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Sweet Spreads in Kenya

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  • 19 Pages
  • November 2025
  • Region: Kenya
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 1203121
Kenya’s sweet spreads market in 2025 is underpinned by robust demand from a rising middle class and greater product availability. Jams and preserves remains the dominant and fastest-growing category, supported by Kenya’s strong bread-eating culture, affordable pricing, and expanding domestic production, while chocolate spreads continue to serve a niche, affluent segment due to high import costs.

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: Chocolate Spreads, Honey, Jams and Preserves, Nut and Seed Based 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 Sweet Spreads 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
  • Expanding mid-income group fuels growth
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Sweet spreads benefit from robust demand
  • Jams and preserves are key growth driver
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Expansion of modern retail will drive overall sales, but chocolate spreads will remain niche
  • Healthier options set to drive product development
  • Sustainable plant-based sweet spreads could gain traction
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Premier Foods Plc dominates sales with Peptang brand
  • Honey Care Africa leads growth
CHANNELS
  • Small local grocers dominate retail distribution
  • E-commerce expands but bricks-and-mortar retailers retain their stronghold
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 7 Distribution of Sweet Spreads by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 8 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 9 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 10 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 11 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERCOOKING INGREDIENTS AND MEALS IN KENYA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Inflationary pressures counterbalanced by growing demand for convenience
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Inflationary pressures hinder volume growth
  • Fast-paced lifestyles boost demand for convenience foods
  • Growing appetite for healthier and exotic options
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Inflationary pressures will impact consumer spending
  • Increasingly busy lifestyles will drive demand for convenient meal solutions
  • Sustainability will shape the future of innovation
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Bidco Africa leads sales
  • Honey Care Africa achieves significant success
CHANNELS
  • Small local grocers continues to dominate sales
  • Forecourt retailers and e-commerce offer greater convenience
MARKET DATA
  • Table 12 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 13 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 14 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 15 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 16 NBO Company Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 17 LBN Brand Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 18 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 19 Distribution of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 20 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 21 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 22 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 23 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources