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Sweet Spreads in Ireland

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  • 22 Pages
  • November 2025
  • Region: Ireland
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 296759
Over 2025, sweet spreads in Ireland is projected to see slightly higher growth in retail volume and current value sales, compared with 2024. Honey is projected to post the highest increase in retail volume sales, followed by nut and seed based spreads, with the positions reversed in retail value growth terms. Although consumer breakfast habits are changing and there is a growing focus on health, staple sweet spreads like jams and chocolate spreads remain popular.

This report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data 2020-2025, it identifies the leading companies, brands and retail outlets, and assesses the key trends and demographic shifts behind consumer demand and sales growth. How key trends such as health and wellness, sustainability and recovery from the pandemic are currently shaping the market along with prospects for the next five years, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change.

Product coverage: Chocolate Spreads, Honey, Jams and Preserves, Nut and Seed Based Spreads.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Sweet Spreads market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Sweet spreads enjoy robust popularity amidst price increases
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Chocolate spreads losing ground amidst shift to health-orientated consumption
  • Nut and seed based spreads develop along health and versatility lines
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Positive outlook driven by premiumisation and wider consumption occasions
  • Honey and healthier spreads to spur demand
  • Local sourcing and sustainability are set to emerge as critical growth drivers
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Boyne Valley Foods’s extensive offer covers consumers’ needs and preferences
  • Jam producers add dynamism to a mature category
CHANNELS
  • Supermarkets dominate through convenience, promotions and wide selections
  • Digital shopping developments boost e-commerce in sweet spreads
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 Sales of Jams and Preserves by Leading Flavours: Rankings 2020-2025
  • Table 6 NBO Company Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 7 LBN Brand Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 8 Distribution of Sweet Spreads by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 9 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 10 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 11 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 12 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERCOOKING INGREDIENTS AND MEALS IN IRELAND
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Price stabilisation supports acceleration in retail volume sales
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Key convenience and healthier eating trends shape demand
  • Local sourcing strikes a note with Irish consumers
  • Premiumisation gains ground but price-quality ratios are often decisive
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Investment in the offer to keep meals and soups to the fore
  • Innovation and sustainability to fit with consumer wants
  • Regulation to shape supply chains
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Private label is a strong and expanding presence
  • Azzurri Restaurants caters to consumers’ lifestyle and meal needs
CHANNELS
  • Supermarkets remain integral to the shopping experience
  • E-commerce’s rise highlights changing distribution landscape
MARKET DATA
  • Table 13 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 14 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 15 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 16 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 17 NBO Company Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 18 LBN Brand Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 19 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 20 Distribution of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 21 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 22 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 23 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 24 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources