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HW Staple Foods in Germany

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  • 14 Pages
  • December 2025
  • Region: Germany
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 5946192
In the face of economic difficulties, health and wellness staple foods in Germany demonstrated resilience and flexibility in 2024 as consumers adjusted to a landscape marked by financial instability. Consumers retained a strong focus on healthier and more sustainable eating habits albeit having to manage within tighter budgets. There continued to be a growing focus on natural and organic claims, while access to more affordable meat and seafood substitutes helped propel the plant-based movement.

This report tracks the developments of health-associated product types and the healthy-option positioning of competing brands across different food sectors. It provides the latest retail sales data 2020-2025, allowing you to compare health and wellness categories with each other or in the context of the total market for a sector. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market- be they new product developments, legislative context or lifestyle influences. Forecasts to 2030 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: HW Baked Goods, HW Breakfast Cereals, HW Processed Fruit and Vegetables, HW Processed Meat, Seafood and Alternatives to Meat, HW Rice, Pasta and Noodles, HW Staple Foods by Type.

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

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the HW Staple Foods 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
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Consumers continue to make heathier choices despite financial pressures
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Consumers look to balance health and wellness claims with affordability
  • Organic staple foods see a strong recovery in 2024 but higher prices limit acceptance
  • Gluten free and high protein remain important claims
WHAT’S NEXT
  • Bright outlook for health and wellness staple foods
  • Organic claims likely to find growing appeal due to links to health and sustainability
  • Consumers expected to seek out healthier versions of their favourite foods
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Staple Foods by Health and Wellness Type: Value 2020-2024
  • Table 2 Sales of Staple Foods by Health and Wellness Type: % Value Growth 2020-2024
  • Table 3 Company Shares of Gluten Free Staple Foods (Biggest HW Type in Global Staple Foods): % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 4 Company Shares of Organic Staple Foods (2nd Biggest HW Type in Global Staple Foods): % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 5 Company Shares of High Fibre Staple Foods (3rd Biggest HW Type in Global Staple Foods): % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 6 Company Shares of Vegetarian Staple Foods (4th Biggest HW Type in Global Staple Foods): % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 7 Company Shares of No Allergens Staple Foods (5th Biggest HW Type in Global Staple Foods): % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 8 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Health and Wellness Type: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 9 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Health and Wellness Type: % Value Growth 2024-2029
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERHEALTH AND WELLNESS IN GERMANY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Consumers showing a growing willingness to invest in healthier products
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Demand focusing on healthier, more sustainable and more ethical products
  • Natural, plant-based and high protein claims come to the fore
WHAT’S NEXT
  • Players to focus on reformulating products to meet evolving health and lifestyle trends
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER