3 6 Ke·2025-12-03 04:39Core Insights - The article highlights that the largest domestic beverage company in China, Nongfu Spring, is focusing on three strategic areas for 2026: strengthening its bottled water business, expanding its tea beverage offerings, and promoting new products like ready-to-drink coffee [1][3][9] Bottled Water Business - Nongfu Spring aims to solidify its bottled water segment as a strategic priority, focusing on wholesale and traditional customers while enhancing water knowledge education and sports marketing [3][5] - The company holds a leading market share of approximately 30% in the bottled water category, indicating its commitment to deepening its competitive advantage [3][5] - Recent financial reports show a revenue of 9.443 billion yuan from bottled water, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 10.7%, contributing to 36.9% of total revenue [5][8] Tea Beverage Expansion - The company plans to increase its presence in the tea beverage market by introducing new packaging sizes, including 900ml and 335ml options for its Oriental Leaf brand [7][8] - Tea beverages generated 10.089 billion yuan in revenue, making it the largest revenue contributor among all business segments [8][10] - Despite the slowdown in the growth of sugar-free tea, Nongfu Spring is strategically expanding its product specifications to capture a larger market share [8][9] Ready-to-Drink Coffee Development - Nongfu Spring is set to promote its ready-to-drink coffee products, particularly the newly launched "Tanru Coffee" priced at 5 yuan for 400ml, targeting a gap in the market [9][13] - The ready-to-drink coffee segment currently holds less than 2% market share, with a year-on-year decline of 13.48% expected in 2024 [9][14] - The company leverages its extensive distribution network of over 2 million retail terminals to facilitate the introduction of its coffee products [14][15]