Grow in coconut – the opportunity is real

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The global coconut water market value is projected to reach €4.7 billion by 20291

Coconut water grew by 12.6% per year  from 2020 to 2025 and is projected to grow by 7% per year from 2025 to 2029.1​

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The global coconut cream market value is projected to reach €3.9 billion by 20292

Coconut cream grew by 11.52% per year from 2020 to 2025 and is projected to grow by 9.92% from 2025 to 2029.2

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89% want coconut. Only 1% of launches deliver3

89% of consumers are positive to coconut products, often linking them to wellness-related benefits like hydration, yet only 1% of global food and drink launches from 2019 to 2024 featured coconut ingredients.3

​Reduce risk, unlock growth with 20 years of expertise​

Coconut is perishable and complex to process. Supply is unpredictable. And navigating export compliance adds another layer of risk. Yet markets importing coconut products are booming. China leads coconut cream demand, with USA, Europe and South America all growing at double-digit rates.1 Get help configuring a setup with the right processing technology and navigating compliance for the market access to capture the opportunity with: 

 

  • 20 years of proven capability across processing, packaging and services for coconut water and cream
  • Development support from idea to shelf with Customer Innovation Centres and Product Development Centres in Thailand, India and Vietnam

Download the Coconut growth playbook to get more opportunity insights and read about how one coconut producer developed a barista-grade coconut cream from ideation to launch, with our Customer Innovation Centre and Product Development Centre.

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Produce water or cream on one export-ready, scalable line

Coconut water and coconut cream are sensitive products with a narrow window – under two hours from extraction to pasteurisation, at under 5°C, or quality degrades. Our automated ultra-high temperature (UHT) processing technology – with steam injection and flash cooling – preserves product integrity within that window.4

 

  • Speed protects quality – UHT processes in 4 to 15 seconds meaning less thermal damage to taste, colour and nutrients4
  • No cold chain required – UHT + aseptic packaging delivers 6 to 8 months of ambient shelf life4
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Protect coconut water's delicate flavour

Coconut water's light, clean taste is easily lost during thermal treatment. Our processing line pairs airtight separation with direct UHT steam injection and flash cooling, to retain the taste profile that consumers expect.

Tetra Pak Separator with Encapt technology

Tetra Pak Separators with AirTight & Encapt™ Technologies

Discover Tetra Pak Separators featuring AirTight & Encapt™ technologies, offering excellent product quality, separation efficiency, and production flexibility
Tetra Pak Direct UHT unit

Tetra Pak® Direct UHT unit

Tetra Pak® Direct UHT unit has many variations and a couple of combined heating solutions. This gives you premium quality and ultra-flexibility.

Achieve consistent coconut cream texture and stability

High fat content and natural viscosity make coconut cream one of the most demanding products​ to process uniformly. Our aseptic homogenization and high shear mixing deliver the smooth,​ stable consistency that consumers require.

Tetra Pak Homogenizer 250

Tetra Pak® Homogenizer 250

The new medium capacity Tetra Pak® Homogenizer 250 with smart automation gives you the highest uptime and lowest operational costs in the medium segment.
Tetra Pak High Shear Mixer

Tetra Pak® High Shear Mixer

The Tetra Pak® High Shear Mixer is a complete mixing solution solving any problem of lumping or fat separation to produce a homogeneous product.

Packaging built for coconut, ready for export

Packaging must meet the standards of the most demanding import markets. Carton holds 59% of the global coconut water market – and aseptic formats like Tetra Classic® and Tetra Recart® deliver ambient shelf life, cutting cold-chain costs while opening access to modern retail and export channels.

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Tetra Brik® Aseptic – built for global distribution

Tetra Brik® Aseptic – built for global distribution

Tetra Brik® Aseptic is the world's most widely distributed aseptic carton format – maximising transport efficiency and shelf density for coconut water and light beverages, from 80 to 2000 ml.

tetra recart coconut package

Tetra Recart® – cartons without compromise

Tetra Recart® – cartons without compromise

Tetra Recart® delivers the traditional taste of canned coconut cream – minus the metallic aftertaste.

tetra prisma aseptic package

Tetra Prisma® Aseptic – on-the-go convenience

Tetra Prisma® Aseptic – on-the-go convenience

Tetra Prisma® Aseptic's eight-sided shape is easy to hold and built for on-the-go consumption – a premium format with ambient shelf life that keeps distribution simple.

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Tetra Classic® Aseptic – right-sized for real households

Tetra Classic® Aseptic – right-sized for real households

Tetra Classic® Aseptic is a low-investment, high-efficiency format with Tetra Classic® Aseptic Cube delivering the robustness and shelf life to enter new markets easily.

The Complete Coconut Handbook

Access 180 pages capturing 20 years of expertise from our Coconut Knowledge Centre – covering everything from plantation and harvesting to processing, packaging and quality control for the technical and commercial decisions behind a profitable coconut business.

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1. Values based on Euromonitor International, 2026 (Coconut Water Global Fact Base, January 2026.)  The 2025 figures are Euromonitor's estimates. The 2029 projections shown here are our estimates, calculated by applying four years of growth from the 2025 estimated base volumes using the regional CAGRs published by Euromonitor. Values in USD into € converted at ~$1 = €0.88, July 2026.

2. Values based on Mordor Intelligence, 2025 (Global Coconut Products Market Report (2020–2030), Base Year 2024).  The 2025 figures are Mordor's estimates based on the 2024 base year. The 2029 projections shown here are our estimates, calculated by applying four years of growth from the 2025 estimated base volumes using the country-specific CAGRs published in the report. Only packages up to 500ml have been taken into consideration to reduce the chances to have coconut drinking beverages included. Values in USD into € converted at ~$1 = €0.88, July 2026.

3. Mintel, "Maximise Coconut's Market Potential in Food and Drink", October 2024, "How Innovators Are Redefining Coconut-Based Drinks", July 2025 

4. Tetra Pak, Coconut Handbook, accessed July 2026, https://www.tetrapak.com/insights/handbooks/coconut-handbook.