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Dairy Products and Alternatives in Ireland

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  • 69 Pages
  • August 2025
  • Region: Ireland
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 5576792
Retail value sales of dairy products and alternatives are expected to rise in current terms in Ireland in 2025. Growth in 2024 and 2025 has been slower than in previous years, due in part to rising prices and falling milk collections, which have exerted a downward pressure on volumes across the various dairy sectors. The main reasons for the decline in milk supply were animal disease outbreaks and poor weather conditions, which had a significant impact on milk collections in 2024.

The Dairy Products and Alternatives in Ireland 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 2020-2024, 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: Baby Food, Dairy, Plant-based Dairy.

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

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Dairy Products and Alternatives 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

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Dairy products and alternatives in 2025: The big picture
  • Key trends in 2025
  • Competitive Landscape
  • Channel developments
  • What next for dairy products and alternatives?
MARKET DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Dairy Products and Alternatives by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Sales of Dairy Products and Alternatives by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 3 NBO Company Shares of Dairy Products and Alternatives: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 4 LBN Brand Shares of Dairy Products and Alternatives: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 5 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 6 Distribution of Dairy Products and Alternatives by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 7 Forecast Sales of Dairy Products and Alternatives by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 8 Forecast Sales of Dairy Products and Alternatives by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources
BABY FOOD IN IRELANDKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Prices fall at last
  • Nutricia Ireland dominates baby food
  • Affordability is key
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Growth faces constraints
  • Focus on health and nutrition
  • Emphasis on sustainability
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 9 Sales of Baby Food by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 10 Sales of Baby Food by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 11 Sales of Baby Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 12 Sales of Baby Food by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 13 Sales of Growing-Up Milk Formula by Age: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 14 NBO Company Shares of Baby Food: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 15 LBN Brand Shares of Baby Food: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 16 Distribution of Baby Food by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 17 Forecast Sales of Baby Food by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 18 Forecast Sales of Baby Food by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 19 Forecast Sales of Baby Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 20 Forecast Sales of Baby Food by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
BUTTER AND SPREADS IN IRELANDKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Strong local demand for butter
  • Kerry Foods benefits from differentiated product offer
  • Supermarkets dominant, while forecourt retailers grows strongly from low base
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Impediments to growth
  • Expanding range of healthier variants
  • Players focusing on sustainability
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 21 Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 22 Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 23 Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 24 Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 25 NBO Company Shares of Butter and Spreads: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 26 LBN Brand Shares of Butter and Spreads: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 27 Distribution of Butter and Spreads by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 28 Forecast Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 29 Forecast Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 30 Forecast Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 31 Forecast Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
CHEESE IN IRELANDKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Soft cheese benefits from versatility and innovation
  • Kerry Foods benefits from long-standing presence
  • Supermarkets retains lead, but discounters continues to gain share
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Consumers open to trying new cheeses
  • Focus on high-protein, low-fat products
  • Players work to reduce environmental impact
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 32 Sales of Cheese by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 33 Sales of Cheese by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 34 Sales of Cheese by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 35 Sales of Cheese by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 36 Sales of Spreadable Cheese by Type: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 37 Sales of Soft Cheese by Type: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 38 Sales of Hard Cheese by Type: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 39 NBO Company Shares of Cheese: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 40 LBN Brand Shares of Cheese: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 41 Distribution of Cheese by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 42 Forecast Sales of Cheese by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 43 Forecast Sales of Cheese by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 44 Forecast Sales of Cheese by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 45 Forecast Sales of Cheese by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DRINKING MILK PRODUCTS IN IRELANDKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Significant price rises
  • Glanbia leads sales of drinking milk products
  • Supermarkets still dominant, but e-commerce grows
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Continued growth, with an expanding range of options
  • Health and wellness to exert growing influence
  • Shift to more environmentally responsible dairy production
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 46 Sales of Drinking Milk Products by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 47 Sales of Drinking Milk Products by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 48 Sales of Drinking Milk Products by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 49 Sales of Drinking Milk Products by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 50 NBO Company Shares of Drinking Milk Products: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 51 LBN Brand Shares of Drinking Milk Products: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 52 Distribution of Drinking Milk Products by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 53 Forecast Sales of Drinking Milk Products by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 54 Forecast Sales of Drinking Milk Products by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 55 Forecast Sales of Drinking Milk Products by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 56 Forecast Sales of Drinking Milk Products by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
YOGHURT AND SOUR MILK PRODUCTS IN IRELANDKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Yoghurt benefits from healthy image
  • Yoplait leads competitive category
  • Supermarkets still dominant despite share fall
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Steady growth ahead
  • Health trends shaping category development
  • Tighter regulations
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 57 Sales of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 58 Sales of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 59 Sales of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 60 Sales of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 61 Sales of Flavoured Yoghurt by Flavour: Rankings 2020-2025
  • Table 62 NBO Company Shares of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 63 LBN Brand Shares of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 64 Distribution of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 65 Forecast Sales of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 66 Forecast Sales of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 67 Forecast Sales of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 68 Forecast Sales of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
OTHER DAIRY IN IRELANDKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Healthy image supports growth of fromage frais and quark
  • Yoplait stands clear of rivals in competitive category
  • Convenience drives growth in most dynamic channels
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Fromage frais and quark to drive growth
  • Health and wellness to exert influence across other dairy
  • Stronger emphasis on sustainability
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 69 Sales of Other Dairy by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 70 Sales of Other Dairy by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 71 Sales of Other Dairy by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 72 Sales of Other Dairy by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 73 Sales of Cream by Type: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 74 NBO Company Shares of Other Dairy: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 75 LBN Brand Shares of Other Dairy: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 76 Distribution of Other Dairy by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 77 Forecast Sales of Other Dairy by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 78 Forecast Sales of Other Dairy by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 79 Forecast Sales of Other Dairy by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 80 Forecast Sales of Other Dairy by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
PLANT-BASED DAIRY IN IRELANDKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Strong rise in volumes
  • Alpro continues to dominate despite losing share
  • Supermarket players invest in expansion of the plant-based dairy range
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Favourable conditions for further growth
  • Health, the environment and animal welfare continue to influence demand
  • Environmental moves particularly important in plant-based dairy
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 81 Sales of Plant-Based Dairy by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 82 Sales of Plant-Based Dairy by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 83 Sales of Other Plant-Based Milk by Type: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 84 NBO Company Shares of Plant-Based Dairy: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 85 LBN Brand Shares of Plant-Based Dairy: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 86 Distribution of Plant-Based Dairy by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 87 Forecast Sales of Plant-Based Dairy by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 88 Forecast Sales of Plant-Based Dairy by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030