COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Coca-Cola Leads through iconic brands and innovation
Coca-Cola HBC Ireland remains the dominant player in the carbonates category, driven by its flagship brands Coca-Cola and Fanta, which continue to hold top preference among Irish consumers. The company sustains its market leadership by combining brand strength with ongoing innovation and marketing dynamism.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Carbonates industry in Ireland with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.
Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.
If you're in the Carbonates industry in Ireland, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Carbonates in Ireland report includes:
- Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
- Detailed segmentation of international and local products
- Historic volume and value sizes, company and brand market shares
- Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
- Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country
This report answers:
- What is the market size of Carbonates in Ireland?
- To what extent are health considerations impacting consumption of Carbonates in Ireland?
- How are changing social attitudes and legislation (eg sugar tax) reshaping demand and consumption?
- How are changing demographics (for example, an ageing or predominantly young population) determining consumption of Carbonates in Ireland?
- Which are the leading brands in Carbonates in Ireland?
- What potential exists for multinational or domestic soft drinks companies to expand in Ireland?
- How are products distributed in Carbonates in Ireland?
- How is the rise of e-commerce changing the retail and competitive landscape?
- How have home seclusion and social distancing measures following COVID-19 impacted sales of Carbonates?
- How are sustainability issues, such as environmentally-friendly packaging, legislation on recyclability, or the amount of plastic in bottles, impacting the soft drinks industry?
- Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
Carbonates in Ireland - Category analysis
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Health trends reshape carbonates landscape
Carbonates is home to both indulgence and moderation in 2025
Consumers continue to shift to reduced-sugar variants
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
Coca-Cola Leads through iconic brands and innovation
Supermarkets leads distribution, while forecourts benefit from impulse buys
Discounters stands out by posting positive growth
Soft Drinks in Ireland - Industry Overview
Current trends supports soft drinks with strong health positioning
KEY DATA FINDINGS
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
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
Coca-Cola maintains leadership, with Britvic close behind
Small niche players gain traction in 2025
Supermarkets leads distribution as convenience stores expands
Fountain sales in Ireland
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Carbonates
- Regular Carbonates
- Reduced Sugar Carbonates
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- Regular Cola Carbonates
- Reduced Sugar Cola Carbonates
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- Regular Non-Cola Carbonates
- Reduced Sugar Non-Cola Carbonates
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- Regular Lemonade/Lime
- Reduced Sugar Lemonade/Lime
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- Regular Tonic Water/Mixers/Other Bitters
- Reduced Sugar Tonic Water/Mixers/Other Bitters
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- Regular Orange Carbonates
- Reduced Sugar Orange Carbonates
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- Regular Other Non-Cola Carbonates
- Reduced Sugar Other Non-Cola Carbonates
Carbonates
Sweetened, non-alcoholic drinks containing carbon dioxide are included here. All carbonated products containing fruit juice (“sparkling juices”) are included here, unless they are tea-based (these are included in carbonated RTD tea) or carbonated Energy drinks, which are included in Energy Drinks. Carbonated bottled water is also excluded. Carbonates are an aggregation of cola carbonates and non-cola carbonates, whether regular or low calorie. Euromonitor International includes both naturally and artificially-sweetened carbonates.
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This report originates from Passport, our Carbonates research and analysis database.
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