Ireland

COVID-19 restrictions and health concerns severely impacted the whole consumer foodservice sector in Ireland. Besides national or regional restrictions and social distancing measures, the Irish hospitality and foodservice sector is closely tied to ...

As national or regional restrictions were severe in Ireland through 2020, especially for the tourism and hospitality sector, it reflected negatively especially on many non-standalone locations. With the decline in commuting and travelling, consumer ...

COVID-19 restrictions and health concerns have severely impacted the trading of limited-service restaurants in Ireland. When the Irish government issued an order for all consumer foodservice outlets to close for eat-in in mid-March, it also created ...

The majority of outlets in cafés/bars in Ireland consists of independent bars/pubs, reflecting Ireland’s strong pub culture. In 2020, bars/pubs accounted for a significant proportion of the total foodservice value in cafés/bars. Bars/pubs were ...

For a significant part of the year, social distancing measures and restrictions in the Republic of Ireland have not allowed dine-in. When it was allowed, there were strict social distancing rules, limiting the capacity and adding high additional ...

COVID-19 restrictions on travel severely impacted both international and domestic travel in Ireland. Dublin airport reported a fall of three quarters in the number of passengers during the first nine months in 2020 compared to 2020. Street/stalls ...

Self-service cafeterias were severely hit by the COVID-19 restrictions and the reduced options open for eat-in throughout the year. During the times they were open for takeaway, they saw significantly decreased value sales. Some chained self-service ...

Ireland ranks well in the Index of Economic Freedom as it offers low tax rates and a friendly investment environment for foreign capital. An open economy and strong R&D investment expand future horizons for this island nation. Also, the government’s ...

As COVID-19 hit Ireland in 2020, many people worked or studied from home and household cleaning and sanitation tasks were prioritised to reduce the risk of virus transmission. However, while the greater time spent at home had the potential to raise ...

Polishes have fallen out of favour with Irish consumers and in 2020 the outbreak of COVID-19 did not obviously impact the pattern of declining volume sales evident throughout the review period. Increasingly, consumers prefer multi-purpose cleaners ...

In surface care in Ireland, there was a much stronger sales acceleration in 2020 than was the case for most other home care segments. This was due not only to stockpiling, but also to consumers’ increased focus on hygiene. The threat of COVID-19 ...

In Ireland, although laundry care recorded high sales growth early in 2020 because of stockpiling, the much higher number of people working from home owing to the lockdown and ongoing social distancing meant that volume sales growth decelerated ...

Home care in Ireland performed well in 2020 due broadly to the national lockdown and people working and studying from home, as recommended by the government in Q1 and Q2 of 2020. While COVID-19 has had direct consequences on discretionary spending ...

The outbreak of COVID-19 did not have a major impact on home insecticides in 2020, with volume sales declining marginally in the year on account of a summer where temperatures were below average and rainfall higher. By the time the peak season for ...

Volume sales of toilet care achieved the highest growth rate in home care in 2020, as the outbreak of COVID-19 in Ireland triggered a surge in demand. In addition to the stockpiling behaviour at retailers amid fears of supply shortages, purchases of ...

Dishwashing in Ireland recorded accelerated volume growth in 2020 owing to stockpiling and home seclusion. Automatic dishwashing, which dominates overall category value sales in the country, made the greater gains as more consumers preferred its ...

Bleach recorded the strongest volume sales acceleration within Irish home care in 2020, specifically due to the increased focus on hygiene from the outbreak of COVID-19. Consumers were vigilant in disinfecting their household surfaces to reduce the ...

Better for you packaged food recorded stronger retail value growth in 2020 than the previous year despite its maturity in Ireland as some consumers looked to improve their diets during the COVID-19 crisis. The government introduced a variety of ...

Food with natural properties has always been in great demand in Ireland and is widely considered as a basic requirement by the country’s consumers. As a result, naturally healthy packaged food performed well in 2020 as it benefited from its ...

Fortified/functional packaged food was an obvious choice for many Irish consumers who sought to strengthen their immune systems during the health crisis in 2020 given the devastating toll of the virus on a global scale. All products within ...