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Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Dominican Republic

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  • 47 Pages
  • November 2025
  • Region: Dominica, Dominican Republic
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 5567491
The cooking ingredients and meals market in the Dominican Republic is being shaped by three main trends: affordability, convenience and health. Consumer price sensitivity remains high, making low-cost alternatives and private labels key drivers of growth. Convenience continues to influence buying behaviour, with ready-to-use sauces, ready meals and pizzas appealing to time-conscious urban consumers and single-person households.

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: 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

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Affordability, convenience and health are prime factors shaping sales
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Affordability remains crucial amid continuing consumer price sensitivity
  • Convenience drives consumer choices
  • Health concerns increasingly shape consumer purchasing habits
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Forecast static performance with affordability continuing to shape the market
  • Health to become key driver of growth
  • Distribution channels will evolve with growing digital integration
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Mercasid consolidates its leadership
  • Distribuidora Corripio CxA is fastest-growing player
  • Private labels continue to expand
CHANNELS
  • Small local grocers continue to lead sales, despite competition from modern grocery retailers
  • Forecourt retailers and e-commerce gain momentum
MARKET DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 7 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 8 Distribution of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 9 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 10 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 11 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 12 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
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SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources
EDIBLE OILS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLICKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Sales benefit from recovering purchasing power
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Positive growth supported by improved economic conditions and product diversification
  • Olive oil emerges as most dynamic performer
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Edible oils market to remain stable while opportunities will emerge in premium segments
  • Natural oils will gain momentum
  • Innovation and strong branding will be key to countering growing pressure from private label
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Mercasid SA reinforces its leadership through competitive pricing and broad distribution
  • Centro Cuesta Nacional’s Molina olive oil capitalises on premium trends
CHANNELS
  • Small local grocers retain relevance due to greater presence of traditional brands
  • E-commerce attracts growing number of consumers
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 13 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 14 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 15 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 16 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 17 NBO Company Shares of Edible Oils: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 18 LBN Brand Shares of Edible Oils: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 19 Distribution of Edible Oils by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 20 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 21 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 22 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 23 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERMEALS AND SOUPS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLICKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Growth driven by demand for convenience
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Convenience and growing product diversity are key drivers of growth
  • Dried ready meals is key driver of growth
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Meals and soups shows considerable growth potential
  • Health claims will gain traction
  • Trend towards Asian flavours
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Nestlé Dominicana SA consolidates its leadership through enduring success of Maggi brand
  • Private labels and emerging brands intensify competition
CHANNELS
  • Supermarkets and hypermarkets consolidate their lead
  • Forecourt retailers gain appeal amongst busy urban consumers
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 24 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 25 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 26 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 27 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 28 NBO Company Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 29 LBN Brand Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 30 Distribution of Meals and Soups by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 31 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 32 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 33 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 34 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERSAUCES, DIPS AND CONDIMENTS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLICKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Price stability and stronger economy benefit sales
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Sauces, dips, and condiments benefit from greater price stability
  • Tomato pastes and purées benefit from versality and wider availability
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • High household penetration will hamper growth
  • Health-focused innovation presents opportunities
  • Diversification of product offerings could slow advance of private label
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Quala SA loses share as private label and imported brands advance
  • Distribuidora Corripio benefits from premium image and local flavours
CHANNELS
  • Supermarkets and hypermarkets lead sales, thanks to increasing penetration of private labels and imported brands
  • E-commerce continues to gain traction
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 35 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 36 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 37 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 38 Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 39 Sales of Liquid Recipe Sauces by Type: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 40 NBO Company Shares of Sauces, Dips and Condiments: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 41 LBN Brand Shares of Sauces, Dips and Condiments: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 42 Distribution of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 43 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 44 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 45 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 46 Forecast Sales of Sauces, Dips and Condiments by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERSWEET SPREADS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLICKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Widening household penetration and more frequent use benefit sales
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Improved economic climate drives sales
  • Honey benefits from its growing perception as healthy product
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Sweet spreads to benefit from higher household penetration
  • Trend towards low-sugar, preservative-free options will drive growth
  • Lack of innovation will facilitate growth of private label
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Bon Agroindustrial retains its lead
  • Bon brand leads growth on back of competitive pricing strategy
CHANNELS
  • Modern grocery channels gain relevance, due to broader product variety
  • E-commerce emerges as strategic channel for sweet spreads
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 47 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 48 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 49 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 50 Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 51 NBO Company Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 52 LBN Brand Shares of Sweet Spreads: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 53 Distribution of Sweet Spreads by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 54 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 55 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 56 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 57 Forecast Sales of Sweet Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER