germany
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
       3. France
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
       4. Italy
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
       5. Spain
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
       6. Rest of Europe
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
    3. Asia Pacific
       1. China
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
       2. Japan
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
       3. India
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
       4. Australia
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
       5. South Korea
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
       6. Rest of Asia Pacific
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
    4. Latin America
       1. Brazil
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
       2. Argentina
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
       3. Colombia
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
       4. Rest of Latin America
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3.               Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
    5. Middle East & Africa
       1. South Africa
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
       2. Saudi Arabia
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
       3. UAE
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
       4. Rest of Middle East & Africa
          1. Market Size and Forecast
          2. Key Trends and Developments
          3. Market Analysis by Type, Packaging, Distribution Channel, Consumer Demographics and Occasion
11. Competitive Landscape
    1. Market Share Analysis
    2. Company Profiles
       1. All Company Names
          1. B. Nektar Meadery
          2. Bunratty Mead and Liqueur Co. Ltd.
          3. Charm City Meadworks LLC
          4. Cornish Mead Co.
          5. Kuhnhenn Brewing
          6. Lyme Bay Cider Co Ltd.
          7. Medovina
          8. Moond Dog Meadery
          9. Moonshine Meadery
          10. Redstone Meadery
12. Strategic Recommendations
13. Appendix
    1. List of Tables
    2. List of Figures
14. References