Appetite for smoothies, once considered the healthy drink of choice, and juices in the UK is waning, with sales for November falling £76m. This follows scientists' revelations that smoothies and juices often contain more sugar and calories than fizzy drinks. Sales of 'from concentrate' juice were down 8% to £334m, while smoothie sales, previously the only part of the drinks industry that was growing, fell 5.6% to £83.9m, according to data from The Grocer.
Appetite for smoothies, once considered the healthy drink of choice, and juices in the UK is waning, with sales for 2015 falling £76m. This follows scientists' revelations that smoothies and juices often contain more sugar and calories than fizzy drinks. Sales of 'from concentrate' juice were down 8% to £334m, while smoothie sales, previously the only part of the drinks industry that was growing, fell 5.6% to £83.9m, according to data from The Grocer.