Hot drinks is in a small negative retail volume slump in Ireland and 2024, with value better supported by high unit prices and with foodservice seeing stronger sales. While inflation has come down and started to stabilise in 2024, the 2022-2023 period saw high levels of inflation which pushed up manufacturing costs across the board, thus leading to higher unit prices for the end consumer.
While instant coffee remains a large size of category, sales are in a slight slump compared to fresh coffee which is seeing a stronger performance. There is a growing interest in high-quality coffee, which is boosting fresh coffee sales, and this trend reflects a broader shift towards premiumisation, with consumers willing to invest in enhanced coffee experiences at home, boosting sales of fresh coffee beans, fresh ground coffee, and even fresh ground coffee pods.
Mondelez Ireland Production Ltd is the overall company leader in hot drinks in Ireland, in NBO value terms. However, Nestlé Ireland Ltd is hot on its heels.
While supermarkets continues to hold the largest distribution share in hot drinks in Ireland, discounters has been notably growing its share due to such outlets’ ability to offer goods at affordable prices – especially within an uncertain economic environment. Lidl and Aldi are noted here, with a large number of their stores shown on maps, especially in the Dublin area.
Foodservice sales have fully recovered to pre-pandemic volume. The number of coffee shops and cafés has grown rapidly, with both international chains like Starbucks and Costa Coffee alongside local independent cafés.
Coffee is expected to continue to grow over the next five years, in both on-trade and off-trade channels. In particular, fresh coffee is likely to gain more shares from instant coffee, as well from traditional black tea.
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