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RTD Coffee in Ireland

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  • 30 Pages
  • November 2025
  • Region: Ireland
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 323794
In 2025, RTD coffee in Ireland continued to deliver strong volume growth, underpinned by busy lifestyles, younger consumers’ preference for ready-made beverages and its role as an affordable alternative to café purchases. Demand is shifting towards sweet, milky and flavoured variants, while functional propositions such as protein-enriched, low-sugar, organic and plant-based options broaden the category’s appeal.

This report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data (2020-2025), allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they legislative, distribution, packaging or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2030 illustrate how the market is set to change.

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

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the RTD Coffee 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
  • Convenience and indulgence sustain RTD coffee demand
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • RTD coffee maintains strong growth momentum in 2025
  • Consumers show rising interest in sweet, milky and functional variants
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Further solid volume gains anticipated for RTD coffee in Ireland
  • Functionality and sustainability as key innovation drivers
  • Category to witness more players enter the competition
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Starbucks leads a concentrated RTD coffee landscape
  • Innovation through convenience and health orientation
CHANNELS
  • Supermarkets channel leads distribution for RTD coffee in Ireland
  • Convenience channels expand in 2025
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade RTD Coffee: % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade RTD Coffee: % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 7 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade RTD Coffee: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 8 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade RTD Coffee: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 9 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 10 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 11 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 12 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERSOFT DRINKS IN IRELAND
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Current trends supports soft drinks with strong health positioning
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Health trends drives volume growth in soft drinks in 2025
  • Consumers shift towards functional options, benefiting energy and sports drinks
  • Demand for convenience continues, boosting RTD coffee and impulse channels
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Health, convenience and innovation as key growth drivers for forecast period
  • Shift away from alcohol set to further boost soft drinks sales
  • Private label holds potential for stronger expansion
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Coca-Cola maintains leadership, with Britvic close behind
  • Small niche players gain traction in 2025
CHANNELS
  • Supermarkets leads distribution as convenience stores expands
MARKET DATA
  • Table 13 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 14 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 15 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 16 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 17 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: Volume 2025
  • Table 18 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: % Volume 2025
  • Table 19 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025
  • Table 20 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2025
  • Table 21 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 22 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 23 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 24 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 25 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 26 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 27 NBO Company Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 28 LBN Brand Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 29 NBO Company Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 30 LBN Brand Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 31 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 32 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 33 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 34 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 35 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 36 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 37 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 38 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format and Category: % Volume 2025
  • Table 39 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 40 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 41 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 42 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 43 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 44 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 45 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 46 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 47 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 48 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
APPENDIX
  • Fountain sales in Ireland
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources