Soft Drinks in Ireland
Description
In 2025, soft drinks in Ireland continued to record overall growth in volume, although performance varied significantly across categories. Bottled water remained supported by health concerns and the ongoing decline of traditional carbonated soft drinks. Sports drinks saw the fastest volume rise, benefiting from a growing fitness culture and the popularity of functional products offering energy, recovery or performance support. RTD coffee was another standout in 2025, with consumers increasingly...
Euromonitor International's Soft Drinks in Ireland report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data (2020-2024), 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 2029 illustrate how the market is set to change.
Product coverage: Asian Speciality Drinks, Bottled Water, Carbonates, Concentrates, Energy Drinks, Juice, RTD Coffee, RTD Tea, Sports Drinks.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
Why buy this report??
* Get a detailed picture of the Soft Drinks 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.
Euromonitor International's Soft Drinks in Ireland report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data (2020-2024), 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 2029 illustrate how the market is set to change.
Product coverage: Asian Speciality Drinks, Bottled Water, Carbonates, Concentrates, Energy Drinks, Juice, RTD Coffee, RTD Tea, Sports Drinks.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
Why buy this report??
* Get a detailed picture of the Soft Drinks 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
101 Pages
- Soft Drinks in Ireland
- Euromonitor International
- November 2025
- List Of Contents And Tables
- SOFT 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 1 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 2 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 3 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2020-2025
- Table 4 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 5 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: Volume 2025
- Table 6 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: % Volume 2025
- Table 7 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025
- Table 8 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2025
- Table 9 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 10 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 11 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 12 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 13 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 14 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 15 NBO Company Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
- Table 16 LBN Brand Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
- Table 17 NBO Company Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
- Table 18 LBN Brand Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
- Table 19 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
- Table 20 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
- Table 21 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 22 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 23 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume 2020-2025
- Table 24 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 25 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format: % Volume 2020-2025
- Table 26 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format and Category: % Volume 2025
- Table 27 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 28 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 29 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2025-2030
- Table 30 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- Table 31 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 32 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 33 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 34 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- Table 35 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 36 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
- CARBONATES IN IRELAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Health trends reshape carbonates landscape
- INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Carbonates is home to both indulgence and moderation in 2025
- Consumers continue to shift to reduced-sugar variants
- WHAT’S NEXT?
- Steady decline expected amid health focus, with reduced-sugar variants driving stability
- Innovation and functional trends shape the future of carbonates
- Clean labelling gains traction among health-conscious consumers
- COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
- Coca-Cola Leads through iconic brands and innovation
- CHANNELS
- Supermarkets leads distribution, while forecourts benefit from impulse buys
- Discounters stands out by posting positive growth
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 37 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Carbonates: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 38 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Carbonates: Value 2020-2025
- Table 39 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Carbonates: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 40 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Carbonates: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 41 Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 42 Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 43 Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 44 Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 45 Total Sales of Carbonates by Fountain On-trade: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 46 Total Sales of Carbonates by Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 47 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Carbonates: % Volume 2021-2025
- Table 48 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Carbonates: % Volume 2022-2025
- Table 49 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Carbonates: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 50 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Carbonates: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 51 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 52 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 53 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 54 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- Table 55 Forecast Total Sales of Carbonates by Fountain On-trade: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 56 Forecast Total Sales of Carbonates by Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
- JUICE IN IRELAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Premium niches sustain declining juice demand
- INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Further declines for overall juice in 2025
- Coconut and other plant waters sees positive growth
- WHAT’S NEXT?
- Premiumisation trend will continue to support sales
- Functional juices set to drive future innovation
- Convenience retail poised to boost premium and functional juice sales
- COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
- Valeo Foods leads but faces pressure from health trends and private label
- CHANNELS
- Supermarkets remains core channel for juice sales
- Discounters returns to positive growth in 2025
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 57 Off-trade Sales of Juice by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 58 Off-trade Sales of Juice by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 59 Off-trade Sales of Juice by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 60 Off-trade Sales of Juice by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 61 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Juice: % Volume 2021-2025
- Table 62 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Juice: % Volume 2022-2025
- Table 63 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Juice: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 64 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Juice: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 65 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Juice by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 66 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Juice by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 67 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Juice by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 68 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Juice by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
- BOTTLED WATER IN IRELAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Wellness focus and safety concerns lift bottled water
- INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Healthy choices and warm weather boost bottled water sales
- Functional and flavoured variants gain momentum
- WHAT’S NEXT?
