Ireland Coffee Market 2025

The Irish coffee market is demonstrating resilient growth dynamics, with projections indicating a USD 123.5 million expansion at a 5.4% CAGR, reflecting the market’s successful navigation of recent economic headwinds. A distinctive premiumization trend continues to reshape the landscape, with consumers demonstrating sustained willingness to invest in elevated coffee experiences despite inflationary pressures. This manifests most prominently in the fresh coffee segment, where sales of whole beans, ground varieties, and premium pods continue to gain traction as Irish households increasingly replicate café-quality experiences in domestic settings. The market’s sophistication is further evidenced by growing consumer discernment regarding bean origin, roasting profiles, and brewing techniques, driving independent cafés and specialty roasters to continuously innovate their offerings.

Simultaneously, the market maintains its traditional stronghold in convenience-oriented products, with flavored instant coffee varieties emerging as an unexpected growth vector that bridges the gap between practicality and indulgence. This dual trajectory – where premium fresh coffee coexists with enhanced instant products – demonstrates the Irish market’s unique ability to cater to divergent consumer needs across occasions and demographics. Retailers and operators are responding to these nuanced demand patterns through strategic product segmentation, ensuring both the value and premium ends of the spectrum receive focused innovation. The sustained growth across multiple price points suggests Ireland’s coffee culture is maturing rather than simply expanding, with quality and convenience emerging as complementary rather than competing value propositions in this evolving market landscape.

Providing a strategic perspective on the Ireland coffee market, this report analyzes historical trends from 2020 to 2024 and forecasts market developments through 2030. It delves into market size, growth rates, and segment-level insights, uncovering the forces shaping the industry’s future. By examining product type, packaging type and distribution channel, the report delivers a robust framework for understanding market dynamics and identifying pathways for growth.

Market Segmentation

The Ireland coffee market is classified into the following segments:
Product type: RTD coffee, whole beans, ground coffee (coffee capsules and pods, standard ground coffee), instant coffee (standard instant coffee, coffee mixes)
Packaging type: flexible packaging, folding cartons, glass, others
Distribution channel: bars and HoReCa, convenience stores, discounters, e-commerce, food and drinks stores, forecourts, general merchandise stores, small grocery stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets, vending, others

In Ireland, the coffee market is segmented by product type, packaging type and distribution channel. The market is classified by product type into RTD coffee, whole beans, ground coffee (coffee capsules and pods, standard ground coffee), and instant coffee (standard instant coffee, coffee mixes). Packaging type segments encompass flexible packaging, folding cartons, glass, and others. Distribution channel segmentation comprises bars and HoReCa, convenience stores, discounters, e-commerce, food and drinks stores, forecourts, general merchandise stores, small grocery stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets, vending, and others.

Competitive Landscape

Within the competitive landscape, significant companies profiled in the report include Aramark Corporation, CAFEDIRECT PLC, Illycaffe S.p.A., JDE Peet’s N.V., Luigi Lavazza S.p.A., Nestle S.A., The Coca-Cola Company, UCC Ueshima Coffee Co. Ltd., Valeo Foods Ltd. and Velo Coffee Roasters Ltd.

This analysis offers a comprehensive overview of the main players in the coffee market, evaluating their performance trends from 2020 to 2024. Key findings illustrate shifts in market share, identifying both dominant firms and rising competitors.

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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Key Findings
Market Segmentation
Market Overview
Ireland Coffee Market – Product Type Analysis
Ireland Coffee Market – Packaging Type Analysis
Ireland Coffee Market – Distribution Channel Analysis
Company Shares Analysis
Aramark Corporation
CAFEDIRECT PLC
Illycaffe S.p.A.
JDE Peet’s N.V.
Luigi Lavazza S.p.A.
Nestle S.A.
The Coca-Cola Company
UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd.
Valeo Foods Ltd.
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Macroeconomic Data and Forecast
Research Methodology
Disclaimer

FIGURES AND TABLES
Table Ireland Coffee Market 2020-2030
Chart Ireland Coffee Market, Net Growth, 2020-2030
Chart Ireland Coffee Market, Growth Rates, 2020-2030
Table Ireland Coffee Market by Product Type, 2020-2030
Chart Ireland Coffee Market by Product Type, CAGR Historic and Forecast, 2020-2030
Chart Ireland Coffee Market by Product Type, 2020-2030
Table Ireland Coffee Market by Packaging Type, 2020-2030
Chart Ireland Coffee Market by Packaging Type, CAGR Historic and Forecast, 2020-2030
Chart Ireland Coffee Market by Packaging Type, 2020-2030
Table Ireland Coffee Market by Distribution Channel, 2020-2030
Chart Ireland Coffee Market by Distribution Channel, CAGR Historic and Forecast, 2020-2030
Chart Ireland Coffee Market by Distribution Channel, 2020-2030
Table Ireland Coffee Market Share (%), by Companies, 2020-2024
Chart Ireland Coffee Market, by Companies, 2024
Table Ireland Coffee Market Share (%), by Brands, 2020-2024
Chart Ireland Coffee Market, by Brands, 2024
Table Ireland – Population (Millions) and Forecast
Table Ireland – Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Forecast
Table Ireland – Gross Domestic Product and Forecast
Table Ireland Coffee Market: Spend as a Proportion of GDP (%)
Table Ireland Coffee Market: Consumption per Capita (Population)

Companies Mentioned

Aramark Corporation
CAFEDIRECT PLC
Illycaffe S.p.A.
JDE Peet’s N.V.
Luigi Lavazza S.p.A.
Nestle S.A.
The Coca-Cola Company
UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd.
Valeo Foods Ltd.
Velo Coffee Roasters Ltd.