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Meals and Soups in Romania

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  • 21 Pages
  • November 2025
  • Region: Romania
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 5731927
Value sales of meals and soups in Romania continued to rise in 2025, supported by the growing need for convenient, quick meal options that fit into increasingly busy urban lifestyles. Longer working hours and fast-paced daily routines, especially in large cities, encouraged consumers to look for easy, ready-to-eat alternatives to home-cooked dishes or restaurant dining.

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: Food Kits, Pizza, Prepared Salads, Ready Meals, Soup.

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

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Meals and Soups 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

KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Busy urbanites drive growth as they seek convenience
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Ready meals and prepared salads lead category performance
  • Frozen ready meals expand through ethnic and premium offerings
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Convenience and premiumisation to drive forecast growth
  • Healthier eating habits to shape innovation and new formats
  • Private label to strengthen its role amid price sensitivity
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • International brands dominate soups; local players thrive in ready meals
CHANNELS
  • Modern grocery retailing maintains dominance through accessibility and price
  • E-commerce expands as digital grocery habits strengthen
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 Sales of Chilled Ready Meals by Ethnicity: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 6 Sales of Frozen Ready Meals by Ethnicity: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 7 Sales of Soup by Leading Flavours: Rankings 2020-2025
  • Table 8 NBO Company Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 9 LBN Brand Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 10 Distribution of Meals and Soups by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 11 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 12 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 13 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 14 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERCOOKING INGREDIENTS AND MEALS IN ROMANIA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Higher energy costs boost prices but sunflower oil benefited from price regulations
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Edible oils drive overall market performance
  • Traditional products remain essential in the household basket
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Growth to continue amid lingering inflationary pressures
  • Cautious consumer behaviour and local production to shape the outlook
  • Modern grocery retailing to consolidate its position
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Private label leads thanks to strong presence in edible oils
  • Small players inject dynamism through innovation and visibility
CHANNELS
  • Modern grocery retailing remains dominant amid price sensitivity
  • Convenience and local grocers maintain relevance for everyday shopping
  • E-commerce and foodservice show steady development
MARKET DATA
  • Table 15 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 16 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 17 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 18 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 19 NBO Company Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 20 LBN Brand Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 21 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 22 Distribution of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 23 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 24 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 25 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 26 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
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