Cooking Ingredients and Meals

Demand continued to increase across most categories of cooking ingredients and meals in 2023 despite significant average unit price increases as high inflation eroded consumer spending power. General economic development, urbanisation and the spread…

Nuts and seed-based spreads are much loved by Greek consumers who try to follow a healthy lifestyle, as these spreads have a very high nutritional value. People include these spreads on their breakfast or as ingredients to make healthy recipes, such…

The high cost of living remains an issue for Greeks in 2023, with many consumers being forced to restrict purchases to just the bare essentials. Retail volume sales of sauces, dips and condiments category remain dampened by this trend, although there…

Players are capitalising on the particularly strong demand for healthy ready meals as these combine the desire for a nutritious meal with convenience and consumers’ now entrenched habit of consuming ready meals whilst at work. At the end of 2022, new…

Olive oil is generally the preference of Greek consumers as they consider it more nutritious and healthier than vegetable and seed oils. Following the negative impact of inflationary pressures in 2022, the Greek olive oil industry has experienced new…

Cooking ingredients and meals continues to battle with high prices in 2023, which are impacting consumer’s buying habits, although inflation is lower than in the previous year. Amid this improved economic climate, retail volume sales have made a…

In 2023, cooking ingredients and meals will see an improved performance in comparison with 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic finally coming to an end and inflation finally stabilising. In line with the economic reopening and tourism resuming, demand…

In 2023, the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a strong factor in the performance of cooking ingredients and meals, with the category now being impacted by global inflation instead. However, the annual inflation rate dropped to 11% in April 2023, the…

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries in Q4 2023 and 2024. Global inflation is moderating, although divergence remains among the key economies. Higher volatility in the energy markets and disruption of…

The sweet spreads category is witnessing a recovery in volume sales in 2023 as retail prices stabilize relative to 2022 levels. Retail prices had soared in 2022 due to the rising cost of raw materials (sugar, fruits), as well as logistics and…

Jams and preserves remains the largest category in sweet spreads, registering a slight contraction in retail volume terms in 2023. The decline can be explained by a rise in the number of Uruguayans crossing the border into Argentina in order to buy…

Retail volume sales of honey remained well below 2021 levels in 2023 despite positive growth over the course of the year and this is due to the dramatic declines previously seen in demand for honey as armed conflict gripped Ukraine during 2022. With…

Honey and nut and seed based spreads were the best performing categories of sweet spreads in Turkey in 2023 and this can be attributed largely to the healthy profile that each of these categories has. This has ensured that both nut and seed based…

Honey is experiencing a surge in demand in Tunisia in 2023, with volume sales recording double-digit growth in the year. This performance can be attributed to a new strategy adopted by local companies, who have shifted from selling unpackaged honey…

Spreads in the Netherlands are experiencing healthy sales growth driven by a combination of factors in 2023. The expansion in population and price increases due to inflation are contributing to the organic growth in sales. Notably, the sweet spreads…

Thanks to its natural and healthy product image, honey has benefitted from consumer concerns about wellbeing and immunity. Many local households purchase honey from local beekeepers, trusting the quality of local honey more than that which is sold in…

In 2023, sweet spreads showed positive performance. However, this category faces two main threats. Firstly, Swiss consumers are increasingly forgoing breakfast or opting for on-the-go breakfast formats, impacting the traditional use of honey, jams,…

Sweet spreads registered static retail volume growth in 2023 as the category continued to experience a rebalancing of growth rates after the rollercoaster ride that volume sales were on earlier in the review period. Specifically, demand for sweet…

Despite maintaining retail volume growth throughout the pandemic and its aftermath, sweet spreads is set to turn to slight decline in 2023, although dynamic current value growth is still expected, due to price rises. Apart from the rising price of…

Rising health awareness among Slovenia consumers is directing the development of new products in sweet spreads. Towards the end of the review period Natureta, one of the most popular brands in jams, launched a new jam with low-sugar content. K-NORMA,…