Heatwave doubles cold drink, ice-cream sales as AC and fridge demand stays cool

Mother Dairy, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Britannia are ramping distribution as ice-cream volumes doubled in 10 days and dairy drinks jumped 30%. April-June drives ~50% of annual soft drink sales. But 8-10% price hikes and fuel inflation are capping AC (+15% YoY) and fridge (+10% YoY) growth below expectations.

Mother Dairy, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Britannia scale up as heatwave doubles ice-cream sales and lifts dairy drinks 30% in 10 days.

ET Retail · 5/25/2026, 5:26:00 AM · Ask about this →

Mother Dairy + Blue Star + Britannia + Coca-Cola + Godrej Enterprises + MMG Group + PepsiCo +