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Meals and Soups in India

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  • 23 Pages
  • February 2026
  • Region: India
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 5739204
Meals and soups in India recorded strong retail value growth in 2025, but ready meals faced mounting pressure as health awareness rose and consumers gravitated towards alternatives perceived as fresher or offering more control over ingredients. Time scarcity still supported demand for convenience, yet many urban households increasingly relied on domestic help or foodservice delivery, supported by a wider range of healthier menu options.

This Meals and Soups in India 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 2021-2025, 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: 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 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
  • Shifting definitions of convenience reshape meals and soups
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Evolving consumer preferences influence ready meals demand
  • Meals and soups sees growing competition from alternatives
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Dry soup as key growth driver through improved benefit proposition
  • Ready meals set to record moderate growth amid its own set of challenges
  • Consumer awareness and distribution remain central to category growth
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Legacy brands driven by distribution reach continue to dominate
  • Players in ready meals benefit from robust distribution networks
CHANNELS
  • Modern retailers and quick-commerce platforms facilitate growth
  • Quick-commerce boosts both access and convenience in urban areas
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 Sales of Chilled Ready Meals by Ethnicity: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 6 Sales of Frozen Ready Meals by Ethnicity: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 7 Sales of Soup by Leading Flavours: Rankings 2020-2025
  • Table 8 NBO Company Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 9 LBN Brand Shares of Meals and Soups: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 10 Distribution of Meals and Soups by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 11 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 12 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 13 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 14 Forecast Sales of Meals and Soups by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTSCOOKING INGREDIENTS AND MEALS IN INDIA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Cooking culture and price pressures underpin 2025 performance
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Cultural habits and evolving consumer preferences shape progress in 2025
  • Health trends impact purchasing decisions
  • Busy urban lifestyles push convenience demand
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Improved economy and robust interest in home cooking ensure further growth for forecast period
  • Nutritional concerns will remain central for consumers
  • Labelling regulations set to sharpen focus on ingredient lists
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Adani leads through popular Fortune brand
  • D2C and new-age brands challenge established players
CHANNELS
  • Small local grocers dominate distribution landscape
  • Modern retail formats threaten supremacy of neighbourhood stores
MARKET DATA
  • Table 15 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 16 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 17 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 18 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 19 NBO Company Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 20 LBN Brand Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 21 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 22 Distribution of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 23 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 24 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 25 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 26 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources