Competitive Landscape
Global Players Lead, While Local Manufacturers Maintain Relevance
Ice cream in Lebanon demonstrates a moderately concentrated structure, with the top six manufacturers accounting for a combined 70% of retail value share in 2026. General Mills Inc, known for its popular Häagen-Dazs brand, leads with a 23% share, followed by local manufacturer LibanJus SAL at 13%, known for its Danway Iceberg brand.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Ice Cream industry in Lebanon 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.
Data and analysis in this report provides further detailed coverage dedicated to a comprehensive range of core packaged food categories.
If you're in the Ice Cream industry in Lebanon, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Ice Cream in Lebanon 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 Ice Cream in Lebanon?
- Which are the leading brands in Ice Cream in Lebanon?
- How are products distributed in Ice Cream in Lebanon?
- How is the rise of e-commerce and/or the expansion of modern grocery retail impacting traditional retail?
- What are the key health and wellness concerns driving, or challenging, sales in Ice Cream?
- How significant are vegan and vegetarian dietary requirements in determining sales growth in Lebanon?
- How has COVID-19 impacted consumer demand? To what extent have lockdown, home seclusion and stockpiling boosted sales? Will the longer term economic repercussions of the pandemic stimulate or suppress future growth?
- Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
- How significant will values-based claims, such as sustainability and ethical labelling, be in supporting future growth and brand equity?
Ice Cream in Lebanon - Category analysis
Key Data Insights
Ice Cream Summary
Retail Value Rises, While Volume Sales Contract
Consumers Turn to Affordable and Bulk Formats
Brands Drive Price War Amid Snack Innovation
Cortina Secures Retail Space with Solar-Powered Cold Chain
Brands Expand with Dual-Pricing and Sharing Formats
Global Players Lead, While Local Manufacturers Maintain Relevance
Small Local Grocers Leverage Neighbourhood Proximity to Sustain Retail Leadership
E-Commerce Drives Premium Multipack Growth
Snacks in Lebanon - Industry Overview
2026 Developments
Key Data Insights
Snacks Display Robust Growth Despite Challenging Conditions
Bulk Family Packs Redefine Snacking Habits
Affordability the Primary Influencer of Consumer Choice
Local Manufacturers Perfect Value Engineering to Capture Share
Family Pack Formats Reshape Retail Logistics and Consumer Habits
Affordable Wellness Unlocks New Growth in Functional Snacking
Top Local Players Leverage Price Engineering to Displace Imports
Traditional Grocers Drive Bulk Buying as Consumers Hunt for Value
E-Commerce Expands with Bundled Formats
Country Reports Disclaimer
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Ice Cream
- Frozen Yoghurt
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- Single Portion Dairy Ice Cream
- Single Portion Water Ice Cream
- Plant-based Ice Cream
- Unpackaged Ice Cream
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- Bulk Dairy Ice Cream
- Ice Cream Desserts
- Multi-Pack Dairy Ice Cream
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- Bulk Water Ice Cream
- Multi-Pack Water Ice Cream
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Ice Cream
Ice cream is the aggregation of frozen yoghurt, impulse ice cream, plant-based ice cream, unpackaged ice cream and take-home ice cream. Frozen desserts is included in Passport’s Staple Foods research. Please note that soft serve ice cream from ice cream dispensing machines sold at foodservice outlets (e.g. fast food or ice cream parlours) is entirely excluded.
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This report originates from Passport, our Ice Cream research and analysis database.
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