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Meals and Soups Packaging in the United Arab Emirates

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  • 10 Pages
  • September 2025
  • Region: United Arab Emirates
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 4606356
Total meals and soups packaging volumes increased by 6% to 47 million units in 2024 in the United Arab Emirates, driven by the country’s fast-paced urban lifestyle and a large expatriate population seeking convenient, ready-to-eat options. This has led to a wider adoption of microwaveable trays and flexible plastic pouches, catering to consumers seeking quick meal solutions that are easy to store, heat and consume.

This Meals and Soups Packaging in United Arab Emirates report offers insight into key trends and developments driving packaging across the category. The report also examines trends and prospect for various pack types and closures: metal packaging, rigid plastic, glass, liquid cartons, paper-based containers; flexible packaging.

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 Packaging 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.

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KEY DATA FINDINGS

2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Growth in meals and soups packaging volumes driven by the demand for convenience
  • Flexible aluminium/plastic the leading pack type in meals and soups
  • Folding cartons continue to be the key pack type in frozen pizza
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Further growth expected for meals and soups packaging volumes in the United Arab Emirates
  • Ready meal trays will continue to lead in ready meals and metal food cans in shelf stable products
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