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Breakfast Cereals in Belgium

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  • 22 Pages
  • November 2025
  • Region: Belgium
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 1607201
Breakfast cereals recorded marginal value growth in 2025, mainly driven by price inflation rather than genuine demand recovery. In volume terms, the category continued to contract as Belgian consumers increasingly questioned the health credentials of ready-to-eat cereals, particularly those perceived as high in sugar and additives.

This 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 2020-2025, 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 currently shaping the market along with prospects for the next five years, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change.

Product coverage: Hot Cereals, RTE Cereals.

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

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  • 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

KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Health perception challenges weigh on performance
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Localised preferences and clean-label reformulation
  • Muesli and granola outperform the rest of the category
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Continued pressure on volumes as consumer habits evolve
  • Balancing health reformulation and flavour appeal
  • Innovation, sustainability, and digital engagement to shape the future
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Kellogg retains leadership but faces mounting competition
  • BMB Brands grows rapidly through premium innovation
CHANNELS
  • Supermarkets remain dominant but face competition from discounters
  • E-commerce grows through convenience and niche appeal
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Breakfast Cereals: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Breakfast Cereals: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 7 Distribution of Breakfast Cereals by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 8 Forecast Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 9 Forecast Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 10 Forecast Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 11 Forecast Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERSTAPLE FOODS IN BELGIUM
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Economic stability and evolving eating habits support steady growth
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Indulgence, local sourcing, and naturalness define consumer choices
  • Consumers balance wellness, value, and sustainability
  • Plant-based innovation and clean labels drive category evolution
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Naturalness and premium simplicity to guide future growth
  • Shifts in consumption patterns and retail dynamics
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Artisanal producers retain leadership through quality and tradition
  • Innovation and sustainability drive growth in plant-based products
CHANNELS
  • Supermarkets consolidate their leading role through flexibility and accessibility
  • E-commerce expands through convenience and premium differentiation
MARKET DATA
  • Table 12 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 13 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 14 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 15 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 16 NBO Company Shares of Staple Foods: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 17 LBN Brand Shares of Staple Foods: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 18 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 19 Distribution of Staple Foods by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 20 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 21 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 22 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 23 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
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