+353-1-416-8900REST OF WORLD
+44-20-3973-8888REST OF WORLD
1-917-300-0470EAST COAST U.S
1-800-526-8630U.S. (TOLL FREE)

Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Belgium

  • PDF Icon

    Report

  • 49 Pages
  • November 2023
  • Region: Belgium
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 5567388
High rates of inflation and pressure on consumers’ purchasing power and disposable incomes strongly impacted demand for cooking ingredients and meals in the Belgian market in 2023. Indeed, following a strong performance in value sales in 2022 mostly driven by price increases, prices started to stabilise in 2023. Edible oils and sauces, dips and condiments were the main beneficiaries of this factor, seeing improved performances in volume terms in 2023.

The Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Belgium 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 2018-2022, 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 shaping the market directly informs our forecasts to 2027, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change.

Product coverage: Edible Oils, Meals and Soups, Sauces, Dips and Condiments, Sweet 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 Cooking Ingredients and Meals 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

COOKING INGREDIENTS AND MEALS IN BELGIUM
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Cooking ingredients and meals in 2023: The big picture
  • Key trends in 2023
  • Competitive landscape
  • Channel developments
  • What next for cooking ingredients and meals?
MARKET DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 2 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 3 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 4 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2019-2023
  • Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2020-2023
  • Table 7 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2018-2023
  • Table 8 Distribution of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Format: % Value 2018-2023
  • Table 9 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 10 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 11 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 12 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources
EDIBLE OILS IN BELGIUMKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Rising prices shift consumer attention
  • Slight upturn in volumes
  • Strong private label presence
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Stabilisation of prices to strengthen demand
  • Lack of innovation and return to foodservice
  • Bright prospects for further private label development
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 13 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 14 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 15 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 16 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 17 NBO Company Shares of Edible Oils: % Value 2019-2023
  • Table 18 LBN Brand Shares of Edible Oils: % Value 2020-2023
  • Table 19 Distribution of Edible Oils by Format: % Value 2018-2023
  • Table 20 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 21 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 22 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 23 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
MEALS AND SOUPS IN BELGIUMKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Ready meals sees fall in volumes
  • Polarised demand
  • Leading player expands in meal kits
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Busy lifestyles and economic concerns to support demand for ready meals
  • Positive outlook for meal kits
  • More varied factors to affect purchasing decisions
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 24 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 25 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 26 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 27 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 28 Sales of Chilled Ready Meals by Ethnicity: % Value 2018-2023
  • Table 29 Sales of Frozen Ready Meals by Ethnicity: % Value 2018-2023
  • Table 30 Sales of Soup by Leading Flavours: Rankings 2018-2023
  • Table 31 NBO Company Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2019-2023
  • Table 32 LBN Brand Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2020-2023
  • Table 33 Distribution of Meals and Soups by Format: % Value 2018-2023
  • Table 34 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 35 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 36 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 37 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
SAUCES, DIPS AND CONDIMENTS IN BELGIUMKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Interest in a variety of culinary traditions supporting demand
  • Inflation crisis exerts strong influence on demand
  • Unilever retains lead, while sustainability is growing in importance
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Ongoing rise in interest in culinary traditions from around the world
  • Higher-end private labels to remain competitive
  • Ongoing interest in a range of culinary traditions set to drive innovation
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 38 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 39 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 40 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 41 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 42 Sales of Liquid Recipe Sauces by Type: % Value 2018-2023
  • Table 43 Sales of Other Sauces and Condiments by Type: Rankings 2018-2023
  • Table 44 NBO Company Shares of Sauces, Dips and Condiments: % Value 2019-2023
  • Table 45 LBN Brand Shares of Sauces, Dips and Condiments: % Value 2020-2023
  • Table 46 Distribution of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Format: % Value 2018-2023
  • Table 47 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 48 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 49 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 50 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
SWEET SPREADS IN BELGIUMKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Static volume sales
  • New products launched, while nut and seed based spreads performs well
  • Ferrero Ardennes retains lead, but private label continues to perform well
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Modest performance expected
  • Indulgence and health and wellness to influence category development
  • Key role for innovation
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 51 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 52 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 53 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 54 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 55 Sales of Jams and Preserves by Leading Flavours: Rankings 2018-2023
  • Table 56 NBO Company Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2019-2023
  • Table 57 LBN Brand Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2020-2023
  • Table 58 Distribution of Sweet Spreads by Format: % Value 2018-2023
  • Table 59 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 60 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 61 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 62 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028