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Cooking Ingredients and Meals in the United Arab Emirates

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  • 46 Pages
  • October 2024
  • Region: United Arab Emirates
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 5567504
In 2024, cooking ingredients and meals in the United Arab Emirates is experiencing a significant transformation, driven by evolving consumer preferences for health and convenience. As increasing numbers of consumers prioritise nutritious options, there is rising demand for organic, natural, and minimally processed ingredients. The popularity of plant-based diets continues to rise, leading to a greater variety of meat alternatives and vegetable-based products entering the local market.

The publisher's Cooking Ingredients and Meals in United Arab Emirates report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data 2019-2023, it identifies the leading companies, brands and retail outlets, and assesses the key trends and demographic shifts behind consumer demand and sales growth. How key trends such as health and wellness, sustainability and recovery from the pandemic are shaping the market in 2024 directly informs our forecasts to 2028, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change.

Product coverage: Edible Oils, Meals and Soups, Sauces, Dips and Condiments, Sweet Spreads.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Cooking Ingredients and Meals market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

COOKING INGREDIENTS AND MEALS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Cooking ingredients and meals in 2024: The big picture
  • Key trends in 2024
  • Competitive landscape
  • Channel developments
  • What next for cooking ingredients and meals?
MARKET DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 2 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 3 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 4 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 7 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 8 Distribution of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Format: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 9 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 10 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 11 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 12 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources
EDIBLE OILS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATESKEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Consumers opt for edible oils perceived as healthier
  • IFFCO leads edible oils
  • IFFCO launces carbon-neutral olive oil
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Health trends to drive future growth of edible oils
  • Increasing focus on sustainability by both players and consumers
  • E-commerce to boost growth of edible oils
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 13 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 14 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 15 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 16 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 17 NBO Company Shares of Edible Oils: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 18 LBN Brand Shares of Edible Oils: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 19 Distribution of Edible Oils by Format: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 20 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 21 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 22 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 23 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
MEALS AND SOUPS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATESKEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Convenience and health drive growth for meals and soups
  • Meal kits brand Hello Chef receives B-Corp certification
  • Alliance Food Company enters ready meals
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Convenience and health will be major growth drivers of meals and soups
  • Private label set to gain further share in chilled ready meals
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 24 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 25 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 26 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 27 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 28 Sales of Chilled Ready Meals by Ethnicity: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 29 Sales of Frozen Ready Meals by Ethnicity: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 30 Sales of Soup by Leading Flavours: Rankings 2019-2024
  • Table 31 NBO Company Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 32 LBN Brand Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 33 Distribution of Meals and Soups by Format: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 34 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 35 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 36 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 37 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
SAUCES, DIPS AND CONDIMENTS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATESKEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Consumers gradually switch to percevied healthier sauces
  • Diverse population drives flavour innovation
  • Heinz Africa & Middle East FZO leads category due to brand loyalty
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Private label sales set to further rise due to budget-conscious consumers
  • Local fermented pickles and sauerkraut launch in Spinneys and Waitrose
  • E-commerce likely to gain ground, driven by convenience
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 38 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 39 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 40 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 41 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 42 Sales of Liquid Recipe Sauces by Type: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 43 Sales of Other Sauces and Condiments by Type: Rankings 2019-2024
  • Table 44 NBO Company Shares of Sauces, Dips and Condiments: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 45 LBN Brand Shares of Sauces, Dips and Condiments: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 46 Distribution of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Format: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 47 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 48 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 49 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 50 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
SWEET SPREADS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATESKEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Demand for healthier sweet spreads driven by younger generations
  • New laboratory tests quality of honey in the United Arab Emirates
  • Nutella and Al Shifa retain solid lead in sweet spreads
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Rise of health and wellness brands to influence future development
  • E-commerce to continue growing its presence in sweet spreads
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 51 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2019-2024
  • Table 52 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 53 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 54 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 55 Sales of Jams and Preserves by Leading Flavours: Rankings 2019-2024
  • Table 56 NBO Company Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 57 LBN Brand Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 58 Distribution of Sweet Spreads by Format: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 59 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2024-2029
  • Table 60 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 61 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
  • Table 62 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029