2024 Ireland25 TheannualreportonthemostvaluableandstrongestIrishbrands March2024 Contents AboutBrandFinance3 Foreword4 DavidHaigh,Chairman&CEO,BrandFinance RankingAnalysis7 BrandValueRanking(EURm)15 Methodology16 OurServices22 ©2024Allrightsreserved.BrandFinancePlc. BrandFinanceIreland252024brandirectory.com/ireland2 About BrandFinance Theworld'sleadingbrandvaluationconsultancy. Forbusinessenquiries,pleasecontact: RichardHaigh ManagingDirectorrd.haigh@brandfinance.com Formediaenquiries,pleasecontact: PennyErricker GlobalPressEnquiresp.erricker@brandfinance.com Forallotherenquiries: enquiries@brandfinance.com +442073899400 www.brandfinance.com BridgingthegapbetweenMarketingandFinance BrandFinancewassetupin1996withtheaimof'bridgingthegapbetweenmarketingandfinance'.Formorethan25years,wehavehelpedcompaniesandorganisationsofalltypestoconnecttheirbrandstothebottomline. Quantifyingthefinancial valueofbrands Weputthousandsoftheworld’sbiggestbrandstothetesteveryyear.Rankingbrandsacrossallsectorsandcountries,wepublishover100reportsannually. Uniquecombinationofexpertise Ourteamshaveexperienceacrossawiderangeofdisciplines frommarketingandmarketresearch,tobrandstrategyandvisualidentity,totaxandaccounting. Pridingourselves ontechnicalcredibility BrandFinance,acharteredaccountancyfirmregulatedbytheInstituteofCharteredAccountantsinEnglandandWales,isthefirstbrandvaluationconsultancytojointheInternationalValuationStandardsCouncil.Ourexpertscraftedstandards(ISO10668andISO20671)andourmethodology,certifiedbyAustrianStandards,isofficiallyapprovedbytheMarketingAccountabilityStandardsBoard. Foreword DavidHaighChairman&CEO,BrandFinance Brandvaluationhelpscompaniesunderstandthevalueoftheirbrandandhowitcontributestotheoverallvalueofthecompany.Thisimportantunderstanding caninformdecision-makingrelatedtomarketingandbrandingefforts,aswellasprovideabenchmarkforfutureperformance.Itcanalsobeusedtohelpattractinvestorsandsecurefinancing,asastrongbrandcanbeavaluableasset. Additionally,brandvaluationcanbeusefulintheeventofamergeroracquisition,asitcanhelpdeterminethevalueofthebrandbeingacquired.Overall,brandvaluationhelpsorganisationsunderstandtheworthoftheirbrandandhow itfitsintotheiroverallbusinessstrategy. Astrongbrandcanleadtoimprovedbusinessreturnsinseveralways. First,astrongbrandcanhelpacompanydifferentiateitselffromitscompetitorsandestablishauniqueidentityinthemarket,whichcanleadtoincreasedcustomerloyaltyandretention.This,inturn,canleadtohighersalesandrevenue.Astrongbrandcanalsohelpacompanycommandahigherpriceforitsproductsorservices,asconsumersarewillingtopaymoreforabrandtheyperceiveashigh-quality andtrustworthy. Inaddition,astrongbrandcanhelpacompanyattracttoptalent,asemployeesmaybemoreattractedtoworkforawell-knownandreputablebrand.Finally, astrongbrandcanprovideacompanywithacompetitiveadvantageandhelpitweathereconomicdownturnsorindustrydisruptions. Thisyear,BrandFinancehasinvestedmoreinresearchingandunderstandingcustomerperceptionofbrandsacrosstheworldthaneverbefore,withoriginalresearchtakingplaceindozensofjurisdictionsglobally.Thereportyouarereadingisbasedonthisextensiveoriginalresearch,withthefindingsrepresentingacatalystforfurtherconversations. Ifyouwanttohelpbuildastrongerbrand,orifyouwanttobetterunderstandthevalueofyourbrand,pleasecontacttheBrandFinanceteamandIanytime.Ilookforwardtotheconversationandhelpingtobuildamoreprofitablefutureforyourbrand. BrandFinanceIreland252024brandirectory.com/ireland4 RequestyourownBrandValueReport BrandFinance'sBrandValueReportprovidesacompletebreakdownoftheassumptions,datasources,andcalculationsusedtodetermineyourbrand’svalue,aswellasbrandequityresearch. Eachreportincludesexpertrecommendationsforgrowingbrandvalue,drivingperformance,andgaininginsightsintoyourpositionagainstpeers. GainInsight Leveragestrategicinsightstoenhanceyourbrand'sfinancialstanding. StrategicGuidance Strategiseeffectivelytopositionyourbrandasamarketleader. BenchmarkYourPerformance Benchmarkyourbrandagainstindustrystandardsforacompetitiveedgeinthecorporatelandscape. EmpowerYourMarketingTeam Empoweryourmarketingteamwithcomprehensiveknowledgeaboutyourbrand'sfinancialvalue. EnhanceCommunication Optimisecommunicationchannelsbyunderstandingandarticulatingyourbrand'sfinancialsignificance. DeepenUnderstanding Deepenyourfinancialacumenandmakewell-informeddecisionsforcorporatesuccess. enquiries@brandfinance.com GetFullAccesstoourGlobalData BrandFinance'sGlobalBrandEquityMonitorResearchutilisesacomprehensiveframeworkto trackandmeasurethecorebuildingblocksthatunderpinstrongbrands,whiledeliveringnuancedinsightsthatdirectstrategyforunderstanding,maintainingandbuildingbrandstrength. Brands,andcustomerrelationshipwithbrands,arecomplex.Assuchtheyrequireattention,directionandmeasuredsupportifthey’retofulfiltheirpotential.Ourbrandequityreportsdeliverexpertinsightandrecommendationstopoweryourbrandstrategiesandvaluation. +6,000brands Originalmarketresearch onglobal,marketandsectorleadingbrands. 41countries Comprehensivecove