Iced tea is the most popular beverage for convenience store customers when choosing a drink to have with their lunch. Here are the top beverages consumers say they’ve bought in the past month at c-stores during the midday meal time.
- Iced tea (bottle or can): 66%
- Plain bottled water :56%
- Lemonade: 54%
- Regular soft drink: 53%
- Diet soft drink: 46%
- Sports drink: 45%
- Fruit juice (bottle or carton): 44%
- Hot specialty coffee: 39%
- Cold/iced or blended coffee: 37%
- Regular coffee: 21%
Source: Technomic 2018 Beverage Consumer Trend Report