Cooking Ingredients and Meals

In 2023, packaged food in Kenya faces the challenge of high inflation, leading to a significant increase in unit prices. As a result, consumers are prioritising essential grocery items while cutting back on impulse or non-essential purchases. For…

Cooking ingredients and meals registered value sales growth across the market in 2023 due to rising prices while volume sales growth was modest. Consumers sought out lower priced options such as private label and stand-up pouches due to ongoing…

The high rate of inflation and increasing production and transportation costs drove up the unit prices of cooking ingredients and meals significantly in 2022 and 2023. What is more, edible oils saw even sharper movements in price due to the deficit…

In 2023, a surge in living costs has driven price increases of 20-60% in cooking ingredients. As a result, demand has declined, especially among lower-middle-income consumers. To combat this, manufacturers have been focusing on smaller packs. On a…

Retail value growth is stronger than volume in cooking ingredients and meals in Vietnam, due to inflationary pressures pushing up unit prices. That said, despite these economic pressures, volume growth is also relatively stable. We also note that…