HW Snacks in Ireland

Health and wellness snacks in Ireland faced a mixed year in 2024, with vegetarian claims remaining the most prevalent but recording a modest decline in current value terms. While vegetarian positioning continues to be widely used across snacks - particularly in sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks - its performance was constrained by persistent inflationary pressure, which encouraged consumers to prioritise value and indulgence over ethical or dietary claims.

This HW Snacks in Ireland report tracks the developments of health-associated product types and the healthy-option positioning of competing brands across different food sectors. It provides the latest retail sales data 2021-2025, allowing you to compare health and wellness categories with each other or in the context of the total market for a sector. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market- be they new product developments, legislative context or lifestyle influences. Forecasts to 2030 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: HW Confectionery, HW Ice Cream, HW Savoury Snacks, HW Snacks by Type, HW Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks.

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

Why buy this report?

• Get a detailed picture of the HW Snacks 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.