South Korea Coffee Concentrates Market Size, Share, and COVID-19 Impact Analysis, By Application (Coffee Beverages, Coffee-based Snacks, Coffee-flavored Desserts, Coffee Ice Cream, and Coffee Creamers), By Product Type (Liquid Coffee Concentrates, Powdered Coffee Concentrates, and Instant Coffee Concentrates), and South Korea Coffee Concentrates Market Insights, Industry Trend, Forecasts to 2035

South Korea Coffee Concentrates Market Insights Forecasts to 2035

• The South Korea Coffee Concentrates Market size is Expected to Grow at a CAGR of around 5.3% from 2025 to 2035
• The South Korea Coffee Concentrates Market size is expected to hold a significant Share by 2035

According to a research report published by Spherical Insights & Consulting, the South Korea Coffee Concentrates Market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 5.3% from 2025 to 2035. The market is driven by growing demand for convenient, premium-quality coffee experiences and expanding applications in beverages, snacks, and desserts. Increasing cafe culture, at-home consumption, and innovation in cold brew and functional formats further fuel market growth.

Market Overview

Coffee concentrates are highly concentrated liquid or powdered coffee extracts that can be diluted with water to supply beverages or used as flavor for foods. The demand for coffee concentrates in South Korea increases steadily as consumers continue to demand convenience, quality, and variety when drinking coffee. The concentrates are applied in a wide range of applications such as ready-to-drink coffee beverages, desserts, snack foods, ice creams, and creamers. With growing café culture and consumer interest in premium, functional coffee beverages, foodservice and retail outlets are turning to coffee concentrates for quicker preparation and consistency of taste. Young consumers, as it happens, are leading the charge with their following interest in cold brew, flavor shots, and small-batch roasting. Growing e-commerce, improved cold extraction and packaging technologies have facilitated higher acceptability and availability of these products. Overall, coffee concentrates are finding their place within South Korea's changing food and beverage market.

Report Coverage

This research report categorizes the market for the South Korea coffee concentrates market based on various segments and regions and forecasts revenue growth and analyzes trends in each submarket. The report analyses the key growth drivers, opportunities, and challenges influencing the South Korea coffee concentrates market. Recent market developments and competitive strategies such as expansion, product launch, and development, partnership, merger, and acquisition have been included to draw the competitive landscape in the market. The report strategically identifies and profiles the key market players and analyses their core competencies in each sub-segment of the South Korea coffee concentrates market.

Driving Factors

South Korean market for coffee concentrates is driven by increasing demand for convenience, superior taste, and instant use of coffee. Busy lives and superior café culture are compelling consumers to adopt fast-prep options such as concentrates. Growing interest in cold brew, health-style blends, and coffee-flavored snacks and desserts also fuels demand. Advances in extraction technology, longer shelf life, and environmentally friendly packaging boost product appeal. Moreover, expansion in domestic consumption patterns and internet shopping is elevating exposure to various coffee concentrate options nationwide.

Restraining Factors

South Korea's concentrated coffee market is faced with restraints like high manufacturing costs, worries over synthetic additives, and low shelf life for certain liquid products. The market can also be further constrained by competition from ready-to-drink and freshly brewed products, volatile raw coffee prices, and low rural consumer consciousness.

Market Segmentation

The South Korea Coffee Concentrates Market share is classified into application and product type.

• The coffee beverages segment held the largest share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period.

The South Korea coffee concentrates market is segmented by application into coffee beverages, coffee-based snacks, coffee-flavored desserts, coffee ice cream, and coffee creamers. Among these, the coffee beverages segment held the largest share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. Coffee concentrates are also extensively utilized in making hot and cold coffee beverages at restaurants, cafés, and residences. Their use convenience, simplicity of preparation, and consistency of flavor render them suitable for on-demand beverage use. Expansion in ready-to-drink and cold brew forms continues to drive this segment's expansion.

• The liquid coffee concentrates segment dominated the market share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period.

The South Korea coffee concentrates market is segmented by product type into liquid coffee concentrates, powdered coffee concentrates, and instant coffee concentrates. Among these, the liquid coffee concentrates segment dominated the market share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. Liquid concentrates are most popular for ease of blending, flavor retention, and compatibility in most food and beverage settings. Liquid concentrates are most commonly used in food service and retail trade marketplaces, especially in restaurants and cafes that must reduce the preparation time but still achieve quality and consistency.

Competitive Analysis:

The report offers the appropriate analysis of the key organizations/companies involved within the South Korea coffee concentrates market along with a comparative evaluation primarily based on their product offering, business overviews, geographic presence, enterprise strategies, segment market share, and SWOT analysis. The report also provides an elaborative analysis focusing on the current news and developments of the companies, which includes product development, innovations, joint ventures, partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, strategic alliances, and others. This allows for the evaluation of the overall competition within the market.

List of Key Companies

• Stumptown Coffee Roasters
• Blue Bottle Coffee
• NestlE
• Peets Coffee
• Starbucks
• UCC Ueshima Coffee Co.
• Others

Key Target Audience

• Market Players
• Investors
• End-users
• Government Authorities 
• Consulting and Research Firm
• Venture capitalists
• Value-Added Resellers (VARs)

Market Segment

This study forecasts revenue at South Korea, regional, and country levels from 2020 to 2035. Spherical Insights has segmented the South Korea coffee concentrates market based on the below-mentioned segments:

South Korea Coffee Concentrates Market, By Application

• Coffee Beverages
• Coffee-based Snacks
• Coffee-flavored Desserts
• Coffee Ice Cream
• Coffee Creamers

South Korea Coffee Concentrates Market, By Product Type

• Liquid Coffee Concentrates
• Powdered Coffee Concentrates
• Instant Coffee Concentrates