Cooking Ingredients and Meals

In 2023, meals and soups witnessed a moderate lift in retail volume sales as consumption of dry soups increased. Standard brands, including Maggi, Malher and Knorr, continue to characterise soup in 2023 with similar products, flavours and unit…

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…

Demand for frozen ready meals in Germany continued to grow in 2023, as consumers increasingly searched for convenient meal solutions that catered for busy lifestyles. As German consumers juggled work, family and social commitments, there was a…

Meals and soups in Georgia in 2023 is seeing the frozen ready meals segment maintaining its dynamic and robust presence, holding a substantial volume share of over 60%. This segment's dominance is a significant propellant for the broad spectrum of…

Ready meals has been experiencing price increases across the board over the past year, due to the increased costs for manufacturers in the light of global inflationary pressures, and with socio-political unrest leading to supply chain issues. On the…

The ready meals category in Finland is continuing to shake off the stigma of being unhealthy and a bad dietary choice. In fact, ready meals is doing very well in the market and seeing regular product launches and improved recipes, as more Finnish…

Chilled ready meals demonstrated the highest volume and value growth in 2023. These products became popular in Estonia following the lifting of pandemic quarantine restrictions and the return to work, with consumers opting for chilled ready meals as…

In a cross-category trend, meals and soups is seeing falling volumes in light of the skyrocketing unit prices which are supporting high value growth. Contributing factors include the rising costs of raw materials, ingredients, and energy, alongside…

Dry soup is a prominent category within the packaged food industry in Ecuador. Nestlé Ecuador is the leading player due to its popular and affordable Maggi brand, which has an extensive portfolio focused on cream and traditional soups and newer…

Meals and soups continues to be impacted by rising prices in 2023 as inflation remains high, resulting in double-digit current value growth. Since 2022, increases in the cost of raw materials, shipping costs, labour wages and energy have led to…

Variety and freshness are proving key in the further development of ready meals. Efficient supply chains that promote freshness as well as greater attention to ingredients are enabling more appetising ready meal products. Flash freezing and day fresh…

Growth in retail volume sales of ready meals in Croatia in 2023 looks set to be up substantially on 2022, with all categories expected to post improved results in this respect. This is mainly explained by the return to pre-pandemic routines, in that…

Meals and soups is expected to register both current value and volume growth in 2023. With society fully opened up post pandemic, and consumers leading busy lives, they appreciate the convenience of meals and coups, with ready meals in particular…

Sales of ready meals are declining in retail volume terms in 2023, with people returning to their normal routines and spending more time outside of the home thanks to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. This is seeing a shift back towards…

Meals and soups is set to see a noticeable slowdown in its retail current value growth rate in 2023 compared with 2022, and is expected to turn to retail volume decline. The primary reason for this is the removal of the zero-COVID policy, which has…

Inflation has presented numerous challenges for innovation in several categories, and soup is no exception. When inflation becomes an issue, the overall cost of production increases, which can have a significant impact on the performance of the…

The Canadian food market is experiencing a boost in meals and soups, primarily due to the surge in new product development activities. Canada's ambitious immigration programme, which has welcomed a substantial number of newcomers, has created a…

Meals and soups in Cameroon accounts for minimal value sales. These products have limited presence on retail shelves and this means that consumer awareness is low. Ready meals and packaged soup are also considered to be unnecessarily expensive…

The Bulgarian market for meals and soups in 2023 remained nearly stagnant, with a slight negative trend, primarily driven by the increased frequency of dining out. The categories most affected by this shift were shelf-stable ready meals and dried…

Economic uncertainty in 2022 impacted access not only to high-value products in Brazil but also to basic items for various consumer groups in the country. The inflationary process triggered by macroeconomic policies, combined with external shocks to…