- Water quality concerns on the rise, supporting an increase in bottled water consumption
- Functional waters set to expand through innovation
- Sustainability and larger formats offer new growth opportunities
- COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
- Britvic leads overall bottled water in 2025
- Wholefoods expands through popular Acti-vit brand
- CHANNELS
- Supermarkets remains the primary distribution channel for bottled water
- Convenience stores continues to expand
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 69 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 70 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 71 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 72 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 73 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Bottled Water: % Volume 2021-2025
- Table 74 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Bottled Water: % Volume 2022-2025
- Table 75 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Bottled Water: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 76 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Bottled Water: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 77 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 78 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 79 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 80 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
- SPORTS DRINKS IN IRELAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Active lifestyles broaden sports drink appeal
- INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Sports drinks expands beyond athletics to everyday hydration
- Reduced sugar sports drinks rises fastest though remains small
- WHAT’S NEXT?
- Steady growth expected for sports drink category fuelled by daily hydration trends
- Focus on reduced-sugar variants to inform innovation
- Rising importance of impulse channels for sports drinks distribution
- COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
- Lucozade brand enjoys strong brand lead
- Lucozade expands as Britvic enters the fray
- CHANNELS
- Supermarkets and sport venues drive sports drink sales
- Convenience retail benefits from on-the-go demand
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 81 Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 82 Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: Value 2020-2025
- Table 83 Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 84 Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 85 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Sports Drinks: % Volume 2021-2025
- Table 86 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Sports Drinks: % Volume 2022-2025
- Table 87 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Sports Drinks: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 88 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Sports Drinks: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 89 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 90 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: Value 2025-2030
- Table 91 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 92 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Sports Drinks: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
- ENERGY DRINKS IN IRELAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Innovation accelerates energy drinks growth
- INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Strong growth driven by lifestyles and functional demand
- Reduced sugar segment drives growth, while consumers shift towards innovative flavours
- WHAT’S NEXT?
- Energy drinks set for further expansion in response to prevailing health trends
- Innovative shift towards healthy, natural and functional variants
- Expanding beyond traditional impulse points
- COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
- Lucozade leads a dynamic and flavour-driven landscape
- Lucozade enjoys robust rises as brands offerings added value gain traction
- CHANNELS
- Supermarkets are important, impulse is key
- Convenience retail continues to benefit from on-the-go consumption trend
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 93 Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 94 Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: Value 2020-2025
- Table 95 Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 96 Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 97 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Energy Drinks: % Volume 2021-2025
- Table 98 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Energy Drinks: % Volume 2022-2025
- Table 99 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Energy Drinks: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 100 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Energy Drinks: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 101 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 102 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: Value 2025-2030
- Table 103 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 104 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Energy Drinks: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
- CONCENTRATES IN IRELAND
- 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 2 Concentrates Conversion Factors for Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Format
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 105 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 106 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 107 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 108 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 109 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
- Table 110 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Concentrates: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 111 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Concentrates: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 112 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Liquid Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
- Table 113 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Liquid Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
- Table 114 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Powder Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
- Table 115 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Powder Concentrates (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
- Table 116 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 117 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 118 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 119 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
- RTD TEA IN IRELAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Kombucha reshapes prospects in a subdued RTD tea category
- INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- RTD tea stagnates amid unfavourable cultural preferences in 2025
- Still RTD tea drives growth, though kombucha shows promise
- WHAT’S NEXT?
- Anticipated decline for regular RTD tea, with kombucha likely to rise
- Functional kombucha as centre of innovation
- Kombucha expands in impulse channels
- COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
- Unilever leads through dominance of Lipton brand
- SynerChi sees strong progress in kombucha RTD tea
- CHANNELS
- Supermarkets dominates distribution while health hubs boost kombucha growth
- Convenience retail benefits from kombucha trend
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 120 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 121 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 122 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 123 Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 124 Leading Flavours for Off-trade RTD Tea: % Volume 2020-2025
- Table 125 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Volume 2021-2025
- Table 126 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Volume 2022-2025
- Table 127 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 128 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade RTD Tea: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 129 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 130 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 131 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 132 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Tea by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
- RTD COFFEE IN IRELAND
- 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 133 Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 134 Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: Value 2020-2025
- Table 135 Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 136 Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 137 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade RTD Coffee: % Volume 2021-2025
- Table 138 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade RTD Coffee: % Volume 2022-2025
- Table 139 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade RTD Coffee: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 140 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade RTD Coffee: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 141 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 142 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: Value 2025-2030
- Table 143 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 144 Forecast Off-trade Sales of RTD Coffee: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
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