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Breakfast Cereals in Germany

Published Nov 17, 2025
Length 23 Pages
SKU # EP20610906

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Breakfast cereals is seeing promotional activity play a key role in driving growth, with heightened consumer budget consciousness also supporting the expansion of the private label segment. Nonetheless, the health and wellness trend also continues to exert an important influence on the category’s development, driving growth in areas such as hot cereals, and muesli and granola, and generating interest in segments such as sugar-free, organic and vegan products. Euromonitor International's Breakfast Cereals in Germany 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 2020-2024, 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: Hot Cereals, RTE Cereals. Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data. Why buy this report? * Get a detailed picture of the Breakfast Cereals 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. Euromonitor International has over 50 years' experience of publishing market research reports, business reference books and online information systems. With offices in London, Chicago, Singapore, Shanghai, Vilnius, Dubai, Cape Town, Santiago, Sydney, Tokyo, Bengaluru, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Hong Kong, Dusseldorf and Mexico City and a network of analysts in 100 countries, Euromonitor International has a unique capability and an understanding of diverse markets to develop reliable information resources to help drive informed strategic planning. To learn more about how our research solutions can support you, contact your local Euromonitor International office.

Table of Contents

23 Pages
Breakfast Cereals in Germany
Euromonitor International
November 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
BREAKFAST CEREALS IN GERMANY
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Budget consciousness influencing purchasing patterns
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
Shelf gaps and price fights temper rebound
Health and wellness driving growth
WHAT’S NEXT?
Modest growth ahead as shoppers trade down but trade up on health
Protein, fibre, and clean labels redefine breakfast
Sourcing and packaging upgrades reshape the category
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Leaders gain share
Vitalis sees continued decline
CHANNELS
Discounters dominates as shoppers trade down
Hypermarkets suffering from changing shopping habits
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 2 Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 3 Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 4 Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Breakfast Cereals: % Value 2021-2025
Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Breakfast Cereals: % Value 2022-2025
Table 7 Distribution of Breakfast Cereals by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 8 Forecast Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 9 Forecast Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 10 Forecast Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 11 Forecast Sales of Breakfast Cereals by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
STAPLE FOODS IN GERMANY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Affordability, convenience, and health are primary considerations
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
High levels of budget consciousness
Affordability and clarity prove key
WHAT’S NEXT?
Brands need to show clear, everyday benefits in face of strong private label competition
Private label to quickly mirror brand moves
Discounters to remain key, while online channel continues to develop
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Major retailers lead
Simplicity and practicality are key to success
CHANNELS
Discounters gaining share
E-commerce maintains significant growth
MARKET DATA
Table 12 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 13 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 14 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 15 Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 16 NBO Company Shares of Staple Foods: % Value 2021-2025
Table 17 LBN Brand Shares of Staple Foods: % Value 2022-2025
Table 18 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
Table 19 Distribution of Staple Foods by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 20 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 21 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 22 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 23 Forecast Sales of Staple Foods by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
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