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Rice, Pasta and Noodles in China

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  • 28 Pages
  • November 2025
  • Region: China
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 3514469
Retail sales of rice, pasta and noodles are being dampened by the increasing interest in foodservice delivery services amongst ever busier modern urban consumers. Facing this challenge and the rise of the private label segment, there is growing pressure on brand manufacturers to develop innovative products offering novel flavours and health benefits.

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: Noodles, Pasta, Rice.

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

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Rice, Pasta and Noodles 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
  • Rise in home delivery foodservice hinders sales of rice, pasta and noodles
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Rice, pasta and noodles experiencing a decline in sales
  • Pasta struggling to compete with instant noodles
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Growing onus on brand development
  • The spicy noodles boom reflects segmentation trend in China’s instant noodles market
  • Development of the private label segment
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Samyang points a way forward for domestic players in instant noodles
  • Private label tapping into health focused demand
CHANNELS
  • Foodservice volume growth for rice, pasta and noodles slows amid delivery platform battles
  • E-commerce channel makes gains amid offline resilience
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Rice, Pasta and Noodles by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Sales of Rice, Pasta and Noodles by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Sales of Rice, Pasta and Noodles by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Sales of Rice, Pasta and Noodles by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 Sales of Instant Noodles by Leading Flavours: Rankings 2020-2025
  • Table 6 NBO Company Shares of Rice, Pasta and Noodles: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 7 LBN Brand Shares of Rice, Pasta and Noodles: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 8 NBO Company Shares of Rice: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 9 LBN Brand Shares of Rice: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 10 NBO Company Shares of Pasta: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 11 LBN Brand Shares of Pasta: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 12 NBO Company Shares of Noodles: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 13 LBN Brand Shares of Noodles: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 14 Distribution of Rice, Pasta and Noodles by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 15 Distribution of Rice by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 16 Distribution of Pasta by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 17 Distribution of Noodles by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 18 Forecast Sales of Rice, Pasta and Noodles by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 19 Forecast Sales of Rice, Pasta and Noodles by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 20 Forecast Sales of Rice, Pasta and Noodles by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 21 Forecast Sales of Rice, Pasta and Noodles by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERSTAPLE FOODS IN CHINA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Private label gaining share while health is also in focus
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Maturity and economic conditions constrain growth
  • Demographic developments boost demand for breakfast cereals
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Maturity remains a key factor
  • Opportunities for health focused development
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Strong private label presence
  • Stable competitive landscape
CHANNELS
  • Diversification of preferred shopping destinations
  • Continued expansion of e-commerce
MARKET DATA
  • Table 22 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 23 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 24 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 25 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 26 NBO Company Shares of Staple Foods: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 27 LBN Brand Shares of Staple Foods: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 28 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 29 Distribution of Staple Foods by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 30 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 31 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 32 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 33 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
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