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Concentrates in Ireland

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  • 34 Pages
  • November 2025
  • Region: Ireland
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 64244
In 2025, concentrates in Ireland achieved only marginal off-trade volume growth, with higher prices supporting value while low unit costs kept the category relevant for price-sensitive households. However, even widespread no-added-sugar formulations have not overcome a negative health image, as many consumers associate concentrates with artificial ingredients and instead move towards bottled water, functional drinks and RTD coffee.

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.

Product coverage: Liquid Concentrates, Powder Concentrates.

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

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Concentrates 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
  • Affordability offsets weak appeal in concentrates
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Concentrates sees low volume growth amid continuous struggles
  • Coffee-based variants emerge as niche segment
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • New packaging and new flavours could save a stagnating category
  • Powder concentrates will continue to outpace liquid concentrates
  • Sustainability as a key driver for innovation in concentrates
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Britvic dominates with private label holding strong
  • Tesco soars ahead through innovative cold brew coffee offering
CHANNELS
  • Supermarkets leads, e-commerce expands in powder formats
  • Powder concentrates benefit from online shift
  • Concentrates Conversions
  • Summary 1 Concentrates Conversion Factors for Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Format
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 6 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Concentrates: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 7 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Concentrates: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 8 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Liquid Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 9 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Liquid Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 10 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Powder Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 11 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Powder Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 12 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 13 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 14 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 15 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Category: % 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 16 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 17 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 18 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 19 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 20 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: Volume 2025
  • Table 21 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: % Volume 2025
  • Table 22 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025
  • Table 23 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2025
  • Table 24 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 25 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 26 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 27 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 28 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 29 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 30 NBO Company Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 31 LBN Brand Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 32 NBO Company Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 33 LBN Brand Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 34 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 35 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 36 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 37 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 38 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 39 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 40 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 41 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format and Category: % Volume 2025
  • Table 42 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 43 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 44 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 45 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 46 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 47 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 48 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 49 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 50 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 51 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
APPENDIX
  • Fountain sales in Ireland
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 2 Research Sources